Jack White in South Africa: R1295 for Cape Town, R1695 for Joburg

Music icon, Jack White, has recently announced a visit to South Africa for his world tour and tickets for the two shows in South Africa have now gone live, though they are quite expensive.

Selling exclusively through local ticketing platform Webtickets, the Cape Town show costs R1 295 and the Johannesburg version is even pricier at R1 695.

Both of the shows’ ticket don’t allow you to choose seating or standing areas, with just one ticket option available.

It should be noted that both of these prices exclude the mandatory R35 booking fee that Webtickets charges, as well as the two optional upcharges from the platform: R5 to send the tickets to you via WhatsApp, and a rather hefty 10 percent insurance charge, if you’d like to make the ticket refundable.

“The 12-time Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist will perform at The Old Park Station in Jo’burg on Friday 11th December 2026, followed by Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, on Monday 14th December 2026, giving South African fans the opportunity to experience one of rock music’s most compelling live performers,” reads the description for the shows.

“Known for his raw guitar playing, distinctive vocals and uncompromising approach to music, White’s South African shows will draw from his remarkable career spanning The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather and his acclaimed solo career, while showcasing material from his latest album, Frozen Charlotte.”

Increasing prices for the Cape Town show

While writing this article, the R1 295 tickets AKA “Phase 1” for Cape Town apparently sold out, as did “Phase 2”.

At the time of writing, only “Phase 3” is available for an increased R1 495.

This is also our reminder that the fee for insurance to make the ticket refundable is 10 percent, so it will increase in price with the price of the ticket.

Right now, the Johannesburg “Phase 1” tickets and their pricing remains in effect, but we’re not sure for how long.

While we would never encourage panic buying or scarcity tactics affecting how you spend your money, this does seem like something you’d want to buy sooner rather than later, if you were planning on attending.

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