So I was looking around for some RTD footage to see how this year’s event went off and found this awesome clip on Zoopy.

Jealous!

Rocking the Daisies 2008, Jonx Pillemer

ROCKING THE DAISIES DIARY LISTING 2009

Date: 9 – 11 October 2009

Venue: CLOOF WINE ESTATE, Darling

1 hour from Cape Town

Gates open: 10am on Friday

Official website: www.rockingthedaisies.com

ADMISSION:

Ticket sales at the door are only available on Sunday, 11 October for that day only.

Full weekend

Pre-sale online – R430

Pre-sale in store outlets – R410

Saturday & Sunday

Pre-sale online – R350

Pre-sale in store outlets – R330

Sunday

Pre-sale online, in store outlets and at the door – R150

Children: Free for children under 12. No under 18’s (no children aged 12-17 allowed regardless of adult supervision).

Buy your tickets at www.rockingthedaisies.com or in store from 9 September you can purchase your tickets at the following participating outlets:

• All Levis® stores, Western Cape
• Hemporium store (114 Constantia Main Rd, Wynberg)
• Rafiki’s Restaurant (Kloofnek Road, Cape Town)
• More outlets TBC

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

Now in its fourth year, Rocking the Daisies is the fastest growing eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival in South Africa.

Taking place from 9 – 11 October on Cloof Wine Estate in Darling (Western Cape), the festival will once again offer the best in live entertainment, lifestyle exhibitions and gourmet food.

With over 10 000 people attending last year, Rocking the Daisies 2009 will be full of cutting edge, quality music, interactive art fields and facilities aimed to cater for everyone from child care to comedic relief.

Being South Africa’s premier eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival, Rocking the Daisies raises the bar every year, incorporating innovative environmentally conscious products into the festival and spreading the message of ‘play hard, tread lightly’.

Rocking the Daisies has made it its mission not only to educate others on greener lifestyles but also how to take it home and incorporate it into their own lives.

Rocking the Daisies 2008, Jonx Pillemer

From transport initiatives, solar and wind powered electricity, bio-diesel generators and LED lighting to complimentary bio-degradable soaps and shampoos, recycling and tree planting initiatives. Rocking the Daisies explores every avenue to make this the most carbon neutral green event possible.

SPONSORS:

· Windhoek Draught

· Levis

· Red Bull

· Hemporium

· Marshall music

· More TBC

FACILITIES AT THE FESTIVAL:

• Large camping village
• Gourmet food village
• Hemporium Conscious Cinema
• Main stage
• Electronic/DJ tent
• Comedy Arena
• Three bars
• Vendor village and interactive art field
• Wine tasting
• Clean showers and toilets
• Tented hotel – visit http://www.kreefhotel.co.za/daisies.html
• Day-care facilities available for children throughout the weekend. This facility includes trained nannies, a jumping castle and various other facilities to make sure your little ones are entertained.

Operating hours: Friday: 15:00 – 20:00, Saturday: 08:00 – 20:00, Sunday 08:00 – 15:00.

• 24 hour medical and security staff
• Shaded areas
• Dam, for swimming
• ATM

Bring it leave it

What to bring and what to leave to make sure you enjoy the festival to the max.

Bring it:

• An open mind and a green attitude
• Your festival ticket
• ID document/driver’s license
• Money
• Rubbish bags
• Tent/shelter
• Sleeping bag and warm clothing
• Gas cooker/cooking utensils
• Sunglasses
• Suntan lotion
• Swimming costume
• Toiletries/towel
• Flash light
• Wellington boots
• Raincoat/umbrella– just in case

Leave it:

• No under 18’s allowed, unless under 12 with adult supervision
• No fires allowed
• No illegal substances
• No firearms or weapons
• No glass
• No picking of flowers
• No litter
• No bad attitudes

Check it out.

Rocking The Daisies 2009 Will Rock Your Socks Off!

Rocking the Daisies, South Africa’s fastest growing eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival is scheduled for 9 – 11 October on Cloof Wine Estate in Darling (Western Cape). Now in its fourth year, the festival has grown from 1,500 to 10,300 attendees and is set to expect 12,000 revellers this year.

Featuring massive headline acts, SA’s freshest homegrown musical talent, DJ’s, comedians, art installations, interactive art fields, gourmet food, earth saving greening initiatives and top notch facilities (including child care), Rocking the Daisies 2009 is set to rock your socks off! Complete Events, the organisers of Rocking the Daisies, are preparing for a bigger and better festival in 2009 and raising the bar yet again to bring fans a fun-packed weekend.

This year’s sponsors include Windhoek Draught, Hemporium, Red Bull, Marshall Music and Levi’s® to name a few. Following on from the success of RADAR 2008, a Red Bull and Rocking the Daisies initiative in partnership with Speakerbox.co.za, the search for SA’s most talented up-and-coming bands will take place once again offering fantastic prizes – including a slot at this year’s festival.

Play hard, tread lightly

As South Africa’s premier eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival, Rocking the Daisies collaborates with reputable green partners every year, incorporating innovative, environmentally conscious products into the festival and spreading the message of ‘play hard, tread lightly’. The Rocking the Daisies mission is not only to educate its community on living greener lifestyles, but to show them how to do it too.

Tony Budden, co-owner of Hemporium and green consultant for the festival remarked, “This year our aim is to make the green initiatives much more visual and integrated into the festival so that the festival-goers can experience them first hand. It is often too easy for the green aspect to get missed when the festival is in full swing. We are therefore going to be working with exciting new partners and innovative products in order to bring the greening elements to the fore”.

What to expect in 2009

Despite the highest rainfall ever recorded at the venue during the month of September 2008, and the resultant mud and subsequent congestion, the response from festival-goers in 2008 was overwhelmingly positive.

To avoid any repeats from last year, Complete Events and Cloof Wine Estate are considering every aspect when preparing for the 2009 festival. Measures include:

• Only 12,000 tickets on sale at selected outlets and online. Festival attendees will not be able to purchase tickets at the gate, except for a day pass on the Sunday. By knowing how many people to expect, the festival organisers can adequately cater for the required facilities including ablutions, waste removal, security and camping.
• Speedy and efficient ticket checking systems at the gate to ensure hassle-free entry.
• Similar to festivals the world over, a park and camp policy will be in place for Rocking the Daisies 2009.
• There will also be strict policies in place – namely, no under-18’s (unless under-12 and accompanied by a parent), no glass and no open fires.
  

Says Brian Little, Festival Director from Complete Events: “Rocking the Daisies is in its fourth year and collaboration continues with big brands, green initiatives and individual consultants to bring you the best in music, food, facilities and entertainment – with a difference.  The popularity of the festival last year was confirmed by the challenges we faced – an unprecedented increase in visitor numbers combined with extreme weather – both of which we are prepared for in 2009.  We are also making green practices more accessible this year by showcasing how each and every one of us can make small adjustments in our everyday lives to effect sustainable change”.

Rocking the Daisies in Jo’burg

Complete Events in partnership with Oppikoppi Productions, are bringing Rocking the Daisies to Johannesburg in the form of Rocking the Gardens. The one day event will take place on 3 October 2009 as part of the Old Mutual Encounters Series at Emmarentia Dam, Rocking the Gardens will host SA’s hottest bands.

Says Little, “We are very excited to be extending our festival to other reaches of the country. There is a demand for a festival of this nature in the Jo’burg region and we are pleased to be collaborating with Oppikoppi Productions and Old Mutual to offer the North a taste of the Daisies spirit.”

Visit the revamped www.rockingthedaisies.com website for up to date festival information and to purchase tickets online. From 9 September you can purchase your tickets at the following participating outlets:

• All Levis® stores, Western Cape
• Hemporium store (114 Constantia Main Rd, Wynberg)
• Rafiki’s Restaurant (Kloofnek Road, Cape Town)
• More outlets TBC

Not only is it a kick ass event with superior band line ups and organisation to most events, it’s also got the whole carbon neutral angle going down.

The whole eco village vibe going down really works well. I love that I can go an hour up the road and experience something like this. It usually sets the tone for my summer.

Well I’ve just been informed that early bird tickets are now on sale through webtickets at R320 a pop. Check that out here. This is WELL worth it and let me tell you if you haven’t been to one of these before you’ll regret it big time if you miss out on this one as this year they are only selling a limited amount of tickets. (not too limited mind you but don’t mess up and leave it too late cos you WILL miss out this is gonna be a sell out for sure)

Last year I had an absolute blast and the Rocking the Daisies website [here] is showing a couple of clips of the last event.

Take a look.

You absolutely don’t want to miss this.

Band line ups will be announced sometime in June. I’ll Keep you posted

I notice its slightly later in the year this year, I’m guessing it’s so we can get  Rocking in full summer after last years’ cold snap. I’m still taking my gumboots, there’s just something so cool about rocking through the weekend with Gumboots. I DEFINATELY won’t be missing this event!

I thoroughly enjoyed the event last year which is a carbon nuetral event as your’e probably aware.

This was the result of last years event:

• 250 trees planted in the Koringberg community
• 5 trees were planted on Cloof Wine Estate on the weekend of the festival.
• 20 tons (150 cubic meters) of waste was collected.

19.32 tons of this was recycled

This included:

• 9 tons of tin
• 1.2 tons of PET (plastic bottles and the like)
• 420 kg cardboard
• 8.7 tons of glass

With only 5 months left we are definitely on the fast track. The official website is still under contruction.

All artists, traders, performers and media will be able to submit their information online.

In the meantime, all  enquiries can go to the following addresses:

Bands, dj’s, comedians and performer enquiries:  bookings@rockingthedaisies.com

All Vendors and restaurants: traders@rockingthedaisies.com

Media enquiries: media@rockingthedaisies.com

General enquiries: info@rockingthedaisies.com

Tickets will be limited this year so book early to avoid dissapointment. The line up should be released sometime in June. In the meantime you can get your vote in for your fave acts to appear on the Facebook page for Rocking the Daisies. Hurry, suggestions close Thursday the 30th April 2009, that’s in two days time!

Visit the Rocking the Daisies website here.

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