Update: Tourdates: 15.11.-14.12.2008

Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:19 am (PST)

I bought tickets for the Sydney show. I received an email from Ticketmaster today saying that the show has been postponed until March 2009. Exact date yet to be determined. Tickets for November show still valid for March.

It's not exactly surprising as, as far as I'm aware, there has been zero advertising for the tour. I've seen nothing, and I've been actively looking for it! I can only assume that the promoters are planning to rectify that over the next four months.

I'm not sure if I'll be able to make a March show. I'm going away for a couple of weeks during that month and, if the dates clash, I'll have to get a refund.

Anita

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15.11.2008 K-day, CT, South Africa
Local is Lekker with KFM and the K-Day Music Festival - Catch 12 of South Africa's hottest acts, LIVE at Lourensford Wine Estate
http://www.capetownmagazine.com/events/Local-is-Lekker-with-KFM-and-the-K-Day-Music-Festival~1115
Spend a day in the sun and picnic on the luscious lawns while enjoying the sounds of some of the country's top local artists.
Artists performing on the day include: Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels, Jamali, Johnny Clegg, Thabo Mdluli, Jody Williams, Watershed, Emo Adams, Karen Zoid, Flat Stanley and Freshlyground.
The gates to the venue will open at 08:30. The concert is scheduled to start at 11am and end at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Computicket.
Local is Lekker with KFM and the K-Day Music Festival:
Date: 15 November 2008
Venue: Lourensford Estate Location: Lourensford Road | Somerset West
Time: 08:30 Price: R130 - R70 Children under 12

22.11.2008 Perth, Australia
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/
24.11.2008 Brisbane, Australia - Coffee Club Lounge
Exhibition Building - Rna Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, QLD Mon 24 Nov 2008, 08:00 PM (89 $ Aus)
Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa's most celebrated sons. He is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of western pop and African Zulu rhythms, has exploded onto the international scene - and broken through all barriers!
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13004164DAF86D84?artistid=734182&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
26.11.2008 Melbourne, Australia
Palais Theatre, St.Kilda, VIC Wed 26 Nov 2008, 07:30 PM (79-110 $ Aus)
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300415D97F04F32?artistid=734182&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
27.11.2008 Auckland, New Zealand http://www.the-edge.co.nz/Event-Pages/J/Johnny-Clegg---Live-in-08.aspx
Thursday 27 November 8.00pm ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre $89.00*
Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons. He is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms, has exploded onto the international scene – and broken through all barriers.
In France were he continues to enjoy a massive following, he is fondly called Le Zulu Blanc.
Clegg used his music to send out a strong anti-apartheid message and no song was more powerful than Asimbonanga, Clegg’s tribute to the jailed Nelson Mandela. His performance of this song today with Madiba as a free man and in the year of Mandela’s ninetieth birthday, still sends shivers down the spine of the audience who are continuously in awe of his fine leadership attributes. Mandela has joined Johnny Clegg on stage during the 46664 Aids Awareness Concerts, a name lent to the events by Madiba from his Robben Island prison number.
The haunting refrain Impi (meaning Zulu warrior) regularly echoes within any South African rugby stadium which, together with Great Heart from the movie Jock of the Bushveld have achieved for Clegg anthem status with crowds in his home country.
Duration of concert : 90 minutes
29.11.2008 Sydney, Australia
State Theatre, Sydney, Sydney, NSW Sat 29 Nov 2008, 08:30 PM (79-110 $ Aus)
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300415ECF3A7678?artistid=734182&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

siehe auch http://johnnyclegg.de.vu

3.-7.+10.-14.12.2008 Kempton Park , SA - Johnny Clegg Heart of the Dancer - Theatre Of Marcellus At Emperors Palace (4.-14.12.2008)
Johnny Clegg is known for his live and energetic stage performances. HEART OF THE DANCER is a show looking at the role of dance in Clegg's career and how certain songs were shifted towards choreographic presentations when they were played live. It also looks at the history of one particular dance which became widely used in the JULUKA and SAVUKA periods. The body of the show also includes all of Clegg's classic repertoire as well as work from his ONE LIFE album.
R245.00: Middle Rows A to C
R205.00: Middle Rows D to K, L, N, Q, S & U
R195.00: Middle Rows M, P, R, T, V & Side Rows B - K
R175.00: Side Rows L to T
Emperors Palace
64 Jones Road, Kempton Park
Tel 011 928-1000
http://www.computicket.com/booking/computicket/ClickItem/?ci=SSEARCH~EVENT_TYPE~EVENT_TYPE=3985946~VENUE=1286~PACKAGE=0