This was a really long day. An ambitious amount of driving in hindsight and a vast under-estimate of the time it’d take, but nevertheless we saw so much in our first stretch of driving along the western coast of Brittany.
One week after watching some of SA’s finest musicians collaborating for the Francois van Coke en Vriende show in Pretoria, Cape Town got to see another collaborative show courtesy of local supergroup Blood Brothers. The show featured some of SA’s best artists, performing to raise money for the Vrede Foundation, and took place at the Zip Zap dome in the heart of Cape Town.
Here are some shots from the night.
After the previous long day of driving and heat we endeavoured to keep our route simpler on our sixth day, and headed straight to Concarneau stopping only at Quimper along the way.
We left Paimpol and the coast, trading amor for argoat, as we headed inland towards the forested regions of Finistère. We passed through Carnoët and the nearby valley of the saints, Huelgoat with its stunning lake and forest full of tourists and Brasparts with its beautiful church before arriving at our overnight destination in Lopérec.
‘Francois Van Coke en Vriende’ was an aptly named, once-off show in Pretoria’s massive Sun Arena and a truly world class production (props to AMP Events). It featured collaborative performances from Francois’ bandmates in Fokofpolisiekar, Van Coke Kartel and Die Gevaar, as well as friends from Die Heuwels Fantasties and aKING, and solo artists including Karen Zoid, Arno Carstens, Coenie de Villiers, Majozi, Jack Parow and Early B.
It was also sold out – no small feat considering that there were over 8500 seats!
Here are some photos from one of the most memorable shows of the year.
