Philip Oakey from The Human League chats to us ahead of their SA tour

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By Phil de Lange


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This is exciting! We’re happy to tell you that BreakOut Events in association with Smile FM – legendary British synth-pop pioneers The Human League will be heading to South Africa this May. One of the the original members of the band is Philip Oakey – we caught up with him on breakfast this morning:
Catch The Human League live in Cape Town on Tuesday, 12 May 2026, at the Grand Arena in GrandWest. They will be joined by special guests Blancmange. Tickets available at Webtickets.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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