Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 8 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are represented by a German agent and have signed an international recording deal, performing at festivals and their own shows in Germany.
Prime Circle was formed in the mining town of Witbank, Mpumalanga in December 2000. The band signed with independent local label, David Gresham Records in 2002, whose first two albums are considered to have defined the band's signature sound and style. In 2008, Prime Circle signed to EMI Music South Africa. From 2014 Prime Circle release Let The Night in, If you Don't you Never Will and Live World through with Electro Mode.
Prime Circle have won several South African Music Awards for their albums and music videos, including Best Music Video of the Year at the SAMA XXI category as well as nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Pop & Alternative Act and Best Music Video of the Year for their single DOORS off their album Let The Night In. The band was also nominated for Best Artist in African Rock at the All Africa Music Awards.
In 2023 Afri-Indie awarded Prime Circle the Highest Honour: Rock Royalty Award
2007: Dubai Desert Rock Festival, Dubai.<br /> Headliners for Dubai Desert Rock Festival included the likes of Iron Maiden, Stone Sour, In Flames, Incubus, Prodigy, The Bravery and more.
2010: Rock 'n India, India.
2011: Reload Festival https://reload-festival.de/, Germany. <br /> Headliners ranged from Dropkick Murphys, Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Guano Apes, Puddle of Mudd and more.
2012: Homelandz Festival http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/homelanz, UK.
2014: Graspop Metal Meeting, Belgium. <br /> Played on the main stage alongside headliners Black Sabbath, Carcass and Napalm Death.
2016: Stage was shared with the likes of Rammstein, Slayer, Anthrax, Babymetal, Iggy Pop, Biffy Clyro, Monster Truck, Nightwish, Shinedown, and Iron Maiden.
2017: O2 Academy Islington, London.
2017: Snow Tunes Festival http://www.snowtunes.com.au/lineup/, Australia.