Arrival in Johannesburg was at 08:30, I managed 5 hours sleep on the aircraft which was OK. I was through immigration and customs by 9:30, I had an airport hotel but knew my room would not be ready until after 11:00 so spent a couple of hours sitting in the observation deck watching the world go by. After a shower and change of clothes it was back to the airport for a set up meeting with the handler for the three flights I have to look after. That went well and with all the arrangements firmed up I was free again at 15:30. Another hour on the observation deck and then it was back to the hotel for my taxi to Soccer City where the concert was being held. I had a 6:00PM meeting with the tour management to explain the arrangements for the next day. As we were approaching the stadium the crowds were huge, there were 50,000 tickets sold for the event. I had been told to go to gate D for back stage access we were going down closed roads and giving the impression of being real VIP’s my Taxi driver was very impressed. Once at the gate I had to wait for the assistant tour manager to appear with my accreditation but then we were into the basement of the stadium. It is a huge place and we had to walk for 5 minutes just to find the tour office. The backstage atmosphere is unique; everyone has a real buzz about them and is really focused. The tour party is a real mix of nationalities and contractors this tour has their own (English) chef with them from a contract catering company and very nice food they cook too!! At 7:30 the meeting was finished and having been allocated baggage tag number 64 RED so my baggage does not get lost I am on my way back to the Hotel which I arrive at just before 8PM.
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