{"id":7128,"date":"2012-02-07T14:33:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T12:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2012-04-01T23:18:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T21:18:50","slug":"foto-na-dans-flash-republic-at-kirstenbosch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/foto-na-dans-flash-republic-at-kirstenbosch\/","title":{"rendered":"Foto na Dans & Flash Republic at Kirstenbosch"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sunday 5 February 2012<\/div>\n

It must’ve been around 4o\u00b0C on Sunday afternoon, but that couldn’t keep the masses from Kirstenbosch where Foto na Dans played their last ever gig. It’s always sad when a really good band calls it a day, but as final\u00a0 shows go, I don’t think it could’ve been lovelier.<\/p>\n

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When last I saw Foto na Dans, I was a bit disappointed by their performance<\/a> – they’ve consistantly been a great live band<\/a> but something was just off that last time…not too long after that came the announcement that after impending break-up; I was shocked and quite sad, but I suppose considering how I felt about that last gig and their last album<\/a>, it’s not entirely out of the blue.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s performance however was probably the best I’ve seen from them, which is saying something. Their setlist was great, mostly the old stuff which I know I was not alone in appreciating. It’s also been a personal mission of mine to catch Le-Roi Nel’s epic jump in Soldaatvolk<\/em> (and part of the reason I was disappointed with that last gig was that he didn’t jump) so the amount of energy he gave it on Sunday (and the amount of jumps he did) was really awesome.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately their set felt quite short, and the announcement that they only had 2 more songs came way too soon. It was great though, a fantastic performance and an obviously emotional one too. The band will be missed, but I’m sure it’s not the last we’ll see of its members.<\/p>\n\n\t\t