Rocking for Rhinos at the Hillcrest Wine Estate: 5 & 6 May 2012

Rocking for Rhinos is a two day concert happening at the Hillcrest Wine Estate in Durbanville on 5 and 6 May 2012. The concert will raise much needed funds for the rehabilitation of Higgins and Lady – two rhinos who were sadly attacked in the Fairy Glen Reserve in Wellington. Rocking for Rhinos will feature a mix of rock and blues, with some great bands on the line-up including Ashtray Electric, the Natasha Meister Band and When Karma Sleeps.

Rhino poaching is huge problem in South Africa. In 2010, 333 rhinos were killed, with the number increasing in 2011 to 443. So far in 2012, the rhino poaching number has already reached 163. Higgins and Lady (now part of The Higgins Project) survived their attacks but sadly lost their horns. Higgins also lost nearly 80% of his eyesight in the traumatic attack. We are now seeing a number of initiatives on the go to raise awareness for rhinos in South Africa and Rocking for Rhinos is one of them.

The concert will showcase rock music on the Saturday and blues on the Sunday. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday 5th May:

• 12h00 – Akkadis
• 12h30 – Christian Castell
• 13h10 – Tombstone Pete
• 13h50 – The Stremes
• 14h30 – Freddie Van’Dango from Idols fame
• 15h15 – Janie Bay
• 16h00 – Ashtray Electric
• 17h00 – When Karma Sleeps
• 18h00 – Pebbleman – Jesse Jordan & Richard Prior
• 19h00 – Mark Haze
• 20h00 – December Streets
• 21h00 – Boombox Troopers
• 22h00 – Reburn

Sunday 6th May:

• 11h00 – Ballistic Blues
• 12h00 – Six Gun Gospel
• 13h00 – Spontaneous Combustion Blues Band
• 14h00 – Crimson House Blues
• 15h00 – The Natasha Meister Band
• 16h00 – The Studerbakers

Tickets are available from Computicket for R50 to R100 each. You’ll find the Hillcrest Wine Estate on the M13 / Racecourse Road in Durbanville. Go on and support this good cause while taking in some great music.

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