The Vodacom Unlimited Festival
On 1 April, Vodacom will rock Orlando Stadium with SA’s biggest DJ line-up EVER!
This 9 hour music festival will feature some of the coolest, local and internationally recognised DJ’s: Black Coffee, DJ Fresh, Ralf Gum, Tim White, Culoe De Song, STRAT3GY, Rocco, DJ Christos, Vinny Da Vinci and Liquideep with special guest Grammy Award Winning DJ, Louie Vega!
Tickets are available at R100 each from Computicket
Be sure to ‘like’ the Vodacom Unlimited Festival page on Facebook, where you will also find event details, DJ information and music videos: www.facebook.com/VodacomUnlimited
You can also follow the event on Twitter: www.twitter.com/VU_Festival
Be there early and you could be rewarded
Arrive before 5pm to stand a chance of winning one of 40 000 FREE song downloads .
Only Vodacom subscribers will be able to receive the FREE music download by sending through MMS pics at the event, so it’s best to grab your Vodacom SIM card in advance.
Make sure that your cellphone is MMS-enabled and that you have the correct MMS settings.
When?
The Vodacom Unlimited Festival will kick off at 3pm on Friday, 1 April 2011.
Be prepared to rock the dance floor for 9 full hours until midnight.
Gates open at 2:30 pm
Where?
Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, will host this awesome music festival, but if you cannot be at the event, be sure to listen to it live on the radio stations, 5FM and Metro FM or view it on SABC 1 on Saturday, 2 April at 10pm
Getting there
Park and Ride facilities will be available from Nasrec with buses available from 1.30pm
Your bus ticket is included with the event ticket you buy from Computicket.
The street address of the Orlando Stadium is: Mooki Street, off Klipspruit Valley Road, Orlando East, Soweto.
There are train stations at Mlamlankunzi and Orlando East, with a taxi rank at the Orlando East train station and well-lit, secure footways from both stations.
GPS coordinates: 26°13′54.82″S 27°55′22.41″E
How do I buy tickets?
Purchase your ticket at Computicket for only R100 each. Tickets available from 17 March.
Each ticket also includes a bus ticket for the Park and Ride
It’s all for a good cause though, because all proceeds of tickets sold, will be donated to the Orlando Children’s Home.
Who will be performing?
Local and internationally-acclaimed DJ’s will be mixing it up from 3pm until midnight
Louie Vega’
Irreplaceable to the scene, “Little Louie” Vega is the quintessential music professional. He’s the DJ’s DJ; an influence who’s defined countless other DJ-producers, from today’s stars to those still beat-matching in bedrooms. In 2008 the Grammy Award-winning DJ, producer, songwriter, label owner, band-leader and tireless champion of house and world music is only getting better; from Latin to Salsa, Afro-beat to jazz, hiphop to classics and all forms of house/dance music, the best is yet to come.
Black Coffee
Durban-born, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, has been on the music scene for over a decade but only got his break a few years ago. Black Coffee is popular for his smash hit remixes, most of which have dominated the airwaves in the past couple of years.
Liquideep
The Liquideep duo is made up of singer, songwriter and producer, Ziyon as well as DJ and producer, Ryzor, who got together in 2007 over a mutual love of house music. Just two years later, their track ‘Fairytale’, received a SAMA nomination for Song of the Year as well as a Channel O Music Video Award for ‘Most Gifted Dance Video’.
Vinny Da Vinci
Raised in a musically-inclined family in Atteridgeville, Pretoria , Vinny is one of the most important figures on the South African dance music scene. He has helped to galvanize deep club culture in his various capacities as Producer, DJ and partner in the House Afrika empire.
DJ Christos
A legendary DJ and one of South Africa`s most respected House producers. He is credited for the current flourish in the South African House music scene. Christos was one of the founders of the Kalawa label and via this and his own Katsaitis Music he’s been responsible for releasing some of SA’s most groundbreaking artists, including Boom Shaka, Lebo Mathosa, Shana, Daw and Black Coffee.
Rocco
His musical initiation began at the age of 16, influenced by the “Dimitri From Paris” radio show from 1987 to 1989, when Rocco discovered House music, disco and electro. Rocco started his first residency in Lyon, France in 1994, but later moved to Portugal holding residencies at various clubs before returning to France.
Ralf GUM
As respected figure in the House music scene for his exceptional productions and DJ-sets, Ralf has played at more than 300 German and international spots, including gigs all over Europe, Japan and the United States. Ralf`s career was kick-started in 1990 and he’s stayed true to his passion for cool and diverse sounds - the key ingredients being harmony, soul and groove - ever since
DJ Fresh
Thato started out in radio in Botswana in the early nineties. He gave up his law studies and pursued a career in radio fulltime, joining YFM in 1997. Fresh presented the YFM breakfast show in 2003 and then moved to 5FM in 2006 where his show has since become one of the station’s most popular shows.
DJ Tira
Mthokozi Khathi formed the DJ duo ‘Durban’s Finest’ together with Dj Sox in 2004. They were the team that first exploded the Durban sound onto the South African dance scene. After hooking up in the mid-90s to hone their skills, it was actually DJ Fresh who secured Tira and Sox the limelight their unique sound needed, and he initially signed them to his Big Dawg Productions label before helping them seal a deal with Sheer Sound.
CULOE DE SONG
Culoe’s serious music career began in early 2007 where he produced a piece that was included on Black Coffee’s second album offering, “Have Another One”. The track was named “100 Zulu Warriors” and is considered ‘his beginning’ in the circle of music in South Africa.
DJ Strat3gy
Jo’burg-based, but globally mobile, media maverick DJ Strat3gy (aka Glenn van Loggerenberg) mixes his passion for driving 4/4 beats with a formidable array of media skills which span the worlds of music distribution, broadcast, online, mobile and event staging. As a seasoned turntable DJ, currently appearing two to three times a week as DJ Strat3gy in clubs and on TV and radio, he is focused on elevating the art of the DJ to visual broadcast quality and mixing media with the live feel of an afrotronic dance floor.
The Maestro
The Maestro, aka Greg Maloka is a visionary and innovator with extensive media and deck manipulation experience. The Kaya FM Managing Director launched ground-breaking Gauteng youth radio station YFM in 1997 and has worked extensively across the radio sector whilst balancing a respectable DJ-ing career.
Tim White
Tim White is a South African promoter, empire owner, producer and a renowned DJ for his ‘Sunday Lounging’ style. Tim was a regular DJ at the country’s first real house and techno club and also set up House Afrika Records, a beat emporium for talented local DJs and producers.
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