Chatting to the ever-grounded Shaun Morgan, you may easily forget that he is currently one of the biggest rock stars in the world. The front man behind the massive hit ‘Fake It’ wooed fans and members of the press with his genuine, open and humble nature this festive season. Despite selling millions of records abroad, Morgan has always called South Africa home. Returning to spend time with his family, Morgan agreed to perform a few unplugged shows over the holidays.

Fans eager to catch these rare intimate performances scooped up tickets instantly. Five sold-out shows with no sponsors and barely a week of promotion on the first two are certainly achievements that few artists could pull off. Morgan’s popularity and dedication to fans were further emphasized when signing sessions lasted thrice as long as the shows.

The final show of the tour will go down in the history books with over 5000 people rocking in the rain at Kirstenbosch Gardens. Contrary to his claims that he doesn’t do much other than play songs, Morgan knew exactly how to get the crowd going. Reworking the lyrics to the classic ‘Take Me Away’ he sang, “I want you to stay and take the rain away”, before jumping off stage to get wet with the fans.

Morgan has promised to bring the rest of Seether back for a full tour as soon as possible. For these shows he was supported by a few local artists including Simon Perry (The Tornados), Nick Argyros (16 Stittch), Dylan Hunt (Pestroy) and Grant Bez (MyEpic).

The local media love Morgan as much as the fans so he was in high demand. Radio interviews on 5FM, Radio 2000, East Coast Radio, Kfm and TuksFM reached almost every possible listener in the country. Reviews, interviews and features filled the pages of the most powerful press. This weekend interviews with Morgan will be screened on MK’s Studio One as well as The Showbiz Report on ETV.

Morgan is back in America now, filming the music video for the next single before heading on a Canadian tour. After such a phenomenal reception he is eager to play to South African audiences again. Commenting on the Kirstenbosch show he said that he was overwhelmed by the crowd and understood what it must feel like to be one of the Springboks.
Not bad for one guy and his acoustic guitar!

Catch Shaun Morgan hosting his Top 5 rock songs of 2007:
MK – Studio One – Friday 11th January – 19:30
Watch an interview and footage of the Kirstenbosch show:
ETV – The Showbiz Report – Saturday 12th January – 19:30