At least 2000 people from disadvantaged communities across Cape Town will have a chance of a lifetime this weekend when they get to see the country’s biggest annual Afrikaans music event, Huisgenoot Skouspel Kaapstad.
The City of Cape Town will provide bus transport and tickets to Skouspel. The free tickets and transport have been provided in previous years, but this year the number of tickets has doubled.
Ward councillors in the relevant areas – including Atlantis, Malmesbury, Macassar, North Pine, Ravensmead, Fisantekraal, Wesbank, Woodstock, Grassy Park, Steenberg, Ocean View, Lotus River, Parow, Belhar and others – were asked to distribute the tickets on a first-come first-served basis. There was a limit of 50 per area due to the number of seats per bus.
According to the City’s Tourism, Events and Marketing office, all the free tickets were snapped up and there have been many requests for more by residents keen to see the show.
The tickets will be for both the noon and 19:00 shows on Saturday, 13 July 2013 at the Grand Arena at Grand West.
The extravaganza features top names in the local music industry such as Adam Tas, Andriette Norman, Die Broers, Chris Chameleon, Elvis Blue, Emo Adams, Heinz Winckler, Jannie Moolman, Karen Zoid, Manie Jackson, Nianell, Nicholis Louw, Ray Dylan, Ricus Nel, Rocco de Villiers, Snotkop and Wicus van der Merwe. Kurt Darren was scheduled to perform but has pulled out after being injured in a car accident last weekend.
The major Skouspel event is held at Sun City later in the year.
Tickets for Skouspel have sold out.
