In following on from my posts about the Killers concerts here in SA, see below all the info you need to know for this coming Sundays concert – I’ll be on a 60 seater bus going out at lunch time and hitting golden circle, see you there!

On Sunday 6th December 2009, the highly anticipated US band, THE KILLERS, will be rocking the Val de Vie Wine and Polo Estate in the Paarl/Franschhoek Valley. In keeping with international standards the organisers (BIG Concerts) have invested a great deal of time and effort in order to ensure that both fans and nearby residents enjoys a hassle-free experience. Every conceivable logistical challenge has been considered, from traffic management to the general safety and security of patrons and alleviating actions have been put in place.

In order to facilitate the success of this event, the organisers have appealed for fans attending the event to be especially aware of the traffic challenges that are inevitable when managing an event of this size. In particular fans are advised of the following:

• Sharing of rides (i.e. car-pooling) is encouraged. The more people we have in each car the less pressure there will be on traffic entering and exiting the venue. (and besides it reduces your carbon emissions)
• Fans are advised to arrive at the venue as early as possible in order to prevent pressure on the roads approaching the estate. Gates are scheduled to open at 16:00.
• No concert tickets shall be available for sale at the venue and should fans not have pre-purchased a ticket they are advised not to come through in the hope of securing one;
• The show will be over by 22:30 and the traffic volumes are expected to have eased by midnight;
• Safe and secure parking facilities have been made available on the estate. Clear signage from the approaching arterial roads will be visible indicating the entrance to the parking area. A map detailing the suggested approach routes will be made available online at www.heineken.co.za or www.kfm.co.za.
• Every effort has been made to minimize the discomfort that nearby residents of Val de Vie may experience as a consequence of this event, and we feel comfortable that even if some hiccup might occur, the overall experience will be a positively memorable one.

CONCERT DETAILS

The KILLERS South African tour is presented by Heineken® in association with 94.5 KFM. This is another BIG Concerts Experience.

TOUR ITINERARY

Thursday 3rd December, 2009 – The Coca-Cola Dome
Johannesburg (Gates open at 18h00)

Friday 4th December, 2009 – The Coca-Cola Dome (SOLD OUT)
Johannesburg (Gates open at 18h00)

Sunday 6th December, 2009 – Val de View Wine and Polo Estate
Paarl/Franschhoek Valley (Gates open at 16h00)

To ensure that fans have the best experience, please note that the following items are prohibited at the event:

• Cameras
• Cooler boxes
• Food and Refreshments (including soft drinks and alcohol) which will be available for sale inside the festival)
• Weapons
• Illegal Drugs
• Professional recording equipment

For detailed map, visit http://www.bigconcerts.co.za/shows/the-killers/directions.pdf

Parking

Secure free unreserved parking available at venue.

Refreshments And Meals

Refreshments available at venue.

Support Act

Supports Act: 19h00 (Zebra & Giraffe)
The Killers: 20h00

Doors/gates Open

16h00

Exchanges And Upgrades

None allowed – please check dates and times carefully before booking

Refunds And Cancellations

None allowed

Address

Val de Vie Wine & Polo Estate, R301, Jan van Riebeek Drive, Kliprug Minor Road.
Telephone: 0861 63 63 63

Back in the day when we were still on 486’s and we were just getting our first VGA or if we were lucky SVGA monitor and we were waiting for Windows 95 to come out I made my first and only virus program with a mate.

What it would do – FORMAT YOUR ENTIRE PC!

How we did it – we took format.com and renamed it after some new game like ‘bomberman’ or something, so it became ‘bomberman.com’

The Problem – when you ran format.com it needed a drive to format like ‘format c:’ and also when it was running it would say ‘formatting c: 1% complete’ and show the progress.

The solution – we edited the format.com file and found the wording for ‘formatting’ and changed it to ‘installing’

And bingo we had a nice little program that would wipe your computer clean, we then gave it to a ‘friend’ of ours and said it was this awesome new game.

Lets just say it the virus worked!

Haven’t tried to make another once since but maybe one day…