SA’s hottest rock band Zebra & Giraffe have been chosen by Las Vegas, The KILLERS to be the support act on their SA tour, which starts with two nights at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg (Thursday 3^rd December and Friday 4th December 2009) and then moves to Cape Town with one performance on Sunday 6th December at Val De Vie Wine and Polo Estate, in the scenic Paarl/Franschhoek Valley.  The tour is presented by Heineken® and supported by regional radio stations 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm.

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Zebra & Giraffe is the pseudonym of Johannesburg based artist, Greg Carlin.  Zebra & Giraffe have had a whirlwind 2009 winning the SAMA Award for Best Rock Album, MTV MAMA Award for Best Alternative Act (beating Coldplay & Green Day), playing at the Coca-Cola Zero Fest alongside Oasis and Snow Patrol and releasing their debut album ‘Collected Memories’ which has produced seven hit singles so far including ‘The Knife”, “Arm Yourself’, “Running Faster”, “In My Eyes”, “Oxymoron” , ‘Fight Fight Fight” and their latest chart topper “Leaving Again”

The KILLERS are one of the world biggest alternative rock bands. Formed in Las Vegas Brandon Flowers, David Keuning, Ronnie Vannucci and Mark Stoermer burst onto the music scene in 2004 with their debut album Hot Fuss which went 4 times Platinum in the UK and 3 times Platinum in the USA. Their other releases Sam’s Town (2006) sold over a million copies worldwide and Day & Age (2008) went straight to number 1 in the UK. They have received seven nods from The Grammy’s and won a variety of MTV, BRIT and NME Awards and have headlined some of the biggest festivals in the world including Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds and Pukkelpop. Fans in South Africa will be able to see some of The Killers biggest hits live including Mr Brightside, Somebody told me, Bones, When We Were Young, Read My Mind and Human.

When asked about supporting The Killers presented by Heineken, Zebra & Giraffe’s Greg Carlin said: “I am so excited that we’ve been chosen to support the Killers on their South African tour. They’re one of my favourite bands and it’ll be an honour to share the stage with them. I can’t think of a better way to end the year than to play with one of the biggest bands in the world!”

The Killers presented by Heineken in association with 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm live in South Africa.

TOUR ITINERARY

Johannesburg

Thursday 3^rd December 2009

Friday 4th December 2009 (SOLD OUT)

Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg

Tickets from R269 – R526 (incl. service charges)

Local Support: Zebra & Giraffe

Cape Town

Sunday 6th December 2009

Val De Vie Polo Estate Cape Town

Tickets from R269 – R526 (incl. service charges)

Local Support: Zebra & Giraffe

Tickets on sale at the Computicket

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