Direct from London - the legendary eVOID is back for a whist lestop jive tour of their homeland South Africa in April of 2024.
When was the last time you experienced an eVOID gig? Or heard "Sh adows"\, "Taximan"\, "I am a Fadget" and more past hits live? Some of you may even remember dressing up as “fadgets” and queuing up for hours ou tside the Chelsea Hotel in Hillbrow\, or recall the varsity tour in 1984 a t the Stellenbosch Town Hall when the floor caved in\, from everyone jumpi ng up and down to “Shadows”!
Still bopping to “Taxi man”? Well\, you can start jiving for joy\, as eVOID returns to South Af rica in April this year for nine (9) shows around South Africa\, including two with 80s legends Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Thursday 11 April 2024
Bay Collective - East London
Spargs Mall\, Beacon Bay\, East London
Doors at 18:00\, show at 19:00\, close at 2 3:00
Tickets (Unreserved Seating & Standing) from R295 excl R35 Fee< /p>
NOTE: This is a Standing Show and all seating throughout the venue i s unreserved and on a first-come\, first-served basis
Bro thers Lucien and Erik Windrich\, still looking young and fresh as ever\, a re joined by veteran musicians Peter Cohen (Bright Blue\; Freshlyground) o n drums and Josh Hawks (Freshlyground) on bass\, the band will be playing all of the hits and much more - get ready to junk jive in the aisles becau se eVOID is back!
Void [without the “e”] was formed i n 1977 on the East Rand. They won the local Battle of the Bands in 1978 an d were offered their first professional gig in Zimbabwe a year later. The group consisted of Lucien Windrich (guitar and vocals)\, Erik Windrich (ke yboards and lead vocals)\, Danny de Wet (drums) and Terry Andalis (bass). During an eight-month stint there the band recorded a cover version of the Knack’s current hit “My Sharona”. The B-side “Magicia” took off and reached number 4 on the SA charts.
Returning to Sout h Africa\, eVOID began to build up a strong following on the club circuit in the Eastern Cape. In 1982\, older brother-manager Karl Windrich persuad ed the trio (Lucien\, Erik and George Voros) to relocate to Johannesburg. eVOID now upped its image with painted faces\, tribal dances and South Afr ican jive rhythms. But it was in 1983 with new drummer Wayne Harker that e VOID began to produce their most memorable and exhilarating live shows at the Chelsea Hotel in Hillbrow\, when Benjy Mudie signed them to WEA Record s\, and when eVOID went on to complete a groundbreaking and highly success ful Varsity tour in 1984.
The first single “Shadows” peaked at number 3 on the national charts and remains a staple of South Af rican rock and pop-oriented radio stations. In Feb 1984 they released the catchy “Taximan” which got to number 6 on the charts. Later that year\ , the self-deprecating “I am a Fadget” became the band’s third singl e\, consolidating their white African punk-inspired sound and striking New Romantic ‘boy band’ image. By September 1984 the first album was ridi ng high at the top of the charts\, followed by the release of a 12-inch ma xi single\, “Kwela Walk” that received rave reviews.
On Saturday 12 January 1985\, eVOID performed before an estimated 100\,000 people at the Concert in the Park in support of Operation Hunger along wi th many other top South African bands. A month later\, the brothers Karl\, Lucien\, and Erik left South Africa for London where they performed as a four-piece with Ilne Hofmeyer on bass and Richard Devey on drums. A second album “Here comes the Rot” was released in 1986 from which WEA releas ed the single “Dance the Instinct”. In 1993\, the group recorded a thi rd album called “eVOID –Over the Years”\, available only on cassette for limited distribution.