{"id":108717,"date":"2015-12-29T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/108717\/bring-in-the-new-year-with-a-sokkie\/"},"modified":"2015-12-28T07:07:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T05:07:25","slug":"bring-in-the-new-year-with-a-sokkie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2015\/12\/29\/bring-in-the-new-year-with-a-sokkie\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring in the New Year with a sokkie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival City\u2019s ample Big Top Arena is set to be transformed into the biggest \u201csokkie\u201d dance floor Gauteng has ever seen this New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Revelers ringing in 2016 at the grand scale SuperSokkie event will be invited to take to the floor and \u201csokkie\u201d to the music of some of South Africa\u2019s foremost Afrikaans stars.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Collaborating for the massive New Year\u2019s Eve SuperSokkie at the Big Top Arena are Kurt Darren, Nicholis Louw, Gerhard Steyn and Brendan Peyper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108719\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNENTERTAINMENTS_41330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108719\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNENTERTAINMENTS_41330-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Kurt Darren will be taking to the stage at Carnival City to bring in the New Year on December 31.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/51GCNENTERTAINMENTS_41330-520x390.jpg 520w, 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event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith top Afrikaans performers and an expansive \u2018sokkie\u2019 dance floor, SuperSokkie promises to be a thigh slapping, sing a long start to 2016,\u201d said Matthew Cook, the entertainment and events manager at Carnival City.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are limited to ensure ample space on the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/107866\/lots-of-fun-in-store-for-children-this-holiday-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lots of fun in store for children this holiday season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/108364\/get-ready-to-be-rocked\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Maiden set to rock South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='cd41112591a16297f4db4de16358f6c4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival 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