The Red Bull Music Academy Weekender comes to South Africa – and Africa – for the very first time.
|||Johannesburg - Having travelled the world for nearly 20 years and collaborated with more than 1,500 musical luminaries, the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender comes to South Africa – and Africa – for the very first time.
Taking place from Thursday the 1st to Sunday the 4th September 2016, the South African RBMA Weekender will host no less than 60 acts from across the country, continent and world, covering a range of genres from hip hop and ragga to electronica and house music.
The lineup will play across six iconic music venues in and around downtown Johannesburg, including Bassline, 1 Fox, And Club, Kitcheners, Carfaxx, Great Dane and Zone 6. Each event, from day to night, will offer a mix of sounds and festival-goers can expect to be taken on different musical journeys over the four days.
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Thursday lineup:
African Storm Sound System with Admiral and Jahseed
Friday lineup:
Thebe, Felix Laband, Beat Sampras, Niskerone vs Hyphen, Kenzhero, G Force & Craig Placid, Sketchy Bongo and Aewon Wolf
Saturday lineup:
AKA, Nigeria’s Patoranking, Christian Tiger School and Jullian Gomes
Sunday lineup:
Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, Riky Rick, Oskido, King Bruce, and Mafia Boyz
Event Information:
Date: 01 - 04 September 2016
Venue: 01 - Bassline in Newtown; 02 - And Club, Kitchener’s, Carfaxx and Great Dane; 03 - 1 Fox; 04 - Zone 6 in Soweto
Cost: R120 -R400, available at Red Bull Academy Weekender
Website: Red Bull Academy Weekender