Bridgetown Theatre Company, in collaboration with the City of Cape Town, hosted a free Athlone Summer Festival concert on Sunday December 8 at the Nantes Park amphitheatre. The concert drew hundreds of people from across Cape Town and was also filmed as part of the new SABC 2 television drama series called Melody. The 26-episode drama series is being filmed in and around Athlone until February and is expected to be screened next year. Among the performers were Just Us band, The Aubrey Richter Music Academy, Bridgetown Theatre Company, and rap group, 4Real MC. There were also performances from dance groups, choirs, nagtroepe and a nativity musical.