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Polisiekar rides on regardless

20 years of friendship and fun

If you asked the band members of renowned Afrikaans alternative rock band Fokofpolisiekar whether they expected to reach two decades, the answer would be a resounding no.

Yet, 20 years later the band are alive and kicking and playing some of the best music of their careers.

The group from Bellville in Cape Town, which consists of Francois van Coke (lead vocals) Hunter Kennedy (guitar and backup vocals) Johnny de Ridder (lead guitar) Wynand Myburgh (bass), and Jaco Snakehead Venter (drums), admit they did not have any long-term plans when they started out.

This week, the band celebrated their 20th birthday and will commemorate it with a concert at Loftus D Field in Pretoria this afternoon.

They will be joined by other hit rockers

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