Date: Saturday 13 May 2023<
/span> Time: 18:30 Venue: The Copper Bar\,
Support: act to be announ ced.
Direct from London - the legendary eVOID are back for a whistlestop jive tour of thei r homeland South Africa\, performing at Johannesburg's Copper Bar on Satur day 13 May 2023!
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When was the last ti me you experienced an eVOID gig? Or heard "Shadows"\, "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 outside the Chelsea Hotel in Hillbrow or recall the varsity tour in 1984 at the Stellenbosch Town Hall when the floor caved in\, from everyone jumping up and down to “Shadows”!
Still bopping to “Taximan” along with your grandchildren? Well\, you can start jiving for joy\, as eVOID return to South Africa in May this ye ar\, for two shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Brothers Lucien and Erik Windrich\, still looking young and f resh as ever\, are joined by veteran musicians Peter Cohen (Bright Blue\; Freshlyground) on 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 because eVOID are back!
Vo id [without the “e”] was formed in 1977 on the East Rand. They won the local Battle of the Bands in 1978 and were offered their first profession al gig in Zimbabwe a year later. The group consisted of Lucien Windrich (g uitar and vocals)\, Erik Windrich (keyboards and lead vocals)\, Danny de W et (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 char ts.
Returning to South Africa\, eVOID began to build up a strong following on the club circuit in the Eastern C ape. In 1982\, older brother-manager Karl Windrich persuaded the trio (Luc ien\, Erik and George Voros) to relocate to Johannesburg. eVOID now upped their image with painted faces\, tribal dances and South African jive rhyt hms. But it was in 1983 with new drummer Wayne Harker that eVOID began to produce their most memorable and exhilarating live shows at the Chelsea Ho tel in Hillbrow\, when Benjy Mudie signed them to WEA Records\, and when e VOID went on to complete a groundbreaking and highly successful Varsity to ur in 1984.
The first single “Shado ws” peaked at number 3 on the national charts and remains a staple of So uth African rock and pop oriented radio stations. In Feb 1984 they release d 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 single\, consolidating their white African punk inspired sound and striki ng New Romantic ‘boy band’ image. By September 1984 the first album wa s riding high at the top of the charts\, followed by the release of a 12 i nch maxi single\, “Kwela Walk” that received rave reviews.
< p>On Saturday 12 January 1985\, eVOID performed be fore an estimated 100\,000 people at the Concert in the Park in support of Operation Hunger along with many other top South African bands. A month l ater\, the brothers Karl\, Lucien and Erik left South Africa for London wh ere 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 19 86 from which WEA released the single “Dance the Instinct”. In 1993\, the group recorded a third album called “eVOID –Over the Years”\, av ailable only on cassette for limited distribution.