A Taste of Sonar announces line-up
Cape Town and Johannesburg will become the first African cities to join Sónar Barcelona’s 21-year history of bringing together music, technology and culture when the festival hosts an impressive lineup of seven international and 18 of South Africa’s top local artists, headlined by the iconic Pet Shop Boys.
Both cities can expect innovative stage production, audio visual and theatre with four outfit changes from the Pet Shop Boys ‘Electric’ live show, a live performance from The Bloody Beetroots and some of the world’s best electronic mash-ups and disco from the 2manydjs DJ set.
A Taste of Sónar in Johannesburg serves as a teaser event for the full event happening in Cape Town a few days afterwards.
The final lineup for Johannesburg includes:
Friday, December 12
6pm – Jazuelle (Bridges for Music)
7pm – Thibo Tazz
8pm – Black Coffee
9pm – Pet Shop Boys (UK)
11:45pm – The Bloody Beetroots (Live) (Italy)
1:15am – 2mandydjs (DJ set) (Belgium)
View the full lineup and times for Sónar Cape Town below:
Monday, December 15 (Opening Night)
Sónar Club by Olmeca Tequila:
6pm – Sir Vincent (Bridges for Music)
7.30pm – Christian Tiger School
8.30pm – Spoek Mathambo presents Fantasma
10pm – Pet Shop Boys (UK)
12am – 2manydjs (DJ set) (Belgium)
Tuesday, December 16 (Public Holiday)
Sónar Lab by Pioneer DJ:
2pm – Terrence Pearce
3pm – Siphe Tebeka (Bridges for Music)
4pm – DJ Fosta presented by Pioneer DJ (Bridges for Music)
5pm – Mr. Sakitumi and The Grrrl
6pm – Markus Wormstorm
7.30pm – Felix Laband
9pm – Trancemicsoul
10.15pm – Ryan Murgatroyd
11.30pm – UNER (Spain)
1.30am – Das Kapital
Sónar Club by Olmeca Tequila:
7pm – Fever Trails
8pm – PHFAT
9pm – Sibot & Toyota
10.30pm – The Bloody Beetroots (Live) (Italy)
12am – UZ
1.30am – Jon Hopkins (UK)
3am – Ten Walls (Lithuania)
Building musical bridges
Sónar Cape Town is proud to partner with Bridges for Music, a local non-profit organisation that supports electronic music development in developing countries. Bridges for Music is committed to providing life-changing experiences for disadvantaged artists by giving them the opportunity to develop their careers within the music industry. Jazzuelle will be representing Bridges for Music in Johannesburg, while DJ Fosta, who is sponsored by Pioneer DJ, Siphe Tebeka, and Sir Vincent will be performing in Cape Town.
All complimentary tickets for industry professionals will be charged at R100 that will go towards building a music school in Langa Township. View the full Sónar Cape Town lineup and dates via the Sónar Cape Town official website.
The Sónar festival app is now also available to the public and includes all information for the Cape Town event. To read up about the artists and create your own schedule around the event, search “Sónar Festival Official” in the app store and download it.
Pet Shop Boys will also be playing a standalone show in Durban at People’s Park, Moses Mabhida Stadium on December 19.
Tickets for Sónar Cape Town
Sónar Cape Town:
Good Hope Centre
One-Day Pass for 15 Dec 2014 (opening night): R495
One-Day Pass for 16 December (public holiday): R595
Two Day Pass: R895
PRO Pass (Two-Day): R1350
Tickets and information: www.sonarcapetown.com/tickets
A Taste of Sónar in Johannesburg:
Nasrec Expo Centre
Friday December 12, 2014
General Pass: R595
PRO Pass: R895
More information: www.sonarcapetown.com/tickets
