T-Cross City pushes city living a few steps further
JOBURG – Volkswagen’s T-Cross City a huge hit with revellers, foodies, petrol heads, musos, and sports fanatics.
Thousands of revellers flocked to the ultimate urban playground, Volkswagen’s T-Cross City. From 20 to 22 September, Montecasino’s outdoor area was turned into a 6 000m² city housing everything from driving experiences, tricky routes, quirky road signs, traffic lights and buzzing city experience.
“We’d anticipated a phenomenal launch, but what none of us could have predicted was the expression on the faces of our visitors as they walked over the bridge and saw what was before them. No one had quite anticipated the enormity of the set and what a wonder it would be. It really was very impressive, and the activities spoke directly to our target consumer,” said Meredith Kelly, head of marketing at Volkswagen.
Positioned as a vehicle that lets you play your own way and make your own choices, T-Cross City gave fans the choice of experiences to enjoy, including an opulent jazz club, comedy, football, a rooftop party, virtual reality games and a gourmet food market; all built from scratch and curated by top names in the industry.
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The event itself was packed with people having the time of their lives. Curated by Goliath and Goliath and Parker’s, the comedy club was a total vibe with the talent feeding off the energy and the laughter from the audience. With a line-up featuring Jason, Donovan and Nicholas Goliath, Nina Hastie, Tats Nkonzo, Ntosh Madlingozi, Robby Collins, Yaaseen Baarnes, Carl Weber, KG Mokgadi, Tracey-Lee Oliver, Gilli Apter, Shanray van Wyk and AK Dans from South Sudan. There were surprise performances from Schalk Bezuidenhout, Lindy Johnson and Tsitsi Chiumya.
A taste of Maboneng came to T-Cross City. Home of superb food and drink accompanied by fine live jazz performances, The Marabi Club delivered magical, authentic, experiences and Marabi’s signature canapés from one of the best chefs in the country, Katlego Mlambo.
One of the highlights was, of course, DJ Kent’s rooftop party with the best views of the city. It was the ultimate party spot to jam to the likes of DJ Speedsta, DJ Milkshake, DJ Fresh, Kid Fonque, Chris Beatz and Luna. As the sun set, the rooftop’s music was pumped into all areas of the city and had crowds dancing everywhere from the food market to the mock dealership and all the chill out areas.
Fives Futbol hosted a ‘Winner Stays On’ tournament with Orlando Pirates Fives winning the championship and a road trip weekend away valued at R15 000 in the new Volkswagen T-Cross. Joining in on the fun were Bafana Bafana and SuperSport United midfielder, Dean Furman, and former Bafana Bafana, Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeping legend, Brian Baloyi.
Celebrated chef Lesego Semenya curated the food market and enticed foodies with his wood braai demos of crayfish tails with pulled snoek and savoury crepes.
