Toya Delazy Harare show venue changed

In a statement, the organisers said the move was necessitated by a complaint raised by residents in the venue's surrounds regarding noise coming from open-air events at the venue.

The statement reads: "With final plans for this weekend’s Toya Delazy concert in Harare all set, a change of venue for the event has brought about a move to the city centre for the latest in the star’s Rocking The City tour of African capitals. We have been informed that the Mashonaland Turf Club is no longer able to allow Borrowdale Racecourse to be used to host open-air musical concerts, after complaints by nearby residents were upheld by the courts. Sound Event Management had already scheduled two events at the Borrowdale Racecourse on the weekend of 21 October and 22: the Toya Delazy Rocking The City concert (Friday 21 October) and the Summer Night Concert (Saturday 22 October), but the ruling has brought about a need to effect changes to these events."

New ticket prices have come into effect. Advance booking tickets remain available from Webtickets: VIP tickets are $25 (at tables), gold circle are $15, balcony $10, upper level $5 (the latter is a new price, lower than was previously possible at the Mashonaland Turf Club). Gate prices at the venue, from 6pm gold circle $20, balcony $15 and upper level $10.

The Summer Night Concert planned for 22 Saturday October had been postponed to Saturday 12 November. A new venue for this event is being sought at the present time and will be publicised once arranged. People who have already purchased tickets for this concert are being advised that these tickets are automatically valid for the rescheduled event, but if they are now unable to attend the event on November 12, a full refund will be available from the Sound Event Management box office from Monday 25 October.

For more information, please contact [email protected] or call +263712601107.

Originally published on Robert Mukondiwa's blog on 18 October 2016.