Freshlyground celebrates10th birthday with House on Fire

MBABANE - House on Fire has been selected as the only local venue for Freshlyground’s tour hitting the road from October 28 to December 9, 2011.

The award winning group will perform at the venue on November 11 and this was confirmed by House on Fire’s spokesperson Khetsiwe Dlamini who encouraged locals to make sure that they purchase tickets to the event soon.

Dubbed ‘The Freshlyground 10 Year Birthday Love No Hate Tour’, the 29-date showcase will see the band taking their award winning afro-pop sound from large cities to small towns, in celebration of their 10-year anniversary and very own Love No Hate campaign.

A throwback to old school rock n’ roll touring, the seven piece group will pack up their lives, instruments, sound equipment and roadies, and hit the road in a variety of tour buses and vehicles.

The band has specifically chosen the smaller theatre environment in order to create a sense of intimacy. Audiences can expect evenings of intimate story-telling and dramatic musical performance.

Since the band’s first studio album Jika Jika, which was released in 2003, Freshlyground has grown to become part of the fabric of the new South Africa with their music taking on the optimistic and lighthearted strains of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s rainbow nation while continuing to touch on topical and sometimes politically sensitive issues.

It’s precisely this optimism and relevance which has led to their universal appeal across economic, racial and political divides in South Africa. It has also led to success and acclaim among their peers.

Doors open at 8pm tickets cost E160.

For more information on please visit the House on Fire website, page on Facebook or e-mail events@house-on-fire.com

It's quite funny that as much as we talk about the cultural boycott, there are still others who think it is a joke. Guess what? Freshlyground will not come for that perfomance because they respect the cultural boycott. As long as Swaziland is an undemocratic country, the boycott will remain. Nalongayingeni utawuze ayingene
Oct 13, 2011, 11:00 AM, Asanda (sdsimonsays09@gmail.com)

Hawu Freshlyground has stopped the cultural boycott! It is now our turn lets boycott and show them that we did not miss them and we are a proud lot.
Oct 13, 2011, 11:00 AM, Maswazi (fpdlamini@gmail.com)

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