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After almost a decade of producing hit records, touring the world and headlining festivals across the globe, MGMT are finally heading to South Africa. Get ready to party with the psychedelic-synth pop beats of ‘Kids’, ‘Electric Feel’ and ‘Time to Pretend’ when New York City’s MGMT hit Jozi for Vodacom in the City, on Friday 3rd October and Rocking the Daises, 2nd – 5th October 2014, it will be held on Cloof Wine Estate in Darling, Western Cape. No strang er to headlining festivals all around the world, this eagerly anticipated announcement comes mere weeks after releasing the highly acclaimed International acts, Rudimental and Crystal Fighters both from the UK. Once again, setting the bar for this year’s festival even higher and taking the South African festival scene to the next level. MGMT (comprising of Andrew Van Wyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) will command the attention of Daisies fans with their euphoric and tongue-in-cheek take on modern rock, while enthralling fan...

Vodacom and Seed Experiences have announced that Vodacom In The City is back to bring eager fans another incredible festival in the heart of Joburg’s city centre, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, on Friday, 3 October 2014. Now in its third year, Vodacom In the City has become a much-anticipated music experience that brings together a dynamic mix of international acts and thousands of the city’s music lovers for an unforgettable musical experience.  To kick off this year’s lineup, Vodacom and Seed Experiences are proud to announce Rudimental and Crystal Fighters as the first two international acts on this year’s stage. Multi-award winning act Rudimental (including a 2014 Brit Award) is a pioneering melting-pot collective who have taken the British music scene by storm with their debut album (Home) being released at number 1 on the UK charts. Championed for their uncompromising approach to music-making, their huge drum-and-bass-meets-soul anthem and No. 1 single ‘...

THE FIVE-PIECE INDIE SYMPHONIC ROCK ACT TO PLAY ALONGSIDE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL LINE-UP After two weeks of stiff online competition and over 18 000votes received from the public, Al Bairre have come out victorious and have earned the right to ‘Open The City’ at this year’s Vodacom In The City. The annual event featuring a stellar international line-up alt-J, The Hives, Boys Noize and Skunk Anansie takes place on the 4th of October at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg. After a grueling judging session to determine the five finalists for the ‘Open The City’ competition, Vodacom then launched a competition where the public vote for their favourite act to perform at Vodacom In The City. The nominated bands; aKing, Beatenberg, Al Bairre, Monark and Aztec Sapphire were pitted against each other to rally up the most public votes from their fans. The band with the most votes not only would perform at Vodacom In The City, but will also be flown to Rocking the Daisies i...

Vodacom In the City  has added Swedish rock sensation  The Hives  and revived iconic British band  Skunk Anansie  to this year’s international line-up, cementing the festival’s creds as one of the edgiest and most anticipated music events on the South African calendar. These two powerful and dynamic music forces now join  alt-j  and  Boys Noize  for this one-day music festival, and all are guaranteed to rock downtown Jo’burg and the 15,000 fans who will pound the ground at Newtown’s Mary Fitzgerald Square on  4 October 2013 . The Hives  will no doubt satisfy long-standing fans with music ranging from their early albums  Barely Legal  (1997) and  Veni Vidi Vicious (2000) to  Tyrannosaurus Hives  (2004),  The Black and White Album  (2007) and their most recent  Lex Hives  (2012). Catapulting them to international rock status with hits like  Hate To Say I Told You So ,...

Following the exciting announcement that UK indie sensations, alt-J, will be performing at this year’s Vodacom In The City on 4 October, the word on Twitter, online radio and other social media  platforms  is: ‘will the next international act be a band or a DJ?’  In response, Vodacom In The City is proud to announce that award-winning DJ, Boys  Noize, has been added to the growing international line up at this year’s event. Making music for over half his lifetime, Alex Ridha, well-known to the world of electronic music as Boys Noize , has graced some of the world’s biggest stages performing alongside  huge industry names. Boys Noize has also cemented his place in Rolling Stone’s Top 10 ‘DJ’s Who Rule the  Earth’ as well as a winning Beatport’s ‘Best Electronic Act’ three consecutive years.  An undying work ethic and motivation to take electronic music to the next level on a global scale, Boys Noize  has remixed and produced the biggest ...