Rocking the Daisies Heads to the Bush

Rocking the Daisies’ Premier Teaser Event, Sowing the Seeds, Heads to the bush!I know I usually write about goings on in Cape Town but this was too exciting for me not to share. Rocking the Daisies is branching out – excuse the odd pun – and heading to Jozi! The team behind the awesome music festival is making its way to Magaliesburg in the form of a 2-day music festival on 24th and 25th of February 2012.

Now Jo’burgers will have the opportunity to enjoy a full weekend music extravaganza like no other festival in South Africa. I’m all about sharing the love when it comes to local music so I’m pretty excited about this. Music lovers can now enjoy a bush festival surrounded by the breathtaking Highveld landscape, at Warthogs Game Farm. The event will offer the same laid back festival vibe and family friendly atmosphere that is synonymous with Rocking the Daisies.

So what can you expect from the fest? Firstly an amazing venue with lush grassy areas in the heart of the Magaliesburg, with accommodation options that vary from camping to 4-star luxury lodges. This event will also host a rocking line up including South Africa’s top bands and DJ’s, cool brand experiences and a whole bunch of entertaining activities.

Tickets for the fest will set you back R200. This includes a full weekend festival ticket as well as optional camping for Friday and Saturday night. Tickets are available through www.webtickets.co.za and are limited to 3000 people.

For more information join the Facebook event.

Up the Creek Music Festival

It’s time to hit the river once again … Up the Creek Music Festival is back. Three stages, four days of music and comedy – it’s going to be a blast.

The festival takes place from 3-5 February 2012 and sees the usually quiet campsite close to Swellendam transformed into a spot of epic revelry.

The line-up includes: aKing, AC/DC Tribute, City Bowl Mizers, Holiday Murray, Hot Water, Shadowclub, Sterling EQ, Taxi Violence, and Wrestlerish

Tickets cost R475 per person for a full weekend pass.

For more information visit www.upthecreek.co.za. 

Knysna Rocks Music Festival

If you’re a lover of all things Rock ‘n Roll you’ll want to get down to the Knysna Rocks Festival.  This year Hunter’s Dry presents an incredible one day Festival of local legends. Kynsna Rocks will be rocking the town of Knysna on 23 December 2011.

The festival starts at 14:00 and takes place at the Knysna Sports Fields. The festivities end at 00:00 but there is also an after party for the night owls who want to keep the party going.

Don’t forget to bring along a valid form of identification (I.D, Drivers Licence, etc.), your ticket, sun block, a hat, a charged cell phone and enough cash for the day.

The festival features:
Johnny Clegg
Die Heuwels Fantasties
Prime Circle
Evolver One
Elvis Blue
Holiday Murray
DJ Sideshow

Tickets are available at Computicket from R165 – R265 per person.
For more information on the festival call: 021 425 5792, email info@knysnarocks.co.za or visit www.knysnarocks.co.za.

Obz Fest is Back this Weekend

Every year on the first week of December, Cape Town celebrates the beginning of summer with The Observatory Festival of Arts. After a brief absence last year Obz Festival is back! The popular festival will once again entertain visitors with local and international music, film screenings, arts and crafts as well as children’s activities.

The fifteenth annual three day event is to take place on the Observatory Village Green and surrounding roads and venues in Observatory, Cape Town.  The expected audience is approximately 15 000 visitors over the three days.  Festivities will begin on Friday, 9 December at 18h00.

The line-up includes aKING, Hot Water, Tidal Waves, Gazelle and other well-known Cape Town bands. For the full line-up visit ObzArt online.


Tickets are available through Webtickets and are R50.


For more information, visit  www.obsarts.org.za or e-mail info@obsarts.co.za.

Synergy Live is Coming!

Capetonians are gearing up for a massive party this weekend – it’s Synergy Live time again and with 100 bands, DJs and Comedians confirmed you can bet this year’s 3 day festival is going to be even bigger than last year. Headlining the main stage this year is grunge band Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club. The US band is sure to rock the stage on the Saturday night of the festival. If you’re heading through for the electro stage then you’ll be pleased to know that Dirtyloud will be headlining the dance area of the festival. Heading up the South African line-up is SA rock veterans the Narrow.

On the line-up you can expect to see Holiday Murray, Sabretooth, Ashtray Electric, Taxi Violence, Zebra & Giraffe, Good Luck, aKING, Hog Hoggidy Hog, Crash Car Burn, Desmond and the Tutus, and Isochronous. For the full line-up visit the Synergy Live website.

On the comedy stage you’ll find the likes of Martin Evans, Rob Van Vuuren, Louw Venter, Chris Steenkamp, Dave Levinsohn, Brendan Murray and many more.

In terms of admin-type stuff you’ll be happy to know that there will be ATM machines on-site, but if you want to avoid transaction fees and standing in queues, bring enough cash to last the weekend. You’ll also find vendors on-site selling all sorts of yummy food. A great option if you’re not keen on lugging up a bunch of food. From schwarmas to pizza to gourmet eats to Asian delights you’ll find it there.

There’s also a list of stuff that you should not take with you – most importantly glass bottles! So don’t be taking through a case of beer in dumpies because they will confiscate them.

One of my favourite things about Synergy Live is the fairground. The festival organizers have once again made sure that there’s a ton of rides to swing, flip and thrill you all weekend long.

Synergy Live takes place from Friday 25 till Sunday 27 November 2011at Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschhoek Valley, Western Cape.

Lastly, don’t forget to pack your swimming costume as Synergy has a reputation for being steaming hot! There’s an awesome lake to dip yourself in when the heat gets a little much and you just want to take a time out.

Tickets cost from R100 to R440 (depending on how long you go for and where you buy them) and can be bought from Outlets or online from webtickets.

Backsberg Summer Picnic Concerts Line-Up

One of my favourite things to do in summer is park-off on a well manicured lawn, somewhere beautiful, with a picnic for two and listen to music – long story short, I love picnic concerts! (Guys: Hint hint* awesome date alert*). Backsberg Estate Cellars has just released their line-up for their summer concert series at the farm.

The Backsberg Picnic Concerts will showcase some of the best musicians South Africa has to offer on their stunning farm near Paarl, in the heart of the Cape winelands. The concerts will take place on Sundays from 28 Nov – 13 Jan. Doors open from15h00 and the concert starts at 17h00.
 
Pack your blanket and some munchies and settle in for an evening of entertainment – if you’re feeling a little peckish and don’t want to lug food along you can also grab a pre-made picnic basket from the farm restaurant.


Pre-sale tickets for the concerts and picnics go on sale on Friday 5 November from www.ticketbreak.co.za and at selected Musica outlets.

Tickets are R85 or R150 with a picnic and R100 at the gate. Children under 12 years get in free, when accompanied by their parents.


Take a look at the full line-up poster below:

Gearing Up to Rock the Daisies Once Again

It’s almost that time of year again, where music lovers descend upon Cloof Wine Estate in Darling for a weekend of rocking hard and treading lightly. That’s right it’s almost time for Rocking the Daisies 2011 – affectionately known as ‘RTD’ or ‘Daisies.’ The festival will take place from 7-9 October 2011.

This year some of the sponsors include: Wrigley’s 5 Gum, Carling Black Label (which will be bringing you the Champions Zone. A boys-only answer to the Daisy Den. ), SAB will also be extending its ‘No Regret Friday’ campaign to the Festival and will be sponsoring the hydration stations and helping party-goers get safely to and from the Festival via buses. 

Brutal Fruit will be bringing the ever popular Daisy Den back to the fest this year. The cozy den will make sure all the lovely ladies of Rocking the Daisies are pampered with hot showers, self service hair stations, OPI nail bar, a relax zone, glam dressing rooms and counters with plenty of mirrors and basins. 

Rocking the Daisies has also announced a few of the exciting acts that will fill the always awesome line-up. Some of the acts you’ll see at the fest this year include: The Arrows, Foto Na Dans, Jack Parow, Tumi and the Volume, and the Graeme Watkins Project. The final line-up will be posted on the RTD website soon.

Tickets prices for the festival are as follows:


Full weekend pass: R450
Saturday /Sunday pass: R450
Sunday only pass: R150.


Tickets are available through webtickets.