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TOP GEAR FESTIVAL DURBAN PROMISES STREET SPECTACULAR
Do you love the Stig, fast cars and the sound of engines roaring… well folks, Top Gear is heading back to Durban this June and we have an AWESOME deal for all of our fans!
To qualify for a DURBANITE 20% discount when purchasing your Standard, Superior and SuperSport elite tickets all you need to do when purchasing your tickets is use the following Coupon Code: GEARUPDN20. Note: This discount is only valid to the end of April.
To purchase your tickets check out the easy to use app “BUY TOP GEAR TICKETS” installed on the top bar of our Facebook page next to our “LIKES” tab.
-> Visit our Facebook page (Durbanite.Official)
-> Click on “BUY TOP GEAR TICKETS” app
-> Click on “Top Gear Festival 2014” (below the image)
-> Select which tickets you would like (Note: to qualify for the DURBANITE discount you will need to purchase either Standard, Superior or SuperSport elite tickets)
-> Enter the Coupon Code: GEARUPDN20 and the rest is quite self explanatory
What are you waiting for!
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Following two hugely successful years the award winning Top Gear Festival is bolstering its team to ensure it delivers one hell of an event for the third part in its trilogy in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Previous Top Gear events have seen the likes of: two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen, triple World Champions Infiniti Red Bull Racing with António Félix da Costa at the wheel of their hugely successful, record-breaking RB7 car, Fifth Gear’s Tiff Needell, Queen of Nürburgring race track, Sabine Schmitz and Sam Bird of Mercedes AMG Petronas take to the track in everything from F1 world championship cars to tuk tuks and taxis so the bar is set high for the local self-proclaimed petrol head.
In a bid to create the best street circuit yet, popular and respected motoring media personality, Marius Roberts has joined the Top Gear Festival Durban team bringing with him the promise of more motortainment than ever before.
Marius said of his appointment;
“I am a huge fan of Top Gear, a huge fan of cars and a huge fan of Durban, so when I got the call regarding the position of Content Manager for the Top Gear Festival 2014 in Durbs, I didn’t have to give it much thought. I plan to combine these passions to put together the best Festival Content to date – I’m not saying it’s going to be easy – after all, the Festival has been incredibly successful over the past two years, but I am up for the challenge”.
As anchor-presenter on South Africa’s first motoring channel, Ignition TV since 2008 and racing competitively for the last four years in a variarty of race series, Marius has extensive knowledge of the motoring industry within South Africa. Combining this with his plans for Top Gear Festival – Marius has already put in place an ALL NEW enhanced and city-approved Durban Street Circuit for 2014.
The new layout has additional benefits including bringing the street circuit action even closer – building it around and contained to specific areas. Because the circuit loops back on itself along Battery Road, the new grandstand positions create a stadium feel around the Street Circuit, allowing Top Gear fans to get even more bang for their buck. From the moment the sun rises on the 21st & 22nd of June to the time the sun sets, there will be non-stop action right in front of them!
On track there is a lot for spectators to get excited about with more competitive racing taking the form of an ALL NEW Time Attack Invitational, where 30 of South Africa’s bravest drivers take each other on in 30 of South Africa’s fastest cars. This format of racing has reached global acclaim due to its high-octane entertainment factor and it’s bound to have fans on the edge of their seats this June. The Stig will be unleashed in a variety of cars as he completes power laps synonymous with the Top Gear television shows – always a favourite with the crowds. Also new to this year, the street circuit introduces an incredible parade of Porsches and Ferraris – thanks to local clubs here in KwaZulu-Natal, whereby lucky competition winners will be able to experience hot laps around the infamous Durban Street Circuit. Expect nail-biting, jaw dropping spectacle as the Porsche and Ferrari drivers provide prize winners with their own personal dose of rip-roaring action in true Top Gear style.
Festivalgoers can expect a day packed full of entertainment both on and off the track as this year’s Top Gear Festival in ‘the warmest place to be’ offers a true celebration of all things motoring. Visitors are encouraged to book early to avoid missing out on the most exciting event on this year’s entertainment and motoring calendar.
Visitors with Grandstand tickets will still be required to attend their respective Street Circuit Shows at either 8h00 or 13h30 on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, and organisers encourage arriving early so as not to miss out. Grandstand seats are included in the SuperSport Elite and Superior Ticket Packages and are available for sale now for those with Standard and Basic ticket holders at R200 per person via the all new festival website (topgearfestivaldurban.co.za). For more information on ticket prices or to book visit www.topgearfestivaldurban.co.za.
TWITTER HANDLE: @topgearfestSA
FACEBOOK: Top Gear Festival South Africa
Author: Tee
The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra presents its 2026 Summer Season with two concerts at The Playhouse Opera on Thursday, 5 and 12 March at 19:00.
Concert 1: 5 March
Under the baton of Japanese conductor Yasuo Shinozaki, the opening programme features Canadian cello virtuoso Bryan Cheng performing Saint-Saëns’s demanding and innovative Cello Concerto No. 2. Britten’s Simple Symphony provides a lyrical interlude, followed by Saint-Saëns’s dramatic Cello Concerto No. 1. After the interval, Schubert’s beloved “Unfinished” Symphony brings the evening to a melodic close.
Concert 2: 12 March
Under the baton of South African conductor Conrad van Alphen, this programme features Bulgarian world-renowned virtuoso pianist and chamber musician, Ludmil Angelov.
KZN Philharmonic tickets are available at Quicket here.
Want to go to a concert but don’t want to have to self-drive into town?
Opt for a Park and Ride option:
Park your car in one of our secure designated locations and hop onto the bus which will drop you off at the Durban Playhouse.
1) Upper Highway Area
St. Agnes Anglican Church, 53 Abelia Road, Kloof, 3610.
R100 a bus ticket return.
The bus departs St Agnes promptly at 17h50.
2) Westville
Westville Senior Primary School, Westville Road, Westville, 3629.
R80 a bus ricket return.
The bus departs Westville Senior Primary promptly at 18h10.
3) Berea
Caister Lodge, 264 Musgrave Road, Musgrave, Durban, 4001.
R60 a bus ticket return.
The bus departs Caister Lodge promptly at 18h20.
4) Umhlanga
Grace Family Church, 400 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Umhlanga, 4320.
R100 a bus ticket return.
The bus departs Grace Family Church promptly at 18h10.
Book bus tickets on 031 369 9438 / info@kznphil.org.za / Quicket here
BOOK TICKETS HERE
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- Japanese conductor – Yasuo Shinozaki
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- Canadian cello virtuoso – Bryan Cheng
Author: Carla Wynne
Just a 30something plant mom, nature enthusiast and happy wife, adventuring through Durbs and life!🌻🌿🤍✨
Author: Carla Wynne
Just a 30something plant mom, nature enthusiast and happy wife, adventuring through Durbs and life!🌻🌿🤍✨
Author: mrjoelmagic
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