Cotton Fest Returns to Cape Town

Cotton Fest, the annual entertainment and lifestyle festival, is ready to set the Mother City alight with a vibrant spectrum of sound and fashion at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday, 25th November 2023.

Building up to the festival, Cape Town will once again be the epicenter of a celebration that fuses together the new wave of music, fashion, and culture in an unparalleled showcase of talent for the second edition. After the overwhelming success of last year’s inaugural event, the multi-layered youth culture experience will once again include two concert stages, promising an even more electrifying experience for Cotton Eaters this year.

Headlining this year’s festival are some of hip-hop heaviest hitters in the country at the moment:- Nasty C, Blxckie, Nadia Nakia, A-Reece, Moozlie and Emtee alongside Cape Town’s own Youngsta CPT and the legend himself Grandmaster Ready D. Known for their dynamic performances and chart-topping hits, Amapiano local and global favs Focalistic and Kamo Mphela are also confirmed. Joining them on the main stage are social media sensations Primo, Uncle Vinny and Teddy Goodfella.

The lineup unveiled today, also boasts an impressive array of local artists, spanning various genres merging both established and upcoming South African talent with an offering of non-stop entertainment. 

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Hey Neighbour Phase Three Line Up Confirmed

Hey there, Neighbours! Get ready to celebrate the good times at the ultimate lifestyle experience – Hey Neighbour. Heineken® has officially stepped in as the headline partner to elevate the highly anticipated Festival!
 
To celebrate its 150th birthday, Heineken has selected to share the festivities with everyone who is passionate about music, art, and culture. This forms part of the brand’s mission to spark connections and break down barriers which aligns with Hey Neighbour’s ethos of turning strangers into Neighbours. This dynamic partnership is all about synergy.
 
To amplify the festive season’s good times, Heineken® is taking the festival to Africa with a continentwide campaign that will make Hey Neighbour a household name across ten African markets. These locations include Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, and Nigeria to name a few.
 
With Heineken as a trusted partner, Hey Neighbour will be a festival that the African continent can experience, own, and be proud of. The intent is to be at the same magnitude as the likes of iconic international festivals like Coachella.

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Melrose Arch Unveils “Destination Christmas” Campaign

As the calendar inches closer to the most wonderful time of the year, Melrose Arch, Gauteng’s premier mixed-use precinct and lifestyle destination, is thrilled to announce its festive season campaign. With an air of excitement and anticipation, Melrose Arch proudly presents Destination Christmas.

Driven by experiential marketing, the campaign includes the creation of an immersive Christmas ambience, premium branded experiences, live entertainment and enhanced, themed retail offerings to provide the ultimate destination to celebrate the enchantment of the season in Johannesburg. Aptly conveyed in the campaign’s slogan, ‘Tis the season to sparkle at Melrose Arch.

The Destination Christmas campaign communications exude an aura of opulence and sophistication. With a colour palette dominated by lush forest green and decadent rich gold, the iconography encapsulates an upmarket approach to convey the essence of the season. Classic Christmas iconography is sprinkled throughout the materials, alluding to timeless traditions while masterfully conveying the centre’s premium appeal and the abundance of luxurious experiences on offer during this special time of year.

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RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ

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Ster-Kinekor has announced that RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ, the theatrical release chronicling Beyoncé’s record-setting global RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, will play at its movie theatres beginning 1 December. Tickets are officially on sale now at www.sterkinekor.com and at all its participating locations.


RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of the RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR – a record-setting worldwide concert tour that spanned 56 shows, 39 cities and 12 countries – from its inception to the opening show in Stockholm, Sweden, to the grand finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work and involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy and master her craft.

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Disney Africa and LIFT Unveil Plane Livery This Holiday Season

The Walt Disney Company Africa and LIFT recently unveiled a co-branded celebratory aircraft livery to kick-off Disney’s biggest festive campaign to date in South Africa, “May Your Wishes Come True”.

The livery features some of the most iconic and memorable characters from Disney, MARVEL and Star WarsM, including: Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Moana, Black Panther, GroguM, Elsa, Spidey. A brand new character also makes an appearance, Asha, from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming “Wish”, which releases in cinemas nationwide from 22 November.

The Disney inspired plane (tail number ZS-GAS) will appear in South African skies and at airports from 20 October and service routes between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

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