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Button does Buble

Without a doubt, I can say that I went to the Michael Buble concert on Thursday with the youngest fan - and there were many other kids there to contend with. But I win...because dear Button is still in utero - if only just!

Back in October, on the road to Swellendam for an event site recce, the news broke of the upcoming Cape Town show. I immediately added it to my Secret Santa wishlist and secretly hoped that Kim would score some VVIP tickets from her then employer, Heart 104.9FM! When Santa delivered something else and Kim resigned from Heart, I resigned myself to watching reruns of the David Foster dvd at home.

But when a heavily pregnant Robyn asked me to be her plus 1 on Thursday, all hope was restored!

This was my first ever time inside the Cape Town Stadium and I was in awe... Having googled "What to consider when taking a pregnant person to a concert" extensively the previous night, I kept my eyes peeled for toilets, emergency exits, disabled access and vendors selling snacks. We found our seats with little trouble and settled in - cushions and all.

The Naturally 7 opening act was gob-smackingly cool. Their rendition of Coldplays' 'Fix You' simply brought the house down.

I'll admit, I suffered from gold circle envy, watching closely as the tame crowds just swayed to what could be described as one of the best entertainers out there these days! After I'd earmarked my seat for the next tour, we sang and danced - totally captivated by the talent and performance. He's good!

One of the best moments of the show was when he ripped out his ear piece and sang acapella, sighting some or other technical glitch. You could hear a pin drop! There were several other great moments - like when he travelled towards the back of the audience to engage with them - unfortunately not as far as the nose-bleed section as P-J calls it, where we were seated. He also sang with a visibly shocked 21 year old birthday girl and kept us laughing at his quips and tricks.

My absolute favourite memory of the night though, was taking this trip with Robyn (and Button), on quite possibly one of the last outings we'll do before things change to a new normal and where babysitting applications will have to be submitted at least 1 month in advance for scheduling approval.


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  1. 😀beautiful sisters enjoying a beautiful night!

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  2. Oh dear. This post just got me all weepy. This baby is coming soon!

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