Ampli5
I've been listening to Durbs export Love Jones this weekend (long overdue), and after clicking my way through their gig guide this morning, found myself scrolling through a ton of browser tabs with music/design-related goodness worth kicking and shouting about.
The biggest news, via Oppikoppi, is the nationwide AMPLI5 Tour:
5FM, in association with Jose Cuervo Tequila, is exposing the hottest new local & international bands on a stage near you this August. A fusion of cutting-edge local & international music superstars will set the stage for the nationwide Ampli5 tour - one of the most amplifying platforms the music scene has ever seen!
Local music heroes The Parlotones, Love Jones, HHP, Dorp, Max Normal TV, Gang of Instrumentals and Fokofpolisiekar will team up with international headliners Groove Armada, Jimmy Eat World (!!) and Violent Femmes to get the music grooves flowing for fresh new music talent to hit the stage and prove their worth.
Ampli5 is planned as a long term venture between 5FM and Oppikoppi Productions, and kicks off at the Oppikoppi Festival on 9 August, then travels to the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg on 10 August and finally hits the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town on 11 August.
Jimmy Eat World in Cape Town, sweetness! This is the kind of line-up the MyCrapFest events should have showcased.
Part of Ampli5 is PrintSLAM 2007, an artistic initiative sponsored by Levi's Original Music - "the first ever annual poster art print exhibition in South Africa". Again via Oppikoppi:
In keeping with the progressive, multimedia, fusion arts-approach of the tour, PrintSlam will be travelling along with Ampli5 nationwide. This exhibition - with the aim of supporting new, up-and-coming screen print artists - will feature poster prints relevant to festivals, bands, music and other live entertainment. Close to 30 artists will be selected to display five prints each, of which 10 copies of each print will be made available for sale for the artist's own income at each Ampli5 event.
The closing date for submissions is the 9th of July 2007 - two weeks away - so get those creative juices pumping! Full details here.
UPDATE [27/06]: More info here
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I got me tix!
Jimmy Eat World…nooo it’s not fair!!!
Durban is:
a) The second-largest city in South Africa
b) A vast uninhabited area somewhere on the east coast
c) Full of music fans who are positively gagging for good gigs
d) Not on South African territory
If you guessed d), you must be responsible for organising Ampli5.
Ah man, that sux :(
does anyone know wat time each band is playing in jhb for ampli5?
lol i feel like an idiot…. i stumbled upon this site and just wrote not realising wat it was…
but very cool work tho.!!
Jaxxy (and anyone else interested) – found this on the 5fm site today
Cape Town
Time Stage 1
12:00 Doors
13:00 TBA
13:30 C/O 10min
13:40 TBA
14:10 C/O 10min
14:20 Love Jones 30min
14:50 C/O 10min
15:00 Max Normal TV 45min
15:45 C/O 10min
15:55 Parlotones 45min
16:40 C/O 15min
16:55 Youngblood Brass Band 45min
17:40 C/O 15min
17:55 Fokofpolisiekar 45min
18:40 C/O 30min
19:10 Violent Femmes 60min
20:10 C/O 30min
20:40 Jimmy eat World 60min
21:40 The Loose Cannons 60min
22:40 Groove Armada 60min
23:40 Stanton Warriors
00:25
01:25 END
Johannesburg
Time Main Stage
12:00 Doors
13:00 Gang of Instrumentals 30min
13:30 C/O 10min
13:40 Love Jones 30min
14:10 C/O 10min
14:20 Dorp 30 min
14:50 C/O 10min
15:00 Max Normal TV 45min
15:45 C/O 15min
16:00 Youngblood Brass Band 45min
16:45 C/O 15min
17:00 Fokofpolisiekar 45min
17:45 C/O 10min
17:55 Parlotones 45min
18:40 C/O 30min
19:10 Violent Femmes 60min
20:10 C/O 30min
20:40 Jimmy eat World 60min
21:40 C/O 30min
22:10 Groove Armada 60min
23:10 C/O 10min
23:20 HHP
00:20 END
Time Party House
17:00 Milkbar Kid
Milkbar Kid
Milkbar Kid
20:00 The Loose Cannons
The Loose Cannons
22:00 Stanton Warriors
Stanton Warriors
00:00 Roger Goode
Roger Goode
02:00 Roger Goode
END
Have they announced the 1st and 2nd acts for Cape Town yet??
and why is Dorp “avoiding” us…?
Hi. I just love gang of instrumentals. can you please please send me mp3 fpr I salute and My number one. I promise it will be for personal use. Lv
mahoro7: Buy their album, you cheapskate!
Hi Coda ……I d buy if I could get it here …..it just aint here …..But I managed to get them on youtube …thanks for everything ….Have a nice Life….
mahoro7 ….U still there …..send me yr email adress …..we can chat …..I m a fan for life for that Gang ……My number 1 is just smoking ….U have great taste ma dear
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26 June 2007
Michelle02:44 pm
Jimmy Eat World coming to SA!!
I still cant believe it!!