OPPIKOPPI WIRED -Update – it really is rocking!
Now Represent has been to Oppikoppi – not once, not twice… but THREE Times so it truly does come from the mouths of babes when we say to all music lovers and lovers of getting down and dirty camping and jolling – GET THERE! It’s really close to Joburg – There’s even a theatre and comedy stage this year! Here’s an update on the dates and the bands – WOW – they’ve really lined ’em up!
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For the real jollers = you know this is your stage – 206!!! How we miss those days.
The 206 stage at Oppikoppi
Since 1997 the 206 presence at OppiKoppi has been a late and glorious event. Here we go again. On an all-new Bushveld inspired Sipho Gumede stage, we are proud to announce more live acts and jazz artists sharing the stage with innumerable itchy dj”s.
As every previous year, the 206 stage grows in size and stature this year. A unanimous decision to move the Jazz acts from the original (Gito Baloi) stage to the second koppie was greeted with whoops of delight, and the stage now boasts more of a live element than ever before, interspersed with the best dj’s on the planet, of course!
The Dj sets are booked until 6am each morning, but what happens after that is anyone’s educated guess. The live acts run from early on in the day, and it is envisaged that the revelry will commence by approximately 11am in the morning, unless of course the previous night’s activities spill over, in which case the party will just carry on 24 hours a day!
Never mind that the sound system has been vastly upgraded, a brand new beer garden and better food- serving facilities add to the allure of this legendary party stage.
Come and experience (at least) 47 mind- altering sets of music over three days and nights, including:
25 to 1 Manifesto, A Blunted Stuntman, Afrowhitie, Bradley Bionic, Bubhessi, Dj Bob, Dj Fuck and MC Totally Rad, Dj Monde, Dj T!, Elektrik ZA, FiFi, Fletcher (Krushed & Sorted), Gordon’s Suitcase, Kenzhero, Kid Fonque, Kwani Experience, Lark, Lebo Mashile, Mr Bong, Ngwenya, Prokid, Proverb, Rawkiss, Real Estate Agents, Redwood,
Remington Steele, Sisanda (5th Floor), SKID, Strings & Skins, The Boogieman,
Think Funk, Voice, Zamajobe, Zubz.
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21 June 2005
OPPIKOPPI WIRED
Saturday the 6th of August- Monday the 8th of August
With the OppiKoppi festival once again firmly rooted in its bushveld setting over the last two years, it has become possible for the organisers to start erecting more permanent fixtures.
This process was started in 2004 with the erection of two stages at the foot of the two koppies on the farm. In 2005 the process will be taken another step further with the erection of another new permanent structure for, what was known to regular OppiKoppi attendees, as the 206 stage. This will result in a total of 4 permanent structures being available for programming in 2005.
With the addition of the half a stage for comedy and theatre this should once again result in a jam packed three days of musical mayhem. In addition the new structures will also allow OppiKoppi to move and twist genres within the festival itself. The most striking change would be the move of almost all jazzy, bluesy, traditional and laid back tunes from the original OppiKoppi stage to the newly erected stage on the second koppie, The Sipho Gumede Stage. The original OppiKoppi bar and wooden stages will play host almost exclusively to singer songwriter sets as well as acoustic sessions, in a decidedly relaxed atmosphere. It is hoped that these changes will allow the organisers to program even more diverse content in years to come. Additionally it creates vastly different areas within the festival grounds, with the two bottom stages still firing on all party cylinders on the other end of the grounds.
FIRST BANDS
The fact that the stages now lend themselves even more comprehensively to a diverse array of tunes suits the OppiKoppi festival like a glove. This will be reflected in a line-up catering for elements of tunes from all over the South African music landscape. This will include rock, punk, metal, traditional, jazz, acoustic, folk, blues, hip-hop, kwaito, house, drum ‘n bass, afro pop and genres event the programmers and finding difficulty to memorise. The names of the artists confirmed are being added on a daily basis on the website (www.oppikoppi.co.za).
At present the following acts listed below in alphabetical order have been confirmed already, with a host of acts still to be announced on a daily basis:
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Adries Bezuidenhout
Anika
Blow
Blunted Stuntman
Chris Chameleon (Solo)
Corne and Twakkie with the Style of Love
Deluxe
Dirty Skirts
Dj Fuck & MC totally Rad
DJ Kid Fonque vs Redwood
Evolver
FIFI
Flat Stanley
Fokofpolisiekar
Freshly ground
Fuzigish
Ghoema Captains
Gordon’s Suitcase
Hogg Hoggidy Hogg
Jack Hammer
Jan Blohm
Jason Glover
Kenzhero
Kwani Experience
Lark
Liela Groenewald
Life of Nothing
Lithium
Luna
Mafikizolo
Matthew vd Want
Miserichord
Mr Bong & Afrowhitie
Ngwenya & Bhubesii
Old Mol
One Sock Thief
Parlotones
Peepshow
Pestroy
Pilot
Plum
Prime Circle
Prokid
Rawkiss
Real Estate Agents
Rooibaardt
Saucetone
Scarlet Box
Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse
Sisanda (5th Floor)
Skid
State Far Better
Strings and Skins
Swinnen BE) – part of the Pukkelpop / OppiKoppi festival exchange
The Boogieman
The Narrow
Valiant Swart
Vandal X (BE) – part of the Pukkelpop / OppiKoppi festival exchange
Wickhead
Winner: “Gillman make us famous dude” competition hosted by 5FM and Levi’sý
TICKETS
The tickets to the OppiKoppi Wired festival are being sold at only R350 per ticket. (As opposed to previous years this price includes all service charges. I.e. you will pay only R350). Ticket prices include entrance, camping and a whole smattering of tangled webs for the entire 4-day long-weekend.
SHOPRITE/CHECKERS
Tickets will be sold through SHOPRITE, CHECKERS & CHECKERS HYPER MONEY MARKET COUNTERS. For telephonic bookings, please call 083 918 0001 or for internet bookings visit www.ticketshop.co.za.
COMPUTICKET
Tickets will be sold through all Computicket outlets.
Website: www.computicket.co.za
LEVI’s ý Stores in Gauteng
All Levi’s Stores in Gauteng will have OppiKoppi tickets on sale. Also look out for great promotions and giveaways to be announced soon.
