The Beatles and The Rolling Stones will be celebrated in a live rock performance at Café Roux in Noordhoek next month, with Duck Chowles, Andy Murray and the Retro Rewind Band set to revisit some of the most recognisable songs in popular music.
Called All You Need Is Love – A Tribute to The Beatles & The Rolling Stones, the concert is designed as an afternoon of music from two groups whose work continues to shape the language of rock. The event will bring together familiar singles, enduring ballads and concert favourites in a programme aimed at listeners who grew up with the records as well as younger audiences discovering them anew.
A meeting of two defining catalogues
The organisers describe the bands as far more than successful recording acts. Their assessment is that The Beatles and The Rolling Stones helped alter popular culture, influenced successive generations of musicians and established a standard against which later rock groups were judged.
“They are not just bands – they are institutions,” the organisers said.
That idea forms the basis of the show’s appeal. Rather than focusing on one group, the performance will move between the melodic sophistication associated with The Beatles and the tougher, blues-informed energy of The Rolling Stones. The result is intended to offer a broad survey of songs that remain familiar well beyond their original era.
Who is performing
Chowles, who is known as the “Mick Jagger of South Africa”, will lead the show as singer and guitarist. He will be joined by respected guitarist and vocalist Andy Murray, with the pair at the centre of the tribute’s vocal and instrumental arrangements.
The musicians will be supported by the Retro Rewind Band, comprising Karl Hering on bass, Alan Lloyd on drums and Tony Drake on keyboards. Together, the line-up will provide the backing for a set that moves from early Beatles material to later Rolling Stones anthems, with space for both intimate and more expansive moments.
Songs audiences can expect
The planned selection includes early Beatles favourites such as She Loves You and A Hard Day’s Night, alongside Rolling Stones numbers including Start Me Up and Ruby Tuesday. The programme also makes room for songs with a more reflective character, including Let It Be and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
- The Beatles: She Loves You, A Hard Day’s Night, Let It Be, While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Hey Jude.
- The Rolling Stones: Start Me Up, Ruby Tuesday, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Paint It Black.
- Shared concert spirit: a set combining ballads, early pop-rock and full-blooded rock standards.
Among the evening’s expected crowd moments is Hey Jude, while Come Together, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and Paint It Black are also included in the advertised set. The selection suggests a performance built for singing along, while retaining enough variety to take listeners through different phases of both bands’ musical identities.
Event details
The concert will take place on Sunday, November 22, at Café Roux, 1 Village Lane, Noordhoek Farm Village. Doors open at 5pm, allowing guests to arrive for dinner and drinks before the music begins at 6pm.
| Venue | Café Roux, Noordhoek Farm Village |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, November 22 |
| Doors | 5pm |
| Show | 6pm |
| Tickets | R300 |
Tickets are priced at R300 and can be booked through the Café Roux website. Further information is available by emailing events@caferoux.co.za. With food and drinks available before the performance, the event is positioned as a relaxed live-music outing as much as a conventional tribute concert: an opportunity to spend an evening with songs that have travelled across decades, borders and generations.
