What Is it?
"Moma couldn’t hear the pretty music. But back then there were no number 11 compliant 10m high speaker stacks ready to pump rock ’n roll straight at your heart. We have that now. And madam, we are quite intent on using it. Again.
Rock ’n roll is good.
And rock ’n roll is true.
And rock ’n roll has a good chance of saving a small piece of South Africa. If only for a few days each year.
So from the 7th to the 9th of August, why don’t you take some time off and dive into the dusty ocean of tunes, friends and freedom in the little Forbidden City we know so well.
OppiKoppi turns 21 in 2015 and with artists still being announced in the background, the lineup for 2015 OppiKoppi is fast becoming one of the most impressive and diverse in the festival’s history. Mixing lots on fresh new faces extracted from a brand new generation, with some South African and international legends. And of course doing this, using almost every genre this country has to offer. Even choir tunes make an unrehearsed appearance this year.
It really is a private moment of joy for any tune fanatic to just read and think through the full lineup. Just think for a moment, for instance, about the internationally acclaimed wonderlust kings Gogol Bordello (US) on the same stage as Johnny Clegg. Or Robin Auld on the same stage as Karen Zoid. Or the super sophisticated power jazz trio Tatran (IL) on the same stage as Shortstraw. Or Francois van Coke joining forces with the Northam se Uitgewasde Seunskoor (Vir Mans en Vroue). A full lineup will follow but already that should get your mojo working, double time."
When Is it?
7 - 9 August 2015
Where Is it?
Find the map here
How Much Is it?
R750
Buy tickets here
Who's Gonna Be There?
Adventure Man
After Robot
AKA
aKING
Al Bairre
Albert Frost and Robin Auld
Albert Frost, Lee Thomson & Toya Delazy
albinobeach
Animals In Suits
Anton Goosen
Atom Band
Audiojerk
Bark
BCUC
Beavis and Butthead DJ Set
Bitches Brew
Black Coffee
Black Math
Blake Roberts
Blazin' Gooch
Bombs and Issues
Boxer
Brand New (US)
Brian Blaq
Bringing A Shark To A Gunfight
Bye Beneco
Card On Spokes
Cazz
Chee
CMR
Cortina Whiplash
Crimson House
Crystal Park
David Garbers
Desmond & the Tutus
Die Seë
DJ Bob
DJ SKinniez
DJ Zinhle
Don’t Pet The Elephant
D'Phault
DrumeticBoyzFacing The Gallows
Felix LaBand
Filth
Float Parade
Fortuna Records (IL)
Francois van Coke
Frank Freeman
Full Swing
Georgetown
Gerald Clark
Gerald Clark and Luna Paige
Go Barefoot
Gogol Bordello (US)
Greedy Greg
GSAND
Guy Collins
Hokum
Hot Water
Hyphen
I AM
Janie Bay
Jakobsnake
Japan and I
Jazzuelle
Johnny Clegg
Joshua Kempen
Kabaal Klankbaan
Karen Zoid
Kid X
King Bruce
Kings Down South
Konrad Küchenmeister (BE)
Kyle Watson
LA Cobra
Laurinda Hofmeyr
Leeu
Les Javan & Rian Malan
Lil’ Red
Livingston (UK)
Lost and Found
Lunatic WolfMade For Broadway
Manny Walters
Maria Mombelli & the Belli Buttons
Marcia Moon
Mathew Gold
Mathias Melo
Matthew van der Want
Meth Breath
Michael Plaxton-Harrison
MICR. Pluto
Money For Cats
MOONCHILD
Munnibrotherz
Naming James
New Academics
Nicole Theron
Nomisupasta
Nonku Phiri
Okmalumkoolkat
Original Swimming Party
Paul Hanmer
PHfat
Planet Lindela
Pop Art
Poverty Of Ideals
PowerSolo (DK)
PurpleCry
Red Helen
Rian Malan and Les Javan
Ross Jack
Ruby Gill
RudeOne
Runaway Train Cult Collective
Sannie Fox
Satanic Dagga Orgy
Savage Lucy
Scarlotte Will
Shortstraw
SibotSide by Side with Laurie Levine and Josie Field
Sir LSG
Southern Wild
State Society
Steadyrock!
Stephane Marais
Stilo Magolide
Stoker
Sumo Jac
Sutherland
Tatran (IL)
Terrasoul
The Apollo
The Bearded Ladies
The Black Cat Bones
The Circle View (US)
The Completely Different Band
The Curious Incident (UK)
The December Streets
The Foolish Braves
The Hip Replacements
The Motherland
The Nomadic Orchestra
The Parlotones
The Slashdogs
The Ts & Cs
The URBAN Village Music
The Vanilla
Trancemiscsoul
Trevor Rebello
Tuin ft Kobus de Kock
Tweak
Twin Atlantic (SC)
Umlilo
Urban Village
Vandal M
Vox Portent
White Nite
Wildebeats
Yugen Blakrok
Visit the Oppikoppi website for more informaion: http://www.oppikoppi.co.za