After a brutal decade of rock ‘n roll, 5 full length albums,
various drummer line-up changes, numerous prestigious awards, international
tours to places like Taiwan and Europe, opening for monster international acts
like Metallica, Van Coke Kartel has decided that it is time to call it quits.
‘’Van Coke Kartel has been a crazy ride. It was the main focus for Francois van Coke
and myself for many years. A lot of work went into the project and we
definitely learned a lot from it. It is sad to think that it is all coming to
an end, but I’m excited to take the circus on the road for one last time!’’
Wynand Myburgh
The band has not played a live show in 16 months. Rather than just fade away, they will be
going out with a bang on their final tour in July 2017.
For the finale, the Kartel will be re-uniting with
ex-drummer Jason Oosthuizen to complete the line-up that they were known for
the longest in their 10 year existence.
‘’The band had many different drummer over the years. A
total of 5 to be be exact. We felt that the time that Jason was with us, it was
our ‘golden years’. In that period we were extremely active and on an all-time
high. It just felt natural to end the project with him on drums.’’ Jedd Kossew
When Fokofpolisiekar went on a hiatus in 2007, Francois van
Coke and Wynand Myburgh took this opportunity to start Van Coke Kartel. Jedd Kossew later became a full time member
and this addition catapulted Van Coke Kartel’s live performances into another
dimension.
‘’When Wynand and I started the project in 2007, we had
never been in a band where we were the main song writers. It took a lot of hard
work to create those first records. I think we got our confidence from the fact
that we knew that when we hit the stage, we will make up for whatever we lacked
in the songwriting. When Jedd joined he took us to a new level and he
immediately contributed a lot to the writing process. He still does so today
with my solo stuff.’’ Francois van Coke
Van Coke Kartel’s energetic, no-nonsense rock ‘n roll show
is celebrated as a high-energy spectacular.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see them live for the last
time ever.
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