MOODSHIP - Live at Waves, Umzumbe
Sat Oct 19, 19:00 - Sat Oct 19, 21:00
Waves, Umzumbe
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Moodship (aka Gary Thomas) SA Tour – Live at Waves, Umzumbe
Critically acclaimed virtuoso guitarist and singer Moodship (aka Gary Thomas) is touring South Africa to promote his new EP ‘Liminal’, before moving to Spain. He will be giving a very special performance at Waves in Umzumbe on Saturday 19th October. Known for his groundbreaking guitar techniques, haunting voice and incredible live performances, this is a concert not to be missed!
Venue: Waves
Date: Saturday 19th October
Time: 7pm
Address: 166 Golf View Road, Umzumbe, Hibberdene, 4225
Ticket price: R100
Phone: 083 271 7461
Bio:
Moodship (aka Gary Thomas) is a highly celebrated, award winning South African singer and musician. His enigmatic style blends rich, moody song writing with a vast array of alternative guitar techniques and precision multi- tasking. Moodship has toured all over South Africa, Kenya, England, Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Belgium and France. He is known for his diverse performances that can go from the beautifully cinematic to the energetically virtuosic in seconds. He is an award winning live performer and music producer for film, documentary, tv and theatre. He has won two Standard Bank Ovation Awards at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, South Africa. In September 2022, Moodship toured and performed concerts in Kenya around Nairobi and Lamu Island. His last European tour was in 2017. Moodship toured South Africa in March 2024 performing 18 concerts all over the country. His most EP 'Liminal' was released on August 23rd 2024.
Press :
"A virtuoso display of left- field indie- folk mastery" - Rolling Stone
“Incredible...Remarkable” - Muzikalia (Spain)
“Manipulating guitar strings so that they converse in a new language…a psychedelic one-man anti-folk jamming machine” - Cape Argus
“An uberdextrous wunderkind... a rare breed of genius” - 24.com
"One of the most original and followed indie-folk, acoustic musicians in the country" - Whatson.co.za
“Spellbinding, epic soundscapes of surrealistic intensity. The Durban-born Capetonian is as renowned for his relentless touring schedule as he is for rupturing the mould of the conventional singer-songwriter” - Mail & Guardian
"The man is a genius. He takes sound and bends it in ways that I would never have thought possible" - City Press
"Phenomenal... Bafflingly brilliant...So incredible you have to remind yourself that it is all coming from just one person. Masterful – Cue
Links :
Moodship on Instagram:
@moodship__
Moodship on Youtube:
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Moodship on Tiktok:
@moodship