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Thursday, 24 January 2019

LUSH Festival is back in Clarens!

Life is all about experiences. Savouring beauty. Finding hidden treasures. Creating memories. And this year Lush Festival will be showcasing some of the most amazing experiences imaginable, leaving your soul spellbound as they would say. 

It's a festival that has quickly made name & will be returning to Clarens again this year over the Easter Weekend (18-21 April). But this year, it will be moving to a bigger & better location. We welcome Noah's Cheese on the farm Node, to the Lush Family. 


The new home is rich in heritage & Lush Festival will start moulding a lot of permanent elements, that will be used for many more years to come. Nestled between the Sandstone mountains in Clarens, Noah's Cheese gives Lush Festival a beautiful new home with a scenic experience. 

The new home, brings with it new layouts. No more walking for ages to the camping grounds. There is now enough space so that you will now be able to camp with/next to your car. The new site is also on top of the hill & not in the valley anymore & with the different soil type, helping with water & drainage.

But wait, there is more. Permanent structures are going up with showers. Tented sites for those keen to go 'glamping' are soon to be added for the individuals to choose between a few different alternatives. Let's be honest, as they say: 'variety is the spice of life.'

Now on to the music. What an incredible line up so far. 


Wheatus. Yes. Remember singing along to "Teenage Dirtbag" back in 2000? Well now you'll be singing along to them live at the Lush Festival main stage. Other international names include Youngr, Kim Churchill & Juzzie Smith. 


And of our local big names we have Goodluck, Jeremy Loops, TiMO ODV, Shortstraw, Desmond & The Tutus and Spoegwolf!


One great thing about the Clarens area is that there is so much more to do in the area & you won't be stuck at the festival if your soul craves more of an adventure. There are multiple trail running spots. Or you could find yourself going white water rafting, abseiling, mountain biking or even horseback riding in the majestic countryside. 

It's bound to be the festival where memories will be made with a fun escape for locals & international visitors alike. So lets make memories!

More info at www.lushfestival.com

Presented by KykNET & Sunday Times.
18, 19 & 20 April - Noah's Cheese Farm, Clarens.

Tickets available here.

Please do note. No under 18's will be allowed to camp, but are welcome to attend daily with adult supervision. 

#LushFestival

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Taking a look back to #TomorrowlandUNITESA


it was lit... #TomorrowlandUNITESA


Photo - Kevin Smith

 The magic of Tomorrowland was right here in South Africa on the 23rd of July at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg for the very 1st time. Thousands of unique individuals flocked to the Ticketpro Dome with the National flag, flower headdresses, neon outfits and weird & wonderful creations for an 12 hour non-stop house & electro music experience at Tomorrowland UNITE SA.




So as soon as you entered the venue, you were greeted with human-size mushrooms, antique clocks & giant flags. Right in front was a replica of the world famous stage. An absolutely insane 25m x 15m out-of-this-world theatrical platform which transported party-goers to a magical realm of unity, music & mayhem.



Local DJ's; Kyle Watson, Household Funk, Vimo & Chunda Munki, Ricardo Da Costa, Timo ODV, Roger Goode and DJ Fresh kept the crowd entertained with loads of feel-good and upbeat tracks which blew my mind. 



Then, at 20:45, the moment that I had been waiting for since arrival, was upon us. There was a 10 seconds countdown on the 100m HD screen to the LIVE cross over to Tomorrowland in Belgium. This live connection would be building bridges from the Tomorrowland Main Stage to right here in front of me at the Ticketpro Dome, aswell as Mexico, India, Japan, Colombia, Germany & Israel. The very 1st International act was Nicky Romero and it was as if the crowd in Johannesburg went wild listening to his explosive & progressive house tracks. Afrojack, the Dutch house star was up next with his huge drops & exceptional vocals. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike proved to the world just why they are the world's number one DJ's with insane crowd engagement with local audiences, by splitting the crowd & getting them to sit down and jump up as the bass dropped. It was incredible. The Swedish music duo, Axwell Ingrosso brought the electro euphoria with CO2 canons, sound & lighting being in perfect unison with the Belgium show.



Dean Fuel kept the local crowd pumping until 02:00 with a very special set which was dedicated to the 12 Years of Tomorrowland.



The show was incredible. Complete with confetti canons, lasers, pyrotechnics, world-class production & innovative stage design, this spectacle was an unforgettable event, which blew South Africa away.

Check out here on what you missed out on if you weren't there.


Photo - Kevin Smith


Photo - Kevin Smith



Photo - Kevin Smith



Photo - Kevin Smith
Photo - Dale Kopping

Photo - Dale Kopping