Be at the Rocktober Rumble

Seven of South Africa’s top bands are set to rock the socks off music fans with The Rocktober Rumble, at Carnival City on Saturday, October 28.

In the mix for the rocking show in the Big Top Arena are CrashCarBurn, Sweet Resistance, The Parlotones, Prime Circle, Dirty Moonshine, The Narrow and the Newtown Knife Gang.

The Parlotones is one of South Africa’s most prolific rock bands, winning several awards, achieving multi-platinum album-selling status and packing out venues for live concerts from the very beginning.

After notching up six studio albums, several chart-topping singles, a string of awards and countless sold-out gigs, Prime Circle have earned their status as South African rock royalty.

Formed in Witbank, Mpumalanga, in 2001, the band has demonstrated true staying power with a dynamic signature sound that continues to evolve in exciting, progressive directions.

CrashCarBurn has carved a niche in the music industry with their powerful rock anthems rock over the last decade.

The band was born in 2006 after brothers, Garth and Brendan Barnes, put their incredibly successful punk rock band Tweak to bed and quickly united loyal fans and a new fan base which were equally drawn in by the crisp new sound that instantly won their validation.

Alternative rock band The Sweet Resistance burst onto the local music scene with the launch of its debut album, Where there is Hope, at two sold-out Cape Town shows in 2016.

Since their launch, the likes of 5FM, Mix FM, MFM, PukFM and Kovsie FM and more have all chosen to playlist the band’s debut single Feel.

5FM rated the track as SA’s hottest track in its first week of release.

Dirty Moonshine delivers loud and raw rock ’n roll with dirty soul, sexy vocals, cutting leads, sweet slides and reverberating bass.

Rumbling and thundering from the Gauteng Highveld, Dirty Moonshine has taken their own unique brand of rock’ n roll across the country, with a view to turn every single venue upside down.

In two whirlwind years, Newtown Knife Gang have secured themselves a record deal with Electromode alongside top SA artists such as Jack Parow and Die Heuwels Fantasties, and their singles Read Between the Lines and Listen have enjoyed high rotation on more than 25 national stations.

The band has established themselves in a notoriously “tough to crack” live scene, playing coveted slots at major festivals and top venues across the country.

With all three previous full length albums nominated for South African Music Awards and producing classic hits like Lonely lonely Sunday morning, You don’t get to quit, The Banded, God bless the narrow and many more, The Narrow is one of South Africa’s most exciting live acts.

The show starts at 4pm.