The Script returns to SA in 2018

26 Sep 2017

The Script will be performing at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 2 May 2018 and at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on 4 May 2018. The Irish band will be promoting their new album Freedom Child.

The 2018 tour follows tours to South Africa in 2011 and 2015. The Script consists of members Danny O'Donoghue (vocals), Mark Sheehan (guitar), and Glen Power (drums). After reaching number 15 in the charts with their 2008 debut single We Cry, their second single The Man Who Can't Be Moved peaked at number two. Their debut album The Script was released on 11 August 2008, and went straight to number one on iTunes in Ireland and the UK.

Their new album Freedom Child topped the UK Official Albums Chart; their fourth number one album in the UK. Freedom Child also topped the iTunes chart in Ireland, as well 13 other countries. The band also entered the Top 10 on iTunes in 47 markets around the globe.

Freedom Child sees the band presenting a collection of urgent, timely, future-facing anthems that speak of both real-life events and real-time sonic adventurism. The album was recorded between London and Los Angeles and, for the first time, the band chose to work with some outside writers and producers including Toby Gad and Nasri Atweh.

The first single from Freedom Child, Rain, stormed straight into the Top 10 on iTunes. Rain has also been playlisted by Radio 1, Radio 2, Capital in the UK, as well as 947 and 94.5 KFM in South Africa and is currently the third most played song on national radio. It’s also been added to over 300 playlists on Spotify and the video has already been viewed over 10 million times.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, 29 September 2017 at 9am. Go to www.bigconcerts.com for all the information. Discovery Card holders get an exclusive 48-hour pre-sale from Wednesday, 27 September 2017 at 9am. Go to www.discovery.co.za for more information.

Tour Information:

Cape Town

Wednesday 2 May 2018
Grand West, Grand Arena
Ticket Price: R460 – R685
Tickets available from www.bigconcerts.co.za starting Friday 29 September at 9am