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Win a double set of tickets to Rocking the Daisies

Right folks, I’ve got a double set of weekend tickets for Rocking the Daisies 2009 to give away and it’s incredibly easy to enter!

How to enter:

You’ll need to subscribe to my newsletter by clicking here and verifying your account. You just need an email address to do this and it’ll, honestly, take you 2 minutes.

I’ll tally the entries on September 30th and announce the winner on October 1st.

Good luck!

Big thanks to Mango-OMC for making this competition possible!

Rocking the Daisies!

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Rocking the Daisies is taking place this year on Cloof Wine Estate on the weekend of the 9th of October and promises to be an incredibly exciting event. After last years amazing event, I can only how great it will be this time!

There’s an incredible lineup of artists and bands this year, ranging from Just Jinjer to Prime Circle to aKING to Black Hotels to Freshly Ground to Goldfish and more.

Tickets Costs:

Full weekend: R410 (pre-sale) R430 (online)
Saturday: R330 (pre-sale) R350 (online)
Sunday: R150 (pre-sale) R150 (online)

Tickets will not be sold at the door, except on Sunday! To buy a ticket, either use the store locator or book online now.

What you need to know:

Getting There:

Directions from Cape Town Take N7 to Malmesbury. Following signs for Darling. Turn left off main road, after brief double-back, turn right at T-junction (onto R315). Cross one railway line and after about 10km you’ll cross a 2nd railway line. Immediately after this, on the left, is Darling Cellars. Turn left in front of Darling Cellars, following signs to Cloof along dirt road. Don’t forget, you can use their mobile site for easy directions on the way!

What to bring?

Rubbish Bags, Gas Cooker/ Cooking Utensils, Festival Ticket, ID Document / Drivers Licence, Money, Raincoat / Umbrella, Sleeping Bag / Warm Clothing, Sunglasses / Suntan Lotion, Swimming Costume, Tent / Shelter, Toiletries / Torch / Towel / Wellington Boots

NO!

No Fires, No Illegal Substances, No Firearms, No Weapons, No Glass, No Glass Bottles, No Picking Of Flowers, No Litter, No Attitude.

Official website | Twitter Account | Facebook Group

Competition: I will most probably be able to give away a ticket or to, so follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my RSS feed (subscribe via email | subscribe via RSS)to keep tuned!

Private performance by The Parlotones at Cape Grace – Cape Town

So this evening I was invited to a private performance by The Parlotones and Hands on Wine at the Cape Grace Hotel to celebrate the launch of their new wine Giant Mistake.

The wine was a 2008 red blend and to be honest, it was actually pretty darn good! I only had a small glass, but I saw the punch it gave on a lot of the other people there ;)

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Giant Mistake will be available for purchase at Wool Worths towards the end of the month, so head on down and treat yourself.

Hip Hop Salsa party Cape Town this Saturday!

QUE PASA LATIN LOUNGE presents …

Theme: a SALSA HIP HOP PARTY
When: this Saturday 19 September 2009
Where: Que Pasa, 15 Caledon street, Cape Town
Time: 9pm Open 915pm SalsaClass 10pm Party
Dress: Hip Hop Gangsta! (peak caps & bandanas)
Cost: R50pp … R40pp if wearing a hoodie, peak caps or a bandana

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Includes:

  • Beginners Salsa Class 4 yr friends who don’t know how yet
  • Bottle bubbly for the best dressed GANGSTA
  • EXTREME REMIX will be performing a HIPHOP dance demo
  • Introducing the NEW BLUE BACHATA ROOM all night
  • Located below Dias Tavern in the CBD
  • Secure parking across the road from QP
  • Huge Dancefloor & Big Screen Dancing
  • Awesome Dancers, Music & Venue

I’m definitely going to pull through, what a wicked theme, bring on the reggaeton!

The Table Mountain Blues Summit

On Saturday the 28th of November, Boulevard Blues in conjunction with Combustion Technology, will be presenting us with The Table Mountain Blues Summit – A yearly event which show cases the best of the best in the world of Blues in South Africa.

With artists/groups such as Boulevard Blues, Dan Patlansky, Albert Frost Trio, Rupert Mellor and The Thunderbirds, The Gerald Clark Band, The Dale Collins Band, Dave Ferguson and The Lonesharks and Los Desperados, it’s bound to be a fantastic event!

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The event will be taking place at Bloemendal Wynhuis from 14h00 until midnight on the 28th of November. Tickets are on sale at Computicket for just R160.00 and I’m pretty sure the tickets will sell quickly, so hurry on over and book before it’s too late.

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Free access to national parks in South Africa

South Africans will have free access to national parks during national park week that starts next Monday, SANParks said.

It was intended to encourage people to take pride in and greater care of the country’s natural heritage, chief executive David Mabunda said in a statement.

“This concept was launched in 2006, to encourage South Africans to visit national parks, out of the realisation that the majority of this country’s citizens were not accessing parks.”

The week would be launched at the Kruger National Park’s Mopani camp.

The free access would not include any commercially-driven activities like guided tours.

Awesome!

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Vanilla Ice in South Africa

In passing conversation I was told that Vanilla Ice was coming to South Africa – uhm, I so didn’t know he was still around? :D

Unfortunately he’ll only being playing in Pretoria at the SuperSport Park on 28 November, guess it’s better than him not coming at all. I’m really curious to know whether it’ll sell out quickly or whether it’ll be a battle to get rid of the tickets. My guess is that it’ll sell out quickly, not because people love his music, but just because it’s happening, which I think is the case for a fair number of concerts.

If you’re uncertain about who he is or what songs he’s done, take a listen, couple seconds in you’ll know ;)

You’re not allowed to laugh at his hair :D

Alien Safari – Sprung

This coming weekend presents us with another Alien Safari psytrance party. As summer approaches, we’ll soon be in full psy-swing!

Sprung – A celebration of spring, a weekend of enchantment, brighten your hearts, journey into possibilities. Alien Safari outdoor electronic music and psychedelic productions provide a platform for freedom, interaction, exchange and artistic expression, bringing together people from all walks of life as one. Known for its slick production and cutting edge local and international acts, Alien Safari strives to promote awareness, conscious lifestyles, positivity.

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DJ Line Up:

  • 6 pm – 8 pm :: Organik Panic
  • 8 pm – 10 pm :: Danalog :: Alien Safari
  • 10 pm – 12 pm :: Humerous
  • 1 am – 2:30 am :: Silo :: Psynoptics
  • 12 pm – 1 am :: Cybernetix LIVE :: Organik
  • 2:30 am – 3:30 am :: Hiyarant LIVE :: Disaterpeace
  • 3:30 am – 4:30 am :: Deleriant LIVE | CD LAUNCH :: Nexus Media
  • 4:30 am – 6 am :: Jester :: Peaking Goddess
  • 6 am – 7 am :: EMP LIVE :: Alien Safari
  • 7 am – 10 am :: Toxic LIVE and DJ :: Yabai
  • 10 am – 12 noon :: Gandalf :: Alchemy
  • 12 noon – 1 pm :: Broken Toy LIVE :: Alchemy
  • 1 pm – 3 pm :: Jos :: Alien Safari
  • 3 pm – 4 pm :: Chabunk LIVE :: Groovy Troopers

Lots of new names in that mix!

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Tickets:

R165 presale | R180 at the gate | R150 early bird.

Weather:

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Looks like the weather might just clear up before the party!

*stomp stomp stomp*

Win an all expenses paid health spa adventure!

I’m sure you all remember the competition where I gave away 3 Nokia N97′s, well I’ve got some good news, due to the huge success of this, I’m giving away a spa treatment and overnight stay for 2 at the Lanzerac Spa and Wellness Centre thanks to Health Spa Guru!

The prize:

VinAqua Decadence Ritual which includes the following:

Steam session
Grape seed body polish
90 minute nourishing massage
50 min anti ageing facial
A tea Ritual

This experience includes use of the facilities for the duration of stay, a glass of bubbly whilst enjoying the spa facilities, a free wine tasting and bed and breakfast at the Lanzerac Hotel.

Just take a look at this..

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Can you just imagine how amazing this would be? Just the other day, we were all discussing taking some time out and this is the perfect opportunity.

How to enter:

Entering is easy, all you need to do is sign up for their newsletter by clicking here – that’s it!

Keep Updated:

To keep updated with this competition (closing dates, etc.), please click here and sign up.

Good luck!!!

Big party at Chevelle tonight

So, it’s been a while since I’ve been to Chevelle, so I can’t really say if it’s still pumping, but there’s a big party tonight, so I felt I would share it..

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