This past weekend a lot of you (and us) celebrated some awesome times at Rocking the Daisies. Now we all know this is just the start of a long and glorious summer festival season, so we thought we’d give you a heads up on the top 5 trends spotted at Rocking the Daisies 2013.
It was already dark and I was late. As I ran from one end of Mary Fitzgerald Square to the other, the loud beat of local DJ Lil’ Bow rang in my ears. Finally, I was inside, and just in time for the ever popular local act, Al Bairre. Consisting of Tom, Nic, Julia, Kyle and Tessa, this band from the Mother City was voted quite enthusiastically to open for Alt-J. The voters for the VITC Open The City Competition weren’t wrong – Al Bairre were fantastic. With determination I moved my way through the crowd and to the front of the stage just as Nic began singing. Soon the crowd and I were one, swaying to the lyrics of this five piece indie prodigy.
Bela Pechau: Despite the rain, the wind, the cold and the mud, the people of Cape Town declared that they were over the winter and came to show their dedication to the outdoor party scene at the Ostrich Ranch.
Starting on Saturday, through the intermittent rainfall, we reconsidered the important realities of whether to camp or sleep in our car, lying flat or being warm? Needless to say, warm always wins and the nip in the air was definitely bringing an even more obvious solution to my mind, I was going to have to break out my Pikachu onesie earlier than originally planned.
Imagine this: thousands of revellers packed into Newtown’s favourite street, anxiously anticipating the ultimate electronic dance music party... And then you see it. A strange, yellow object moving closer and closer towards you. Just before you begin to question your sanity, you realise it’s just someone in a Pikachu onesie. A really warm Pikachu onesie. Yeah, that was me. And I can tell you, I received more strange looks on Saturday night at Olmeca's Grietfest than I expected.
Highlights according to our pal Ryan Wallace from The Pundits
Traditionally, August is a busy month for sport and this year is no different.
Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Formula One, Cycling and Football, the list of matches, races and meets in the 8th month can go on and on. I only have time to tell you about my top 5 events for the month, so here goes.
The stage has been set for the ultimate in nightlife entertainment bringing forward the sounds that Cape Town long to hear! The event launches at The Loop on the 7th June with orgasmic eargasms making it difficult not to get excited by the line up of awesome DJ's.
Hosted by Splash, 10% of proceeds will go Project Rhino KZN so a big thanks to Julian and his team for the thoughtfulness in putting together an epic night and supporting One Up's Give ONE Back program. The line up includes:
Alright One UPers of South Africa! So, by now you’ve discovered your true animal spirit calling and you’ve likely aligned yourself with your rightful clan and now it’s time to take that final transformational step – it’s time to BECOME the animal.
If you’re not a proudly animal onesie owner, there are still many, many ways you can get your animal freak on for this Thursdays Winter Onesie Wonderland party. Yes, with a little creativity, a little crafting, a little bit of accessorising and a whole lot of face paint you too can unleash the wild-side within you!
If you’re in need of a little nudge, the One UP team is here to help – here are a few suggestions on how to create an awesome costume from very little!
As sure as Robert Downey-Junior is of his acting abilities, One UP are extremely confident that announcements of the first official party dedicated to the onesie in South Africa is going to be tickling some excitement glands somewhere in your body.
On May 9th, aFREAKa Clothing & Red Stag by Jim Beam join forces with hosts One UP & Affinity Nightclub for a wild night of debauchery and animal antics. The newly refurbished Cape Town nightclub will for one night house hundreds of creatures as One UP turn
the venue into a wildlife playground.
Samsung and Ibiza have landed, and they brought along a few friends…
Samsung is bringing their a-game this month, a “galaxy experience” if you will, and no this isn’t another debate about who has the better smartphone. This time it’s about if Samsung knows how to hold their own within the realm of the local night life. According to the video below giving you a sneaky little peaky, they pretty much have it down.
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