Party hard but tread lightly
Rocking the Daisies music festival started three years ago; 1300 people attended. In 2008, the nearly 12 000 strong crowd took the organisers by surprise. In 2009, from 9-11 October, it promises to be even better with legends such as Goldfish, Just Jinjer, Prime Circle, aKING, 340ml and Freshly Ground taking to the stage for a weekend of great South African music.
It is also touted as South Africa’s premier eco-friendly festival. They partner with Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) to calculate the event’s output of atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide and then plant the number of trees required to offset their carbon footprint. Vegetable oil from the participating food venues is used to produce bio-diesel for the generators. A tented cinema, powered by using a combination of wind and solar power, screens films and documentaries on green issues.
If you cycle to the venue you receive a discounted ticket. The venue will again be the Cloof Wine Estate, near Darling which is about an hour from Cape Town, which has ample space for camping and caravans. There is also a large dam to bob about in if you need to take a bit of time out. But hurry, there’s a limited amount of tickets on sale.
