Gig Guide: What’s up for the weekend?
JOBURG – Tap into the City's weekend activities with this week's Gig Guide.
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It is weekend and almost month-end and the Gig Guide offers you something to keep you entertained.
The annual HomeMakers Expo is here again with fabulous things for your home. As it is usually the first home show for the year, the event offers a great opportunity to share knowledge and ideas with industry professionals. The best in home improvement will come together to help you turn your house into a home.
Where: Ticketpro Dome
When: 27 to 29 February
Time: 10am
Cost: R100 Adults, R60 pensioners, children under 12 free
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, so come and see the Viva Las Vegas show which is a tribute to the superstars who have rocked Las Vegas over the past 60 years and performed some of the greatest live shows in music history. Featuring a 10-piece cast of singers, dancers and musicians, Viva Las Vegas pays tribute to the greatest music icons of our time. The show features divas, including Celine Dion, Cher, Britney Spears, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez, Shania Twain, Tom Jones and Rod Stewart, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Prince and Michael Jackson.
Where: Cresta Barnyard Theatre
When: 25 February until 6 March
Time: 8pm
Cost: R95
Live Music at Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction in Melville hosts a trio birthday celebration at its restaurant, featuring DJ Mebs as well as live performances by various artists. Rex $teel will be gracing the stage to entertain the crowd with his laid-back lyrics. Bring your little ones along as there will be a play area and a babysitter at the event, so you can unwind while being entertained.
Where: Pulp Fiction, 4th Avenue Melville
When: 27 February
Time: Noon until late
Cost: Free
Billy’s Fourways Leap Year Party
Come and celebrate the leap year at Billy the Bum’s Food and Cocktail Bar in Fourways. This event is sponsored by Flamin’ Cockerel – the quirky new whiskey. Billy’s Leap Year Party will feature one of SA’s favourite DJs – Sasha Martinengo – behind the decks. It’s the perfect occasion to enjoy the last days of summer, shake off the back-to-work blues and get ready for a fantastic year ahead.
Where: Pineslopes Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Road and Straight Avenue
When: 27 February
Time: 7 pm
Cost: Free
Prawn Festival
This festival is calling out to all the prawn lovers who don’t want to miss out on the hugely popular Joburg Prawn Festival. In between feasting on mounds of prawns, enjoy live music entertainment and top-class horse racing throughout the day. There will also be a beer garden at the event and lots of entertainment to keep the little ones busy.
Where: Turffontein Racecourse
When: 27 February
Time: 11 am
Cost: Free
Live entertainment at The Orbit
Bring your dancing shoes to this week’s live entertainment at The Orbit with Bombshelter Beast featuring Siya Makuzeni, Pitch Black Afro and Marcus Wyatt. This sounds like it will be an event to remember.
Where: 81 De Korte Street, Braamfontein
When: 1 March
Time: 8 pm
Cost: R120