Paint the town with colour
Win tickets to the Holi Festival of Colours tour when it hits Durban later this month.
The original Holi Festival of Colours 2013 World Tour hits Durban shores on 28 December and promises to transform Berea Rovers Club into a multi-coloured dance floor.
As part of more than 14 countries and over 38 cities worldwide, this is an event not to be missed. Holi is one of the largest festivals in India announcing the arrival of spring and the passing of winter and also marks the victory of the good over the bad. The festival captures the spirit of Holi and the positive energy it preaches.
Every hour on the hour from 2pm a countdown culminates in partygoers throwing their powder into the air to create a massive explosion of colour. The coloured powder is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and allergen free. The powder is sold at the event for R20 per sachet with 5 different colours available.
The line-up includes big names such as LCNVL, DJ Fresh, Pascal& Pearce and Napalma (live). Locnville (LCNVL) is a multi-award winning and bestselling electronic duo consisting of twin brothers, Andrew and Brian Chaplin.Their latest offering, Faster Longer Mixtape has received mass critical acclaim, spawning the chart and topping singles Closer and The Year 3000.
The much-loved 5FM DJ Fresh dropped his law studies and pursued radio fulltimeby joining YFM in 1997. Fresh was heading up the YFM breakfast team by 2003, followed by the morning show on Metro FM and was quickly snapped by 5FM shortly after that. His show is currently 5FM’s most popular shows. He also has a list of successful house albums to his name.
Pascal and Pearce’s success is not only at home in South Africa but also tops the charts abroad, garnering international acclaim.The pair has done official remixes for local artists such as Locnville, Goldfish, Flash Republic, Zebra & Giraffe, Goodluck and Lady Lea, and are continuously working on their sound in a way that is both organic and constantly evolving.
Tickets on sale now- www.holifestival.com/sa and Computicket
No under 18s allowed.
WIN
Berea Mail has two sets of double tickets to the Holi Festival of Colours to give away. To win, just send your name and contact details to wandad@dbn.caxton.co.za or SMS BMHOLI to 42910 (SMS cost R1,50) to reach us by Tuesday, 17 December at noon. The winners will be contacted telephonically. You must be 18 years or older to enter.
