Gather together with friends and family, enjoy the summer sun as it sets on the Cape Winelands and head to Backsberg Estate Cellars for this season’s Backsberg Picnic Concerts Series. Surrounded by vineyards, gardens and mountains this event promises a relaxing late-afternoon outing for young and old. Enjoy a glass of wine, feast on our famous Karoo lamb burgers and unwind to the sounds of some of South Africa’s leading musicians, including Francois van Coke, Blues Broers, Robin Auld, The Black Cat Bones and Koos Kombuis. Pre-sale tickets for the concerts are available from www.ticketbreak.co.za/backsberg for R85. Tickets are also available at the gate for R100 or R60 with a valid student card. Children under 12 years get in free when accompanied by an adult. Admission to concert venue starts at 15h00, with the opening act starting at 16h00 and the main act at 17h00. For the full line-up of bands, directions, comments, and more information on the series, please visit www.facebook.com/backsbergconcerts. Koos Kombuis is considered one of the best lyricists in South African music. A musician, singer, songwriter and author, he became famous as part of a group of anti-establishment maverick Afrikaans musicians in the eighties. His musical style is folky and raw and he’s often only accompanied by his acoustic guitar.