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SA Idols 2016 audition dates announced
MR CASHTIME
K.O TO PERFORM
IDOLS 2016 AUDITIONS AT
SXSW 2016 IN THE US
Cape Town – The audition
K.O has just been announced
dates for Viewership
as one of the artists who will
demographics of Idols changed perform at the South by
over the past few years due to Southwest (SXSW) 2016
the dual broadcast on both
channels, and with M-Net that conference and music festival
in Austin, Texas. Was named
picked up The Voice South
among
the 550 musicians from
Africa that will start at the
around the world to feature at
end of January 2016 and be
shown only on M-Net, it's
the US festival .
looking increasingly likely that Mr Cashtime, who was
Idols will be moved off M-Net recently snubbed at the Metro
to a Mzansi Magic reality
FM Music Awards, was named
competition show only.
among the 550 musicians from
"Idols has done phenomenally around the world to feature at
the US festival
well on both M-Net and
So far he is the only South
Mzansi Magic," said Gideon
Khobane, the M-Net director African to make the list, but
#SXSW2016 is expected to
for general entertainment
channels.
announce more artists over
Idols auditions will start at the the next few weeks, so fingers
end of January.
crossed for our local talent.
Here are the audition
The six-day music festival is
dates:
taking place in March, with
Durban, The Playhouse,
K.O set to perform on the
Saturday 30 January 2016
19th.
Pretoria, The State Theatre,
The festival is celebrating 30
Saturday 6 February 2016
years
in 2016, and is sure to be
Johannesburg, Carnival City,
bigger than ever!
Sunday 28 February 2016
Cape Town, Grand West
Casino, Saturday 5 March 2016
LEGEND LIONEL RICHIE
TO TOUR IN MZANSI
Legend Lionel will be touring
Mzansi and performing all his
classic greatest hits at 5
concerts across the country
all night long.His tour has sold
out across the globe in
Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Asia, United States
and the Middle East. Richie
will take his hit-filled show,
featuring songs from the
Commodores to 4 South
African cities.
His Tour Information:
Durban
13 March 2016
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Ticket Price: R400 – R910
Port Elizabeth
16 March 2016
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Ticket Price: R175 – R855
Cape Town
18 March 2016
Cape Town Stadium
Ticket Price: R430 – R1105
Johannesburg
20 March and 21March 2016
TheTicketpro Dome
Ticket Price: R570 – R1255
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