{"id":43248,"date":"2025-03-13T09:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=43248"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T07:27:14","slug":"durban-rocks-the-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/03\/13\/durban-rocks-the-80s\/","title":{"rendered":"Durban rocks the 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electrifying performances and unstoppable 80s nostalgia filled the Botanic Gardens when Durbanites came out in their drones for <strong>Let\u2019s Rock Durban<\/strong>. In spite of wet and gloomy weather leading up to the day, Let\u2019s Rock, presented in association with BreakOut Events and East Coast Radio, is the UK\u2019s most iconic festival and made its debut in Durbs with the likes of international legends Thompson Twins\u2019 Tom Bailey and Ultravox, and Visage\u2019s lead singer, Midge Ure. They unleashed the festival\u2019s raw energy alongside top South Africa acts Just Jinjer, PJ Powers, John Ellis from Tree63 and many more popular 80s and 90s local rock stars! 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