There's a particular kind of festival regret that has nothing to do with missing your favourite DJ or losing your friends in the crowd. It's realising you've spent the last few hours dancing in the sun, barely had a sip of water and are now starting to feel the consequences. [...]
Some festivals are all about the lineup. Others put the setting and the experience on equal footing with the music. Meidum brings those elements together in a mountain valley near Robertson, where a striking pyramid stage provides the centrepiece for three days of electronic music, camping and time outdoors. Taking [...]
Summer festival season in South Africa sounds simple on paper. Sunshine, long days, good music. Then you find yourself zipped into a tent at 2am while the Cape Doctor tries to carry it to Namibia, or sprinting for cover as a Highveld storm turns the dance floor into a lake. [...]
This one is a little heavier than our usual content, but we felt weird not saying anything at all. Most of you will have heard by now that two people lost their lives at Ozora Festival in Hungary earlier this year. For those who haven't, here's what we learned. On Saturday, [...]
Festival101 has officially made its Pro Audio debut, and our second feature in SP Magazine is now live in the October edition. After making our first appearance in the magazine last month, we’re back with a deeper look at some of the people, stories and ideas shaping South Africa’s electronic [...]
There are festivals that arrive with a big announcement, a flashy lineup and plenty of noise around them. Then there are festivals that have been quietly building a community for years. Twilight Festival falls into the second category. Returning for its 27th edition in November 2026, Twilight has become a [...]
Cape Town Festival Season Is Coming: Why You Should Buy Your Tickets Early There is a particular moment in Cape Town when you know festival season is back. The days get longer, the weather starts behaving itself, the mountains lose their winter chill and suddenly those outdoor dancefloors that have [...]
There are plenty of electronic music festivals in South Africa where the objective is straightforward: arrive, find the dancefloor, listen to good music and see where the weekend takes you. Earthdance asks you to think about the gathering a little differently. Taking place from 18–20 September 2026 at Kromrivier Farm, [...]
What Actually Makes a Good Earplug for Festivals? If you've ever left a festival with your ears ringing, everything sounding slightly muffled and your mates suddenly seeming very difficult to understand, you've already had a pretty good indication that the sound was loud enough to matter. For a lot of [...]
Gaian Dream 2026: A Guide to Organik's Psytrance Gathering If you've been wondering when the Western Cape's festival calendar is going to properly wake up again, Gaian Dream 2026 is a pretty good place to start looking. Organik's long-running gathering returns on 10–11 October 2026 at Dieprivier Farm in the [...]
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