Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding has the honours of singing A Wonderful World during the In Memorium tribute to those the industry lost in the past year. It was done very beautifully. The tribute ends off with a short interview of dame Elizabeth Taylor, who was one of the many stars we lost last year.
I love doing this because it shows South Africa is a destination where international artists feel the need to visit and perform for their fans. Love it. So here’s a list of who has been and is coming this year:
- U2
- Sean Kingston rocked out in SA for the second time recently.
- Roxette
Now here are a few more names of artists and events coming up:
- Pitbull will be performing at Emperors Palace tomorrow night. The first I heard about this was on lightpost poster on Wednesday. Still dont know any other details, but enjoy the show if you’re going.
- Kylie Minogue is heading out to SA for her first concert in the country. Here are Kylie’s tour details:
“Aphrodite Live” 2011 South African Dates
Sun City Superbowl Johannesburg
Friday 8 July 2011
Saturday 9 July 2011
Sunday 10 July 2011
Grand Arena in Cape Town
Wednesday 13 July 2011 & Thursday 14 July, 2011
Tickets available from Computicket from R450 excluding service charges
- Timbaland,Lil Kim are coming out this May. They’re coming out for ZAR’s birthday celebrations. Other names such as Ciara and Fat Joe are also coming out and according to the ZAR site, there are more. Damn, Kenny Kunene has some serious dosh.
© 2011 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.”
- WWE is on its way to the country too. Names such as WWE Superstars Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Alberto Del Rio, Justin Gabriel, Kelly Kelly and many more are coming. Details for the shows are as follows:
Event Details:
Cape Town – presented by 94.5 KFM and e.tv
Wednesday, July 6th and Thursday July 7th 2011
Grand Arena, GrandWest
Tickets from R270.00 to R505.00 (all inclusive)
Durban – presented by East Coast Radio and e.tv
Friday July 8th 2011
Westridge Park Tennis Stadium
Tickets from R215.00 to R480.00 (all inclusive)
Johannesburg – presented by 94.7 Highveld Stereo and e.tv
Saturday July 9th and Sunday July 10th 2011
Coca-Cola Dome
Tickets from R270.00 to R505.00 (all inclusive)
Then there are several other names I’ve heard about, but because the negotiations are ongoing, I cannot mention any of them yet. They’re big, they’re massive, you will love them. Trust me!
Jewel and John Legend presented the award for Best New Artist to Esperanza Spalding, beating out hopefuls Justin Bieber, Florence and the Machine, Mumford & Sons and Drake:
“Thank you to the academy for even nominating me.”
Check out this video to find out more about Esperanza or watch this video below:
