South Africa: U.S. Rapper Eminem to Perform in South Africa

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18 November 2013
allAfrica.com
By Melody Chironda

Cape Town — Showtime Management has announced that multiple award-winning U.S. rapper, Marshall Mathers popularly known as Eminem, will perform in South Africa early next year on his Rapture 2014 tour. This will be the first time that Eminem will be performing in Africa.

The announcement was publicized on its Facebook and twitter page: "We are proud to announce the Eminem Rapture Tour, brought to you by Primedia in association with Dainty group and Showtime Management".

According to a statement by Showtime Management, "the Rapture 2014 tour is a game-changing hip-hop event curated by Eminem, with ears tuned to the streets, and eyes locked on rap's future. Eminem has handpicked the now, and the next, for the debut dose of Rapture."

Eminem, a 13-time Grammy and Oscar winner, has sold 80 million albums and 120 million singles, and released his eighth album earlier this month.

The concerts will take place at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 and at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Tickets for the concert will go on sale 21 November at Computicket.

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