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Big Concerts confirmed today that the legendary Rodriguez will be returning to South Africa to perform in Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in January/ February 2016.  Tour Dates: Johannesburg: 29th January 2016 at the Ticketpro Dome Durban:  31st January 2016 at the ICC Durban Arena Port Elizabeth: 3rd February 2016 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Outer Fields Cape Town: 5th and 6th ...

Zoinks! Mystery-Soling Chills and Thrills coming to Johannesburg and Cape Town in the All-New Scooby-Doo Live Musical Mysteries     The much-loved Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang take centre stage in an all-new family musical, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES, presented by Warner Bros, Life Like Touring, and Airey Scott Entertainment, in association with Boomerang and DSTV. Featuring everyone’s favourite characters from one of television’s longest-running animated series, ...

Uys puts the eish! back into entertainment with pick-a-box bonanza As he prepares to turn 70 in sensational style this September, satirist extraordinaire Pieter-Dirk Uys is placing the power squarely in Johannesburg audiences’ hands. Now, if only the politicians he lampoons so mercilessly would follow suit… Uys’s smash hit show An Audience with Pieter-Dirk Eish! returns by massive public demand to invade the main stage ...

ALL THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG – SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR 2016 Big Concerts is proud to announce that the iconic Lionel Richie will be coming to South Africa in 2016 performing ALL THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 21st October at 9am from www.bigconcerts.co.za and Computicket. Presented by KFM, CapeTalk, 947, 702, Algoa FM, East Coast Radio and M-Net. Multi-platinum selling artist, four-time Grammy ...

Len Muller se debuut album Doodgewone Avontuur is vroeg in 2015 uitgereik en met liedjies soos “Smag na jou” en “Iets om in te glo” (kykNEt Afri-visie) het hy dadelik die aandag getrek! Hierdie liedjies kan gereeld op radiostasies reg-oor Suid-Afrika gehoor word en pryk ook op van die mees gesogte trefferparades in die land. Nou, gedurende Oktober 2015 verras Len weer! Die keer saam ...

A very special evening with Josh Groban Stages Tour coming to Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town Big Concerts confirmed earlier that multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban will be returning to South Africa in support of his number one album ‘Stages’ to perform in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town in April 2016. With over 25 million albums sold worldwide, the LA native first broke out in ...

Iets oud, iets nuuts! Die Campbells is al jare bekend vir hulle optredes en opnames van country-musiek. Hierdie legendariese duo het tot op hede meer as 700 000 eenhede in Suid-Afrika verkoop. Hulle jongste “Homegrown Country” album is ‘n dubbel CD wat bestaan uit 30 van die grootste country-musiektreffers en sal top vermaak aan hulle ondersteuners verskaf… oud en nuut! Van die ultra moderne treffers soos: “Honey ...

Musical Enigma, Ever-Popular ‘Peacemaker” returns to South Africa Hailed by Scottish singer Donovan as “an enigma”, the legendary singer/songwriter Albert Hammond brings his “Songbook” tour to Cape Town and Johannesburg next April.  The tour begins in Cape Town at Artscape on 14 April 2016 followed by two Johannesburg concerts at the Montecasino’s Teatro on 16 April 2016 and 17 April 2016. Perhaps better known for his ...

THE HANDS OF MAN TOUR! Coming to Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in 2016 in Another Big Concerts Experience. Few artists can lay claim to international success spanning three decades, but Chris De Burgh has achieved precisely that. The legendary artist will be performing eight shows in South Africa in support of his new album, “The Hands of Man”. ‘Spanish Train and Other ...

Die Eggo van jou oë 44 jaar op die pad van Afrikaanse musiek het tientalle opnames opgelewer wat sorg dat Jannie du Toit se stem steeds landswyd op radiostasies gehoor word. Die jongste gunsteling is Gisela de Villiers se aangrypende DIE EGGO VAN JOU OË, wat as titelsnit vir die versamelalbum gekies is. Terwyl sy eie komposisie, ‘N LIEDJIE VIR JOU, sedert 1980 gehoor kan ...

Sonde   Stiaan Reynierse is in 2015 benoem vir ‘n Huisgenoot Tempo Toekenning as “Beste Nuweling” en sy album, ‘Sonde’, is gedurende Maart 2015 vrygestel. Dit bring ‘n unieke klank na die mark. Hiervan getuig die titelsnit en die ander oorspronklike liedjies, elkeen met unieke lewering en klank, wat jou beslis twee keer sal laat luister. Stiaan was baie opgewonde om te werk aan ‘Genadewater’, ...

Deon Meiring stel tweede enkelsnit bekend!  Deon Meiring, die hoofsanger, kitaarspeler en liedjieskrywer van die groep GLASKAS is al sedert 2006 besig om die land vol te reis om orals te vermaak. Hy is reeds goed gevestig in die Suid-Afrikaanse musiekbedryf en met vier suksesvolle GLASKAS albums op die rakke en sy betrokkenheid by die popgroep DANS DANS LISA (wat hy saam met Bouwer Bosch ...

JORINE RICH – BOERSEUN   Die twintigjarige Jorine Rich is in Mei 1995 in Pretoria gebore. Op die ouderdom van agt jaar oud, het haar gesin na Botswana verhuis. Sy was bevoorreg om vir twee jaar lank tuisonderrig te ontvang en sodoende Botswana saam met haar pa verken. Op die ouderdom van tien jaar is Jorine terug skool toe. Sy het haar Hoërskool opleiding voltooi ...

Fire in the Ballroom The true rebels of ballroom “Burn the Floor” are heading back to Joburg with a stunning new production. Audiences will be thrilled with the news that Strictly Come Dancing runner up, Johannes Radebe, will be joining the cast as a fully-fledged part of this international dance sensation. Burn The Floor – “Fire in the Ballroom” will run on the Mandela stage at Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein for a limited season ...

Surf. See. Son. Vriendskap. Verlies. Vergifnis. Liefde. Leon de Villiers het in sy wildste drome nie kon dink dat die boek waarmee hy in 1997 die Sanlam Boekeprys vir jeug literatuur gewen het eendag in ‘n film omskep sou word nie. Dit was reeds ‘n groot verrassing toe sy boek gekies word as voorgeskrewe leeswerk in skole regoor SA. Nou, 18 jaar later is die ...

International Superstar and Diva amongst Divas, tours South Africa for the very First Time in her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour Live Nation and Big Concerts are proud and delighted to announce that Mariah Carey, the best-selling female artist of all time, will be performing in South Africa for the very first time in 2016 with her ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy” tour. On the heels of a sell-out Las ...

SINK releasing theatrically in 2016 ‘Sink’ tells the story of Rachel (Mokgapa), a Mozambican domestic worker living in Johannesburg, who is forced to make a life-changing decision after her daughter dies in a tragic accident while under the care of her employers (Alexander and Bessenger); return to poverty stricken Mozambique or continue working for the people responsible for the death of her child so that ...

DIS EK, ANNA TO DEBUT AT DIFF 2015 Palama Productions will debut their latest feature film Dis ek, Anna at the Durban International Film Festival this year.  Based on the fictionalised autobiographical best-sellers Dis ek, Anna and Die Staat teen Anna Bruwer by Anchien Troskie, written under the pseudonym Elbie Lötter, and adapted for screen by Tertius Kapp, the film is produced by Niel van ...

FigJam Entertainment proudly presents their latest film, The Jakes are Missing. Written and produced by the talented and well-known Bianca Isaac and directed by Neal Sundstrom and Denny Miller, this film promises to entertain viewers, young and old, with its universal storyline and theme, filled with comedy, drama, intrigue and romance. The Jakes are Missing features a star-studded cast with household names such as Mampho Brescia, Pope Jerrod, Mpho ...

Nuwe film van Regardt van den Bergh.      Hoogs suksesvolle skrywer, regisseur en vervaardiger Regardt van den Bergh se nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse film, Uitvlucht, word op 13 Mei 2016 landswyd uigereik en nou kan lesers na die eksklusiewe lokprent van hierdie opwindende rolprent loer! Uitvlucht vertel die verhaal van Anna (Clara Joubert van den Bergh), ’n konserwatiewe middelkasvrou wat met vuur speel en alles wat ...

Anton Goosen skryf tema-lied vir nuwe fliek ‘n Pawpaw Vir My Darling, Jeanne Goosen se roman, wat deur die rolprentmaker Koos Roets in ‘n fliek omskep is, sal vir die eerste keer op 26 Augustus by die kykNET Silwerskermfees in Kampsbaai te sien wees. Die fliek is ‘n greep uit die lewe van die Beeslaer-famile van Frik Du Preez Straat 24, Damnville, wat afspeel in ...

JOE SATRIANI Extends European Tour With DAN PATLANSKY As Special Guest in 10 Countries / 25 Shows / 33 Days JOE SATRIANI has extended the dates featuring DAN PATLANSKY as special guest on the European leg of his Shockwave Tour 2015. The legendary artist and performer announced award-winning singer-songwriter/blues-rock guitarist DAN PATLANSKY as special guest in 10 European countries. DAN will now be playing with ...

SPUD Star to play “This Boy” in BEATLES play:  EPSTEIN The Man Who Made The Beatles,  Studio Theatre, Montecasino from 12 August Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles is a window into the private world of the music entrepreneur whose stellar career as Beatles Manager made him a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very much in the closet. Brian died in ...

An Evening with Bob Fox One of the UK’s finest exponents of storytelling through song, BOB FOX is deeply influenced by the working class culture and industrial folk song prevalent in his native County Durham. For over 40 years he has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, USA, New Zealand and Australia, performing mostly solo but also alongside such musical heavyweights as Ralph McTell, Richard ...

Globally Acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is Non-Stop Extraordinary Entertainment!  The highly acclaimed New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s most popular global modern dance companies, returns to South Africa in September after 17 years with 13 performances in Johannesburg at the Teatro at Montecasino from Thursday, 3 September to Sunday, 13 September 2015 and seven shows in Cape Town ...

With over 150 million records sold, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe for “Entertainer of the Year” (1988), 63 gold and 24 platinum albums and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Engelbert Humperdinck is a musical legend, celebrating over forty years as a performing and recording artist. Now South African fans have an extra concert date to be swooned and crooned by this ...

Modern Ballet in the 7th Celebration Edition of Joburg Ballet. With winter nearly behind us, Joburg Ballet is gearing up to present a bumper Spring Season at the Joburg Theatre from 28 August to 13 September.  No fewer than three programmes – Celebration 7, Don Quixote and Gauteng Opera’s Double Bill spread over 15 performances, embrace a wide range of audience tastes, from classical ballet ...

A Salute to the King!  After the tremendously successful staging of Queen At The Ballet at Joburg Theatre in March/April 2014, Bovim Ballet will soon be returning to Johannesburg to provide audiences with more thrill-a-minute performances! Sean Bovim’s latest Rock-‘n-Roll Ballet, Private Presley – A Salute to the King, features over 30 of Elvis Presley’s hit songs including Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, A Little Less Conversation, Hound Dog and ...

Classical Don Quixote opens in the Joburg Ballet’s Spring Season Following Joburg Ballet’s spectacular Swan Lake in April and May, the ballet company’s Spring Season opens at the Joburg Theatre on Friday 28 August with the sparkling ballet classic, Don Quixote.  A further eight performances of Don Quixote follow, with the season ending on Sunday 13 September.  Also scheduled for the Spring Season is Celebration ...

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Ros will be starring in Sweeney Todd, when Pieter Toerien brings this Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical thriller to the Montecasino Theatre from 9 October 2015 till 13 December 2015. Featuring sublime theatrics, a thrilling, chilling story, suspense, passion, deliciously dark humour, with a score and lyrics that have taken on iconic status, directed and designed by ...