Day made! One of the best songwriter and vocalist in the world, Ryan Tedder, is returning to South Africa in June next year with his band OneRepublic for their Native tour. The band toured South Africa with Maroon 5 back in 2008 and I was so bummed when I missed the show – but they’re back! They will be performing in Johannesburg on the 19th June 2015 at The Dome and Cape Town on 21st June 2015 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest.
According to the press release that went out today, OneRepublic have achieved huge international success throughout their career. Their first album ‘Dreaming Out Loud’ (2007) was certified as platinum earning them a Grammy nomination and went straight to number 1 in 16 countries. Their first single ‘Apologize’ remixed by Timbaland ranks in the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100’s All-Time Top Songs list and became a worldwide smash hit and their second single ‘Stop and Stare’ followed with the same success. Their second album ‘Waking Up’ (2009) spawned hit singles ‘All The Right Moves’ and ‘Good Life’.
In creating their third full-length album ‘Native’, OneRepublic travelled to Paris, Greece, London, New York, Seattle, and Vancouver to write and record describing it as a ‘bold and boundary-pushing follow-up to 2009’s Waking Up, offering up a surge of stadium-sized rock that’s fiercely beat-driven yet ethereal and intimate’. ‘Native’ debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and their hit single ‘Counting Stars’ reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, their highest charting single since ‘Apologize’, as well as the top 10 of the Kia Top 40 on 947.
This tour is their biggest one yet having travelled all over the world playing over 185 sold out dates around the world. Tickets are expected to fly off the shelves so make sure you get yours as soon as possible!
Tour Information:
Johannesburg
Friday 19th June 2015
The Dome, Johannesburg
Ticket Price: R340 – R650
Tickets go on sale Friday 28th November at 9am from www.bigconcerts.com and Computicket
Cape Town
Sunday 21st June 2015
Grand Arena, Grand West, Cape Town
Ticket Price: R395 – R595
Tickets go on sale Friday 28th November at 9am from www.bigconcerts.com and Computicket
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