Cape town - History was made at the Grand Arena in GrandWest on Saturday night when two of South Africa’s most iconic bands came together as one.
Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels shared the stage with The Rockets and played their hearts out at the One Vision show, which had fans chanting for more at the end of the night.
The hosts for the evening were HeartFM’s Suga and Julian Naidoo and the show was opened by local upcoming acts The Fantastics from Bonteheuwel, The Young Visitors from Mitchells Plain and Wikkel Wikkel hitmakers Rjay and Lil LK from Wellington.
But all eyes were on Dr Victor, his Rasta Rebels and the Rockets, and the crowd sang along to every hit as the groups took them on a trip down memory lane with old school classics like Kalimba, Have You Seen The Rain, Gimme A Break, Tumbai and even some Afrikaans favourites such as Loslappie.
The show had young and old on their feet and the legendary bands took the opportunity to thank the fans for their support over the decades.
The collaboration was the idea of Rockets guitarist Jerry Watt, who fell ill this year.
Dr Victor told Cape Argus sister paper the Daily Voice that they had a lot of fun and was happy to give up-and-coming talent a platform.
“I remember people also gave me a chance way back when I grew up in Kimberley, we used to open up for bands such as Johnny Clegg, The Rockets at the time and many others so it is very important as human beings to pay it forward and give others a chance, and most importantly we must promote South African local talent,” he said.
Watt said that five months of hard work and planning had paid off beautifully: “To put a show like this together of two big bands to become one band is not an easy job. We are glad there was a good vibe, the show went well, people enjoyed it so we’re all happy.”
Ending the show on a high note, the two bands performed a heartwarming rendition of the classic That’s What Friends Are For, which had the arena singing along.
The song is available for download digitally.
