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Three-time Grammy Award-winning R&B and neo-soul icon Jill Scott (pictured) will perform at the Grand Arena in GrandWest on Wednesday 11 November at 20:00, as part of her To Whom This May Concern world tour. This marks the singer-songwriter’s fourth visit to South Africa, following memorable performances in Johannesburg and Durban, with the Cape Town show serving as the spectacular finale the global tour. After her 2024 Kyalami performance, Scott expressed her deep connection to local audiences, saying: “I’ll always come back. When you sing back, Joburg, it’s so beautiful and overwhelmingly wonderful.” The tour supports her sixth studio album To Whom This May Concern \u2013 her first release in over a decade, which debuted in the Top 10 across seven Billboard charts and has generated over 35 million streams worldwide. Tickets are now on sale at www.showtime.co.za and www.ticketmaster.co.za<\/a>. Photo: Kennedi Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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