VETERAN music group The Bats will present a lively show at the Vodacom Amphitheatre at The Boardwalk on Sunday.
The Bats' brand new two-hour "loudly South African" show promises to take audiences on a taxi ride from the Cape to the Townships, from the 1950s to the present and guarantees laughter and hair-raising moments. Originally formed in 1964, The Bats became South Africa's answer to The Beatles.
Some of the members of this legendary group are still well-known in South Africa's entertainment circles.
Popular South African comedian and actor Eddie Eckstein is the band's drummer and provides vocals, while guitarist, vocalist, keyboard and bass player Paul Ditchfield, recently acted in the remake of The Flight of the Phoenix. The other two band members are guitarist Pete Clifford and newcomer Derek Gordon. In the early 1970s, the band won a Sarie Award for their single, Who's that Girl.
In the 1980s, The Bats released a number of hit singles such as In a Shabby Little Hut and Vat hom Dawie.
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