Win Tickets To Let’s Rock Johannesburg 2025!

Breakout Events is counting down the days as Let’s Rock, the UK’s most iconic 80s music festival, is making its highly anticipated debut in South Africa in just a few days!

Known for its stellar line-ups and incredible 80s nostalgia, Let’s Rock is bringing two unforgettable events to Johannesburg and Durban, featuring a mix of international legends and local icons from Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Midge Ure (Ultravox/Visage), PJ Powers, Just Jinjer and many more.

Let’s Rock 2025 Event Dates in South Africa:

• Let’s Rock Johannesburg – Saturday, 15 February 2025 at Marks Park, Emmarentia
• Let’s Rock Durban – Sunday, 16 February 2025 at Durban Botanic Gardens

Known for leading the charge since 2009 in 80’s music festivals, Let’s Rock is renowned for its fun, family-friendly atmosphere, offering something for every generation to enjoy.

Headlining both shows are 80s music icons, Thompson Twins‘ Tom Bailey and Midge Ure (Ultravox/Visage), who will perform their timeless hits that shaped a generation. These legendary performers are set to bring the true essence of the 80s experience straight from the UK to South Africa’s stages!

Thompson Twins‘ Tom Bailey

For nearly three decades fans of the Thompson Twins have waited for more live performances from one of the most iconic bands of the eighties. Now The Thompson Twins’ vocalist Tom Bailey, with a new band, is touring and performing the big Thompson Twins hits and more.

The Thompson Twins had huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic. Songs such as ‘Hold Me Now’, ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘You Take Me Up’ and ‘Love On Your Side’ provided the soundtrack for so many people’s lives worldwide in the mid-eighties.

In 1985 The Thompson Twins played ‘Hold Me Now’ at Live Aid in Philadelphia and also performed the Beatles ‘Revolution’ with Madonna and Nile Rogers.

The Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey features Tom Bailey on vocals, keyboards, guitar, harmonica, and percussion. His all-female band features Charlotte Raven on vocals and keyboards, Vicky Warwick on bass, vocals and keyboards, and Paulina Szczepaniak on electronic drums.

Midge Ure

Multiple award-winning, platinum-selling Midge Ure is an artist who needs very little introduction. Musical success is seldom measured in periods of more than a few years, if not Andy Warhol’s often quoted “fifteen minutes”, so the fact that by the time Midge’s single “If I Was” went to the No 1 spot in 1985 he had already crammed several musical lifetimes into a 10-year professional career with bands like Thin Lizzy, Visage, the legendary Ultravox and of course the most famous one-off group in musical history Band Aid, writing and producing one of the world’s most recognised songs ever with “Do they know it’s Christmas.”

Local Legends

South Africa’s own music heroes will also be lighting up the Let’s Rock stages, including: Steve Louw’s Big Sky (Joburg show only), Just Jinjer, PJ Powers, Cindy Alter (from Clout), John Ellis (from Tree63), James Stewart (from The Usual) and Brent Harris and Thee Jam.

This epic line-up ensures an electric celebration of music from the past and present, making Let’s Rock the ultimate party you won’t want to miss.

Don’t miss out on the chance to relive the magic of the 80s and 90s with unforgettable performances, great vibes, and incredible artists. Grab your tickets and get ready for an exciting trip down memory lane!

Great news is that we’re giving away 2 Double tickets to the Johannesburg edition Of Let’s Rock 2025!

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment below and tell us WHAT you would be willing to do for the tickets.

2 lucky commenters will win each win a double ticket. This competition closes on the 14th of February 2025 at 10:00 and the winner will be notified via email.

Please make sure that you punch in your email address into the comment form below so we can reach you.

If you’re not keen to enter our competition, feel free to buy tickets HERE.

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