Presenting, everything you need to know to have a good time at tonight’s Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert in Cape Town.

 

IMPORTANT TIMES

Gates open: 5pm

Die Antwoord: 7.45pm to 8.30pm

Red Hot Chili Peppers: 9pm to 10.40pm

 

GETTING AROUND

No parking at – or around – the stadium will be made available to the general public.

Instead, concertgoers can:

– Use public transport to the Civic Centre bus station to catch the free event shuttle to the stadium

– Park in the City Bowl and use the event shuttle

– Park at the V&A Waterfront and walk to the stadium However, be aware that traffic into and out of the Waterfront on concert days is usually very heavily congested – so factor this into your concert-day plans!

You can also catch a train to the Cape Town terminal and walk to the Stadium from there. The Fan Walk along Somerset Road in Green Point will be open and is expected to be very busy – the restaurants in particular are pumping on show days.

Additionally, there are three event shuttles are available to valid ticket-holders:

1. Stadium Shuttle – between Civic Centre and Stadium. First bus leaves the Civic Centre in Hertzog Boulevard at 5pm. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full.
   The service will continue during the event, and the last bus from the Stadium will leave at 12.15am.
2. Hout Bay Shuttle – between Kronendal Primary School and Stadium. First bus leaves Kronendal at 5pm. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full. Last bus to the Stadium leaves at 7.30pm. First return bus departs from York Road at 11.15pm and the last leaves at 12.15am.
3. UCT Shuttle – between UCT and Civic Centre First bus from the UCT Upper Campus to the Civic Centre bus station in Hertzog Boulevard leaves at 5pm. Thereafter a bus will leave every 15 minutes or when full. Last bus to the Civic Centre leaves at 7.30pm. First return bus leaves from the Civic Centre at 11.30pm, and the last leaves at 12.30am.

Limited special Metrorail, MyCiTi and event shuttle services will be available after the concert, from 11.45pm to midnight, depending on the line.

A bus from Adderley Street to Strand via Goodwood will leave at midnight in lieu of a train.

For a full list of these services – which will be free on presentation of a valid concert stub – you can check out the City of Cape Town’s transport plan.

Further enquiries may be directed to the Transport Information Centre, contactable on 0800 65 64 63.

 

ROAD CLOSURES

Waterkant Lower Burg Street and Buitengragt: Full closure in both directions 4pm to 11.59pm.

Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Metropolitan Golf Club to McDonalds entrance: Full closure in both directions 6am to 11.59pm

Fritz Sonnenberg Road, McDonalds entrance to Granger Bay Boulevard: Full closure in both directions 5pm to 11.59pm

Fritz Sonnenberg Road Portswood Road and Granger Bay Boulevard: Full closure in both directions 6am to 11.59pm

Granger Bay Boulevard, Beach Road and Helen Suzman Boulevard: Full closure Beach Road to Helen Suzman Boulevard 2pm to 11.59pm

Granger Bay Boulevard, Helen Suzman Boulevard and Beach Road: Full closure Helen Suzman Boulevard to Beach Road 5pm to 11.45pm

Fort Wynyard Road, Portswood Road and Granger Bay Boulevard: Full closure in both directions 2pm to 11.59pm

Vlei Road, Green Point Cricket Club entrance and Fritz Sonnenberg Road: Full closure in both directions 6am to 11.59pm

Vlei Road, Helen Suzman Boulevard and Fritz Sonnenberg Road: Full closure in both directions 2pm to 11.59pm

Stephan Way, Hamiltons Rugby Club and Fritz Sonnenberg Road: Full closure in both directions 2pm to 11.59pm

Beach Road, Portswood Road and Haul Road: Full closure in both directions 10.30pm to 11.45pm

Portswood Road, Helen Suzman Boulevard and Beach Road: Northeast bound only 10.30pm to 11.45pm

Somerset Road, Ebenezer Road and Chiappini Street: Southeast bound (citybound) only 6pm to 11.59pm

Somerset Road, Buitengragt and Chiappini Street: Full closure in both directions 6pm to 11.59pm

Main Road, Ebenezer Road and York Road: Bi-directional traffic 4pm to 11.59pm

Main Road, York Road and Ebenezer Road: Southeast bound only 4pm to 11.59pm

Ebenezer Road, Prestwich Street and Somerset Road: Local access only – no through traffic 4pm to 11.59pm

Helen Suzman Blvd, Buitengragt and York Rd: Reserved lane for Bus and Emergency Services both directions 5pm to 11.59pm

Public transport services operating in the Green Point and CBD areas may be subject to localised  deviations from 4pm on 5 February 2013.

[Source: iAfrica.com]