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Secrets (USA) at Mercury
Sat 21 April 2018 American post-hardcore band SECRETS were the first of Jampacked Productions’ (Rocking4rhinos) scheduled 2018 imports, and they kicked things off with style at Mercury with support from local acts Facing the Gallows, Set for the Sky and Go … Continue reading
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Tagged american, cape town, cbd, crowd, emo, evenings, facing the gallows, gigs & festivals, go the rodeo, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metal, mosh pit, moshing, music, photography, post hardcore, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, secrets, set for the sky, south africa, south african, stage diving, texx and the city, weekends
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Tweak: Farewell show at Mercury
Sat 11 November 2017 Pop-punk legends Tweak performed their final show at Mercury and were joined on stage by their ubiquitous giant inflatable dicks as well as supporting act Veladraco. It was a night full of laughs and nostalgia and one … Continue reading
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League of Doom: Beneath the Mountains of Madness at Mercury
Sat 16 Sep 2017 The inaugural show from the League of Doom featured The Valley, Ruff Majik, Mad God and Doomorgy. Unfortunately I missed the first band, Electric Bizarre, but here are some photos of the other acts.
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Tagged cape town, costumes, doom, doomorgy, dressing up, evenings, gigs & festivals, guitars, headbanging, league of doom, long hair, mad god, mercury, music, photography, psych, rock, ruff majik, south african, stoner, texx and the city, the valley
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Tagged cape town, costumes, doom, doomorgy, dressing up, evenings, gigs & festivals, guitars, headbanging, league of doom, long hair, mad god, mercury, music, photography, psych, rock, ruff majik, south african, stoner, texx and the city, the valley
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Van Coke Kartel: Farewell show at Mercury
Fri 28 July 2017 Van Coke Kartel were always my favourite of the whole Van–Fok–King–Tasties school of bands. I first saw them in 2009 or 10 and have thoroughly enjoyed their shows over the years. Saying goodbye is never easy … Continue reading
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Tagged afrikaans, backstage, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, evenings, events, farewell, favourites, final show, francois van coke, gigs & festivals, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, stage diving, sweet resistance, texx and the city, van coke kartel, weekends
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Psych Night Presents: The Daylight at Mercury
Thurs 15 June 2017 Psych Night dedicated their latest show to raising funds for Dangerfields frontman Lucas Swart’s medical bills; here are some photos from ‘The Daylight‘ the show featuring Bilderberg Motel, Hezron Chetty, The Thirty Eights, Lucy Kruger and The … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, cape town, evenings, favourites, fundraiser, gigs & festivals, guitars, hezron chetty, instrumental, long hair, lucy kruger, lucy kruger and the lost boys, mercury, music, photography, psych, psych night, rock, south africa, south african, surf, texx and the city, the psalms, the thirty eights, twins, violin, weekends, winter
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Tagged acoustic, cape town, evenings, favourites, fundraiser, gigs & festivals, guitars, hezron chetty, instrumental, long hair, lucy kruger, lucy kruger and the lost boys, mercury, music, photography, psych, psych night, rock, south africa, south african, surf, texx and the city, the psalms, the thirty eights, twins, violin, weekends, winter
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