#BestDayEver with Zebra & Giraffe and Gangs of Ballet

Local alt-bands team up for a sensational South African summer tour featuring stops in the Western Cape

Two of South Africa’s leading alternative rock bands, Zebra & Giraffe and Gangs of Ballet, have joined forces for a countrywide tour that they’ve aptly called #BestDayEver. The local favourites will be playing at several venues in and around Cape Town, including The Assembly on Friday, 13 December 2013.

This is Zebra & Giraffe’s first fully fledged summer tour, and fans of the band will be happy to hear that the #BestDayEver concerts will include some new material from their upcoming EP. The Jo’burg-bred group first caught the attention of listeners with their 2008 debut record, Collected Memories, which earned a South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Rock Album. Since then, Zebra & Giraffe has been a constant on national radio stations, with singles like ‘The Inside’, ‘I’ll Blame You’ and ‘Sons’ receiving liberal airplay. And though they have also opened for major international acts, including The Killers, Snow Patrol and Oasis, the quartet seems extra excited about the 16-stop spell with fellow local musos.

“Touring with Gangs of Ballet is going to be awesome,” said Zebra and Giraffe founding member and lead vocalist Greg Carlin. “They’ve become good friends over the past year, and I think the double headlining bill is going to be a treat for fans of both bands!”

Relative newbies Gangs of Ballet released their first full-length album in September 2013; although, they had already been making waves with a self-titled debut EP containing a track called ‘Hello Sweet World’. The single received major airplay on VH1 USA and was used as the opening theme for the music channel’s reality series Dr Drew’s Rehab. The boys from Durban have become instant favourites with alt-rock lovers all over thanks to their intriguing melodies and piano-fuelled mash-ups of electronic, pop and dance music.

Needless to say, with these two mega talented bands on the bill, it’s perfectly fitting that the tour is titled #BestDayEver: anyone going to see a show can definitely expect nothing less.

#BestDayEver Zebra & Giraffe and Gangs of Ballet Tour Dates

The #BestDayEver tour features several stops in and around Cape Town, offering fans multiple opportunities to catch Zebra & Giraffe and Gangs of Ballet live. Check below for dates, venues and ticket information.

Thursday, 12 December – Tiger Tiger, Cape Town
Cost: R50p/p for members and R60p/p for non-members
Doors open: 9pm
103 Main Road | Claremont

Friday, 13 December – The Assembly, Cape Town
Cost: R80p/p for pre-sale tickets and R100p/p at the door
Pre-sale: Webtickets.co.za
Doors open: 9pm
61 Harrington Street | Cape Town

Saturday, 14 December – Café Roux, Noordhoek (Unplugged)
Cost: R180p/p for seated tickets or R80p/p for lawn tickets
Pre-sale: info@caferoux.co.za or +27 (0) 21 789 2538
Doors open: 12pm
Noordhoek Farm Village | Main Road | Noordhoek

Sunday, 15 December – Old Harbour Music Festival, Hermanus (Unplugged)
Cost: R100p/p for both pre-sale tickets and those bought at the door on the day
Pre-sale: Available from Fisherman’s Cottage
Doors open: 5pm
Fisherman’s Cottage | Lemm’s Corner | Hermanus

Monday, 16 December – Root 44 Market, Stellenbosch (with Al Bairre and more)
Cost: R50p/p for pre-sale tickets and R70p/p at the gate
Pre-sale: Root44.co.za
Doors open: 10am
R44 & Annandale Road |Stellenbosch

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