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.
Sunday 14 April 2024< /p>
Moss & Maple - Plettenberg Bay
Farm 541 Cragsview\, Plettenberg Bay
Doors at 13:00\, show at 1 5:00\, closes at 19:00
Tickets (Unreserved Seating) fro m R295 excl R35 Fee
Brothers Lucien and Erik Windr ich\, still looking young and fresh as ever\, are joined by veteran musici ans Peter Cohen (Bright Blue\; Freshlyground) on drums and Josh Hawks (Fre shlyground) on bass\, the band will be playing all of the hits and much mo re - get ready to junk jive in the aisles because eVOID is back!
Void [without the “e”] was formed in 1977 on the East Rand. Th ey won the local Battle of the Bands in 1978 and were offered their first professional gig in Zimbabwe a year later. The group consisted of Lucien W indrich (guitar and vocals)\, Erik Windrich (keyboards 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 “M y Sharona”. The B-side “Magicia” took off and reached number 4 on th e SA charts.
Returning to South Africa\, eVOID began to b uild up a strong following on the club circuit in the Eastern Cape. In 198 2\, older brother-manager Karl Windrich persuaded the trio (Lucien\, Erik\ , and George Voros) to relocate to Johannesburg. eVOID now upped its image with painted faces\, tribal dances\, and South African jive rhythms. But it was in 1983 with new drummer Wayne Harker that eVOID began to produce t heir most memorable and exhilarating live shows at the Chelsea Hotel in Hi llbrow\, when Benjy Mudie signed them to WEA Records\, and when eVOID went on to complete a groundbreaking and highly successful Varsity tour in 198 4.
The first single “Shadows” peaked at number 3 on t he national charts and remains a staple of South African rock and pop-orie nted radio stations. In Feb 1984 they released the catchy “Taximan” wh ich got to number 6 on the charts. Later that year\, the self-deprecating “I am a Fadget” became the band’s third single\, consolidating their white African punk-inspired sound and striking New Romantic ‘boy band ’ image. By September 1984 the first album was riding high at the top of the charts\, followed by the release of a 12-inch maxi single\, “Kwela Walk” that received rave reviews.
On Saturday 12 Januar y 1985\, eVOID performed before an estimated 100\,000 people at the Concer t in the Park in support of Operation Hunger along with many other top Sou th African bands. A month later\, the brothers Karl\, Lucien\, and Erik le ft 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 released the single “Danc e the Instinct”. In 1993\, the group recorded a third album called “eV OID –Over the Years”\, available only on cassette for limited distribu tion.