American rock heavyweights +LIVE+ are set to make their long-awaited return to South Africa this December, bringing their iconic catalogue and electrifying live show back to local stages for the first time in almost a decade. Known for defining hits like “Lightning Crashes”, “I Alone” and “All Over You”, the band will bring their catalogue back to local stages for performances in Cape Town and Pretoria.
The tour will see +LIVE+ perform at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on 8 December, followed by a show at the SunBet Arena on 11 December. The Pretoria date carries added significance, as the band were the first to perform at the venue when it opened, making this return something…
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is known as the “Rainbow Nation” thanks to its mix of cultures across the country. The status of being a cultural “melting pot” is evident in the fact that South Africa has a whopping 11 official languages: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, IsiNdebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga. Most South Africans speak more than one national language. IsiZulu is the most common first language and isiXhosa is second. Fun fact – did you know the people of Wakanda speak isiXhosa in Marvel’s Black Panther movie?