Coldplay coming to South Africa

One of the biggest and most revered bands in the world are FINALLY coming to South Africa. Coldplay, ladies and gents are heading out to the country this October!!! What a good way to start your Mondays right? Tickets apparently go on sale on Thursday and they’re going to be going to least two cities as far as I can tell, Jozi and Cape Town. They’ll be performing at the FNB Stadium and the Cape Town Stadium.

5th of October- Cape Town.

8th of October- Johannesburg

DETAILS:

JOHANNESBURG 9 May 2011 -  Big Concerts is proud to announce that Coldplay will be performing live for the first time ever in South Africa on Wednesday 5^th October at Cape Town Stadium and Saturday 8^th October at FNB Stadium Johannesburg. The tour is presented by 94.5 KFM, 94.7 Highveld Stereo and M-Net.

Coldplay’s songs have captured millions of fans around the world since the release of ‘Parachutes’ in 2000. A critical and commercial triumph, ‘Parachutes’ debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart and was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. After the success of ‘Parachutes’, Coldplay began to work on their second album ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head’ (2002) which spawned popular singles ’The Scientist’, ‘In My Place’ and ‘Clocks’ winning Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammys. The third album ‘X&Y’ became the best selling album of 2005 with world-wide sales of 11 million. ‘Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends’ (2008) is described by Martin as a new direction for Coldplay, a change from their past three albums, which they referred to as the trilogy. It became the bands first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and their first UK number one based on download sales alone.

Coldplay is undoubtedly one of the world’s best selling acts, with over 50 million album sales worldwide. They have won numerous awards through their career including six Brit Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Grammy Awards and they have headlined major festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury and Isle of Wight Festival.

CEO of Big Concerts, Attie Van Wyk commented: ‘Coldplay is one of the most exciting British bands to ever visit our shores. After 10 years of knocking on the door, we are incredibly excited that they have finally confirmed two stadium shows.  Their extraordinary live performances will be a first for audiences in South Africa’.

Tour Itinerary

Cape Town – presented by 94.5 KFM and M-Net

Wednesday 5^th October 2011

Cape Town Stadium

Tickets from R270 – R635

 

Johannesburg – presented by 94.7 Highveld Stereo and M-Net

Saturday 8^th October 2011

FNB Stadium Johannesburg

Tickets from R270 – R635

Tickets available from THURSDAY 12^th MAY AT 9AM

Computicket, www.computicket.com, 083 915 8000

Listening to U2 live in CT, from my Mac

INCREDIBLE!!!! In what must be a first for South Africa, broadcast leaders DStv.com, Highveld Stereo and KFM are all three audio streaming the U2 360 Degree tour at the Cape Town Stadium right now. Listening to the crowd screaming as Bono says “The Mother City, Cape Town” just gives me the biggest goosebumps! Big up, this a big deal. Africa, third world? Suck on that haters! Tune in now, DStv.com/U2

Ryan Seacrest going live on S.A. radio tonight

Ryan Seacrest is one of the hardest working individuals in the entertainment world. Check it out he hosts the biggest show on television (American Idol), he interviews all the celebs live on the red carpet for E! Entertainment and for E! News. He has a production company, of which shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Denise Richards: It’s Complicated have come out of and he is a radio DJ (On Air With Ryan Seacrest on Kiss FM 102.7FM). Everything I want in a career. He is someone I look up to in this industry! Anyway back to the point.

Now South Africans will get to hear Mr Seacrest on the radio tonight. Regional station 94.7 Highveld Stereo has scooped this exclusive, which will kick off tonight and listeners will get to listen to Seacrest between 7pm and 10pm