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Desmond & The Tutus, Retro Dizzy & Runaway Nuns at Mercury
Fri 19 May 2017 Handsdown the fullest I’ve seen a venue for a local gig in a long time – from 9:30 the street outside Mercury was totally parked up and by the time headliners Desmond & the Tutus took … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, crowd, crowded, desmond & the tutus, desmond and the tutus, evenings, events, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, mercury, music, photography, pop, punk, retro dizzy, rock, runaway nuns, south africa, south african, surf, texx and the city, weekends, winter
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Tribes’ Got Soul: Assembling The Good Folk
Sun 7 May 2017 A night of (at times a bit frustrating) musical collaboration, American Willy Mason headlined this Sunday show at Mercury, featuring Frenchmen Yoann Minkoff and Kris Nolly, Brits Emily Capell and Matt Cowley and Capetonian Mark Fransman. … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, american, british, cape town, emily capell, evenings, folk, french, gigs & festivals, guitars, inge beckmann, international act, kris nolly, long hair, mark fransman, mercury, photography, rock, sonik citizen, south africa, south african, texx and the city, weekends, willy mason, yoann minkoff
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Tagged acoustic, american, british, cape town, emily capell, evenings, folk, french, gigs & festivals, guitars, inge beckmann, international act, kris nolly, long hair, mark fransman, mercury, photography, rock, sonik citizen, south africa, south african, texx and the city, weekends, willy mason, yoann minkoff
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Belly of the beast: The Tazers, Southern Wild, Stoker and In Bloom at Mercury
Sat 1 April 2017 Here’s a look at the April 1st gig – ‘Belly of the Beast’ – at Mercury, which featured The Tazers, Stoker, Southern Wild and In Bloom.
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Tagged cape town, crowd, decorations, evenings, feathers, gigs & festivals, guitars, in bloom, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, parents in the crowd, photography, rock, singing drummers, south africa, south african, southern wild, stoker, streamers, texx and the city, the tazers, trio, weekends
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Tagged cape town, crowd, decorations, evenings, feathers, gigs & festivals, guitars, in bloom, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, parents in the crowd, photography, rock, singing drummers, south africa, south african, southern wild, stoker, streamers, texx and the city, the tazers, trio, weekends
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Dangerfields, Diamond Thug and Caelo at Mercury
Sat 25 February 2017 This was a weird one…on paper this gig seemed great (I’m a fan of all the bands and generally enjoy watching them) but somehow it didn’t translate to a great real-life experience. For whatever reason I … Continue reading
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Tagged caelo, cape town, dangerfields, diamond thug, evenings, fail, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, trio, weekends
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Our Last Night (US) – Rocking 4 Rhinos at Mercury Live
Sat 12 February 2017 American rock/emo/metalcore band Our Last Night performed a series of charity shows for Rocking 4 Rhinos in February, ending with one in Cape Town. They were supported by Facing the Gallows and Climate Control and played … Continue reading
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Tagged american, cape town, charity, climate control, covers, crowd, emo, evenings, facing the gallows, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, long hair, mercury, metal, music, our last night, photography, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, south africa, south african, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, trevor wentworth, weekends
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Tagged american, cape town, charity, climate control, covers, crowd, emo, evenings, facing the gallows, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, long hair, mercury, metal, music, our last night, photography, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, south africa, south african, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, trevor wentworth, weekends
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