Soetwater Sundays with John Battersby Band !
Schedule
Sun Sep 07 2025 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Soetwater Environmental Education Centre | Cape Town, WC
Doors open at 3pm, Drinks & lekka food from "The Green Room " food truck . Cold Beer ! tickets on quicket R150 door R200KIDS TICKETS U11 R50 available only at door
Its such a fun venue if you been there you Know ! Parts of the proceeds go to The Bird Sanctuary here.
John Battersby performed for many years around South Africa and abroad in the Indie-rock inspired band Red Tape Riot. After a short hiatus from the local music scene, he reached out to friends and fellow musical cohorts to participate in a new musical endeavour titled ‘John Battersby Band’.
John Battersby Band is made up of John himself on Vocals and Guitar, Marc Klein (Red Tape Riot) on Drums, Guitarist Tristan Bell (BRYNN) and CJ Duckitt on Bass (Murray). The experience of this group of musicians is exemplified in their professional approach to production and performance.
John Battersby Band at its core, feeds off John’s prolific songwriting since the start of 2022 when he returned to the scene and started putting the full 4 piece outfit together.
John’s lyrics are filled with nostalgic tones of simple pleasures, friendship, belonging, warm days of summer, the comfort and warmth of connecting with mates and letting time sit still for a moment. Tristan’s melodic guitar line take on a life of their own, giving true accompaniment to the lyrical narrative.
Mark and CJ drive the rhythm section embracing the authenticity of the prose. Combining new and old sounds, the band’s Foot-tapping influences range from The Killers, War on Drugs and The Black Keys to Dire Straits, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac. John Battersby Band creates music that is familiar, instantly accessible, yet lingers with fondness and nostalgia, brining the listener back over and over again.
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Linkin' Joshua will be the support act will keep us hopping , Looping playing his own Originals & his own orginal take on some well loved covers!
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