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We know it has taken a while but it takes some time to fully evaluate all the elements and effects of this exciting festival. For those of you who take the time to go through it you will see just how comprehensively and how seriously we take the concept:
Play Hard, Tread Lightly
A very cool message from Oscar Foulkes, Marketing Director of Cloof Wine Estate:
“Cloof Wine Estate, where Rocking the Daisies ‘plays hard and treads lightly’ has its own green credentials.
In recognition of their various environmental efforts they’ve just been named the winner of the Sustainable Tourism Practices category in the Best Of Wine Tourism Awards. We understand that hosting South Africa’s biggest and best green music festival (that’s Rocking the Daisies!) was a big contributing factor in them getting the award.
Of course, none of this would be possible without all the people that contribute to the event. A huge thank you and well done to you all!
Cloof has a few great wine specials running at the moment. They’ve set up a special website to sell a mixed six-bottle case of their famous red blends (www.redblends.co.za) for only R259 (a discount of over R200!). Four of the six wines in the pack were rated Four Stars in the latest Platter Wine Guide. And you can get the delicious “summer sippers” Daisy Darling and Rosy Darling for under R30 on their main ecommerce website www.cloofwines.co.za.”
The guys at Cloof go out of their way to make hosting the festival as easy as possible for us. One way we can repay that hospitality is to drink their delicious wine. So, even if you’re not ready to grab one of these special offers, please look out for them at your favourite retailer or restaurant. – Brian Little, Festival Director.
Skyhire: regan@nanorecords.co.uk
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From all us here at Rocking the Daisies head quarters we would like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who helped make this our most successful Daisies to date. From our amazing and supportive sponsors and partners, all the traders and vendors, every single artist who helped create a weekend of lasting memories, our creative décor team and our unbelievably eager and dedicated crew who were all a pleasure, no wait, honour to work with! And lets not forget most important of all, YOU guys… without your enthusiasm and support Daisies would be no-where near what it has become today. So thank you!
We look forward to seeing you all next year:
ROCKING THE DAISIES 2010!!!!!
RED BULL RADAR WINNERS 2009:
SHE MAN LION
Link below:
http://www.blueworld.co.za/bands/profile.aspx?id=450
SPONSORS:
• Windhoek Draught
• Levis
• Red Bull
• Hemporium
• Marshall Music
• Skyrove
• The Grid
• Coca Cola
OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNERS:
o MK
o Vuzu
o Speakerbox
o One Small Seed
CLICK HERE to see some of the fantastical photos taken by our very own Sydellewillow Smith
Do you have a hazy recollection of standing in a tent by the main stage, wearing a strange hat and puckering up a pose for the camera, ringing any bells?
If yes CLICK HERE and see who else had some fun at the GRID tent!
Go on a Daisies treasure hunt! Spot a RTD poster, banner, wall mural, flyer, logo…and upload your blip to The Grid. The blip with the most views wins a set of double tickets to Rocking The Daisies 2009! SMS RTD to 33313 and join our group on The Grid now.
Skyrove are offering a free WIFI voucher to each and every Rocking the Daisies ticket holder! The voucher can be redeemed at any of their 500 hotspots nation wide as well as at the Rocking the Daisies festival this coming weekend. So if you are an online junkie, Twitter addict, Facebook fan or simply want to upload your pics at the fest, go to www.skyrove.com/rtd and redeem your voucher now!
To Sean Stanley for coming up with the most ridiculously outlandish story to score himself a free ticket. Samantha Fairman for being the most gracious begger of tickets we have ever come across, and to Madeleleina Botha for having the luck of the draw!
Each of you win Two Tickets to the festival!
Just to amp you up a bit, take a little look and this years festival map. CLICK HERE
The three finalists to play on the main stage at Rocking the Daisies 2009, as voted by you, the fans are….
She Man Lion, Sean Hayz Band and Jinx have come out tops with the most votes. These three bands will each get the opportunity to battle it out for the final prize live on stage at the Rocking the Daises festival. Read More
We have compiled some very useful greening tips for the festival, just so that you can have a great time while being respectful to the environment. Read More
The incredibly talented guys from Hellfire are back once again to rock out Daisies with the most awesome sound and lighting. So as your jamming out to your favourite band, take a little look and listen to get an idea of exactly what it is these guys do! For more info CLICK HERE
Our friends from Sound FX Entertainment have sponsored some seriously cool L.E.D lighting, which for those of you still learning out there is the nice eco-friendly kind, to light up all our stars in the Lemon Tree Theatre. So when you see that extra cheeky twinkle in their eye you’ll know we’re saving energy as we keep you entertained!
CLICK HERE for more info
Looking for ways to tread a little lighter on our precious planet? Ocean Minded produces high-quality, super-comfy footwear using natural, recycled and sustainable materials wherever possible. Read More
The Lemon Tree Theatre Line up is finally here! Check out Rocking the Daisies’ newest stage addition. Comedy, traditional drummers, theatre performances, unplugged sessions and even a bit of entertainment for our Afrikaans roots hosted by Comedia.
CLICK HERE for line up.
Thank you to all you Daisies troopers for the amazing response we have had about Walking the Daisies. Applications are now closed and those of you chosen will be notified via email. We will be sure to keep everyone posted as these son of a guns make the great trek to daisies!
Heard our radio ad or seen Daisies advertised on TV? Well that awesome little track playing in the background is none other than our friends from the north (way way up north in Joburg) the Sick Leaves. The song’s full name is ‘All These Foolish Things (I’ve said)’ off their debut album Tunnel Vision which was nominated for a SAMA in 2007 (Best Alternative Album: English) yes, awesome we know! Be sure to check them out on the main stage, Friday night 18:00!
CLICK HERE for more info on this band.
One year ago, a journey was begun when two young men decided to walk their talk and take the motto of the idea of playing hard and treading lightly quite seriously…
Read their story and find out how you can be apart of this eco-friendly initiative, there’s a clear conscience and free ticket involved… Brought to you by FRUIT & VEG CITY. Read More
Rocking the Daisies and Red Bull RADAR, in partnership with Speakerbox.co.za, are offering three talented emerging bands the opportunity to play on the main-stage at Rocking the Daisies 2009, simply by submitting a basic recording demo!
The best of these three bands will win five days in the Red Bull Studio in Cape Town to record themselves a 4-track demo while living it up like rock stars! Read More
WWF have come on board as official supporters of Rocking the Daisies. This year people will be able to put their conscience to good use when buying tickets for the festival online. With just the little click of a button you will be able to put your hero stamp on the world by donating to WWF. You can help a little or you can help a lot, but knowing that your input will help the environment will leave you with a smile on your face and a bounce in your step. Its time to walk the talk!
CLICK HERE to show your support
Love to Rock the Daisies but not so mad about the whole camping thing? Not to worry, Kreef Hotel is here to save you from all you camping nightmares. Designed to feel like a guesthouse with soft walls Kreef Hotel has thought of absolutely everything to ensure you have the most luxurious camping experience imaginable. Seriously, Read More
Rocking the Daisies 2009 Cycle is now officially powered by loaded. The 100% natural smoothie is giving people the chance to be rewarded for “playing hard, and treading lightly”. Keeping with Loaded’s ideals of keeping active and leading a healthy lifestyle, the initiative will highlight Rocking the Daisies’ focus on alternative green practices. Now before you jump on your bicycle and start peddling there are just a couple of things you need to know. Read More
To ensure we make getting to the festival as easy and cost effective (to both your pocket and the environment) as possible, we have partnered with Cape Extreme to offer people alternative transport to the festival. Enter Daisies Shuttle Service. 300 bucks will get you a lift to and from the festival, and for an additional 100 bucks you will have a sweet tent awaiting your arrival in the best place a tent would want to be at a festival. 4 pick up points, 2 different departure times and a trip full of party vibes on the bus! Read More
After months and months of grafting it’s really exciting to see some of our hard work starting to pay off. Most noticeably is the recent commendable review we received from online gurus Quirk emarketing. The GottAquirk blog has long been a portal that we here at Rocking the Daisies regularly follow and low and behold seeing ourselves, and this very website you’re busy reading, being the topic of conversation left us a little bashful! Nevertheless we are incredibly thrilled by the feedback and want to give extra legendary cyber high-fives to our awesome development and design team, you guys rock!
CLICK HERE for the article
The number one selling rock band in South Africa’s history is back to spice up Rocking the Daisies with their unique mixture of soulful melodies and stimulating song writing. With a similar mindset and way of life to our rocking festival, the fit couldn’t be more perfect and we cant wait to see them jamming on our main stage!
Well done to those of who you grabbed, and quickly it seems at our early bird, R100 off full ticket price, special. We have already sold triple the amount of early bird tickets that we sold last year! For those of you still looking for a way to save some cash why not join our Cycle to Daisies that gets you 50% off or even better yet why not make the ultimate sacrifice and Walk to Daisies, that gets you a whole ticket for free! Otherwise get moving on the normal tickets as this year there are only a limited amount of tickets being sold. Book now to avoid disappointment.
For all those bands out there eager as jelly beans to get on this years line up, you only have a little over 24hrs left to get your music onto the website and hopefully chosen to fill the last few slots of Rocking the Daisies 2009. This is your last chance to submit as the gates officially close at 5pm, Friday 17th!
As RTD strives to improve each year we are continuously looking to learn some lessons from the biggest and the best. This year we have decided to send 2 members of our team to go and check out one of the world’s best known and revered festivals, Glastonbury.
They will be keeping their eyes and ears wide open, when not chilling backstage with the world’s top bands. Tough job we know. We are very eager to see what we can learn from this exciting festival and to see what new ideas our team brings back that we can incorporate into RTD.
We are very excited to announce that the RTD team have been invited by the organisers of the Nyon Paleo Music Festival in Switzerland to come and enjoy the event from 21 – 26 July. The festival, which has been around for 35 years, has become one of Switzerland’s cultural relics and Europe’s most important musical events. Read More
A campervan/caravan ticket costs R100 and must be purchased in advance to allow access into the campervan/caravan area. Each person entering this area must also be a weekend Festival ticket holder. Caravans, tented vehicles and campervans will be admitted to a special secure field and will be directed through a separate entrance when arriving on site.
Rocking the Daisies in partnership with Oppikoppi, will be gracing the shores (figuratively speaking) of Joburg’s widely enjoyed Emmarentia Dam. The RTD team will be taking a bit of Daisies spirit up to all the lads and ladies in the north with the newest edition to the brand, Rocking the Gardens. The one day event, taking place on Sat 3rd October, will host a selection of SA’s hottest bands and entertainers custom to the young yet incredibly progressive festival. Read More
Following an extensive elimination process, Reburn were crowned hottest new band after winning UCT RAG’s Launch Your Band competition. Entries opened in March this year, with the competition quarter finals taking place on UCT campus and the finale concert at Assembly on the 1st of May. The evening concluded with performances from both Cassette and Taxi Violence. Read More
Out of all the great reviews we received after last years festival, we found one that we thought was particularly exceptional. Big thanks to Sixty40.co.za and J.A Howes who captured the essence of the festival through his witty and exceptionally honest writing. His approach to festivals and SA music breathes life into the idea of what it really means to experience all a weekend away has to offer.