If you remember the 7 steps, Jayson Jay King, Zayn Adam, Gobi Martin, Cass Isaacs and many others, this concert is for you.
In the bad old days, the only platform local musicians had were the stages at the District Six bioscopes. So, when movies like Rock Rock Rock and Soda Pop Rock hit the screens, the queues would double around the block. Admission tickets were between 8c and 14c at the Star for a matinee showing a double feature, a serial, a cartoon or 3 Stooges. But everybody went for the music.
These movies brought to life Frankie Avalon singing Venus, Bill Haley and The Comets with Rock Around The Clock, Connie Francis singing Where The Boys Are, Dion and the Belmonts with The Wanderer, and The Platters with their many hits.
King has a special affinity with some of the artist "Legends" performing with him on this special programme. Some of them performed with him several times on stages of the District Six bioscope and some of them he actually placed on the stage for their first public performance.
He has spent the past two decades touring SA with his production The Great Pretenders, a tribute to these American singing icons.
The full line-up is a collection of some of the best singers and cover artists in SA:
All artists are supported by the Darryl Andrew Big Band.
Tickets from R80 to R150 are available from Computicket.
