Yusuf/Cat Stevens‘ Peace Train Tour comes to SA in November
Showtime Management and Moonshadow Aus Pty in association with Teg Dainty has announced British singer-songwriter, and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens' first South African tour taking place on Thursday, 9 November at GrandWest, Cape Town, Sunday, 12 November at the Sun Arena at Time Square, Menlyn Maine, and on Wednesday, 15 November at Durban's ICC Arena.
The Peace Train Tour commemorates Stevens’ 50th anniversary of his first major hit single and debut album, Matthew & Son, which was released in 1967.
The 50th anniversary tour offers local fans an unmissable concert, in which Stevens’ will perform his hits like Wild World, Moonshadow, Father and Son and Peace Train and Morning Has Broken, as well as songs from his new album.
Stevens’ has remained a popular artist amongst South Africans since the early 1970’s. The global hit, Can’t Keep It In held the number one spot on the South African national hit parade for six weeks in 1972. In 2001/2, Stevens’ added African harmonies and traditional sounds to two of his major hits, Wild World (Bana, Bana) and Peace Train, which he recorded with a local choir, the Incwenga Voices.
Stevens’ also performed Peace Train with the Incwenga Voices choir at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg as part of the broadcast via satellite to a Stop the War Coalition event in London, which also featured Cold Play and Ronan Keating. In November 2003, Stevens’ returned to SA again to perform Wild World but this time with his former session player, Peter Gabriel as part of the Nelson Mandela’s 46664 concert line-up in Cape Town. In November this year, Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ Peace Train Tours brings the artist back to South Africa.
Having first found fame as a teenager in 1960s England, Cat Stevens grew from being a teen idol into becoming one of the most influential singer-songwriters of all time. In addition to his vast musical achievements, his lifelong spiritual quest and search for meaning has added intrigue and depth to a ground-breaking career. He is currently working on a children’s animation series and writing his autobiography, which is expected to surface next year.
Show information:
Cape Town: Thursday, 09 November, GrandWest, 8pm
Joburg/Pretoria: Sunday, 12 November, Sun Arena, Time Square, Menlyn Maine, 7pm
Durban: Wednesday, 15 November, Durban ICC Arena, 8pm
Ticket prices:
Cape Town & Johannesburg: R1200, R1000 R850, R650, R450
Durban: R1200, R850, R650, R550, R450
Tickets will go on sale at Computicket. Call 0861 915 8000 and visit www.computicket.com or your nearest Computicket service centre.
