Start packing, as Rocking the Daisies is almost here! On the bill of the Main festival are Flume (DJ set), Two Door Cinema Club, Black Coffee, Naked and Famous, Joey Bada$$, Cassper Nyovest, Snakehips, Sam Paganini, Patrick Topping, Riky Rick, Fokofpolisiekar, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Ray Phiri and Beatenberg. You can join about 25 000 other festival fans who’ll also make their pilgrimage to this epic gig in Darling.
Flume’s future bass sound
25-year-old Grammy-winning Australian producer Flume (Harley Streten) will headline, bringing his experimental future bass sound. He’s won Best Dance/Electronic Album for Skin at the 2017 Grammy Awards, which follows 8 ARIA Award-wins. Skin includes the 2x Platinum-certified song Never Be Like You featuring Kai and the Platinum-certified single Say It featuring Tove Lo. Since his 2012 breakout with the release of his self-titled debut, Flume continues to receive feverish support, becoming one of the first artists to top 200 million Soundcloud streams and one of the world’s most popular on Spotify.
Two Door Cinema Club bring their alt-pop sound. Singer Alex Trimble, guitarist Sam Halliday and bassist Kevin Baird formed the band in 2008 and have released three albums; Platinum-certified Tourist History, Beacon and their latest offering, the Bowie and Prince inspired Gameshow, which is by far their most danceable record.
Ultra strong Black Coffee
Black Coffee returns after performances at festivals such as Coachella and Ultra Miami, a summer residency in Ibiza and what appears as an endless list of accolades, including a series of Platinum Certified tracks and a wealth of Metro FM Awards, SAMA’s and Channel O awards, Black Coffee’s superstar profile is unchallenged. In 2016 he collected the award for the Best International Act: Africa at the BET Awards; and he collaborated with Drake on Get It Together, released in March 2017.
Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, The Naked and Famous offers songs stacked with anthemic hooks will make your weekend. Their third and latest album Simple Forms was released in late 2016 and the group has been busy touring extensively since, including a US tour as support for Blink 182. Their release Young Blood has been featured in numerous films and speaks as an anthem to an entire generation.
ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$
American, independent hip-hop artist Joey Bada$$ comes from Brooklyn, NY. With his rugged style, Joey Bada$$ is placed among hip-hop’s elite and is a staple in the industry for maintaining an authentic, unique and versatile sound. His music is raw and original with his debut studio album, B4.da.$$ selling 56,000 units in its opening week making it the #1 rap and #1 independent album in the country. When not touring, Joey creates music for soundtracks, such as Southpaw. Tune into his ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ release with J. Cole, ScHoolboy Q and Styles P.
Hip hop rapper Cassper Nyovest has 18 awards under his belt and Platinum certified track Refiloe, known as ‘Mr. Fill Up’ by locals, for filling The Dome with 20 000 fans in 2015 and for 2016’s filling of Orlando Stadium; a 40,000 capacity venue in a game changing moment for the hip hop genre in SA.
London-based duo Snakehips (Oliver Lee and James Carter) are hot on the Daisies fans’ wish list! Best known for their 2015 single All My Friends, they made their name with Hype Machine chart-topping remixes for Banks, The Weeknd, Bondax and Wild Belle, which between them have notched up more than 30 million plays on Soundcloud and YouTube. Their Days With You is dreamily laid back and dance-floor friendly.
Italian DJ and producer Sam Paganini’s sets are characterized by sexy groovy dark techno grooves. Listen out for Zoe and Rave, that classic that stayed on the N°1 Beatport Techno spot for more than two months, and clocked over 8 million clicks on YouTube – the most clicked techno track ever.
DJ Patrick Topping was voted 11th in Resident Advisor’s Top100 DJ’s of 2016 and picked as 15th by Mixmag. Since 2013 his debut release, he has secured 7 different Beatport #1s and has also remixed artists such as Matador, Booka Shade and Steve Lawler, with his remix of Raumastik’s Dem A Pree becoming one of the biggest tracks of 2016.
Locals on the bill include Fokofpolisiekar (‘Fokof’ lager), rapper Riky Rick’s (Family Values), Die Heuwels Fantasties, Ray Phiri, Beatenberg (The Hanging Gardens of Beatenberg) steered by songwriter Matthew Field, Ross Dorkin and Robin Brink, Beatenberg collaborates with Mumford & Sons on their Johannesburg EP and soon an appearance on Later… with Jools Holland.
Other talent on the bill
Bongeziwe Mabandla, Sibot x Toyota, Shortstraw, Felix Laband, Alice Phoebe Lou, DJ Dimplez, PHFat, The Kiffness, YoungtaCPT, DJ Lag, Shekhinah, Speedsta, Floyd Lavine, Rubber Duc, Kid Fonque, Timo ODV, Diamond Thug, Frank Casino, Haezer, Kenzhero, Grimehouse, Niskerone, Strange Loving, DJ Azhul, Sho Madjozi, Tune Raider, Lucy Kruger, Josh Kempen, Vato Kayde, The Sweet Resistance, Rumswinger, Hi, I’m K-$, Mvelo, Bruce Loko, Shane Eagle, Rudeboyz, Leeu, Brother, Lady M, JNN KPN, Dogstarr, Siphe Tebeka B2B Dark Light, Dunn Kidda, Rebel Clef, Linda Meyer, Soulcraft, Patty Monroe, Vuyo Renene, Leighton Moody B2B Cassiem Latief, Rob Toca B2B Ashton, Pierre-Estienne B2B Julz Sanchez, Abby Nurock, White Nite, Pascoe, Brett Aitken B2B Dane Stirrat, Miss CJ B2B Douglas Olsson, VJ Jonno, Uncool Luke, CTRL Room, Nick Grater, Chad Da Don, Dirty Skittlez, Aux Gawd, Chrizz Beatz, GinaJeanz, D_Know, Paradise Citizens, Dan Tempo, Dwson, Lazersharkk ft Miki San Tzu, Paul Waxon, Tommy Gun B2B Mudblud, Daddy Warbucks and Sebastian Dark. Phew!
If you want to get closer to the acts, check out @rockingthedaisy Instagram every Wednesday as one artist on the #RTD2017 line-up will be taking over the event’s account for an entire day. You’ll get a glimpse into their life and what you can expect from their Daisies performance through Instagram Stories.
What: Rocking the Daisies
When: 5 – 8 October 2017
Where: Cloof Wine Estate, Darling, Western Cape
Tickets, accommodation: www.RockingtheDaisies.com R1050 (excl booking fees). The festival’s 100% cashless
Social media: Facebook: /RockingtheDaisiesFestival, Twitter: @RockingtheDaisy, #RTD2017
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