Dinokeng concert cancelled

The Tshwane metro council will be heading to court to contest the cancellation of the Dinokeng TribeOne music festival, which was due to take place from 26 to 28 September, said spokesperson Selby Bokaba.

“The event organisers have sent us the notification letter to cancel the event, but the Tshwane metro is challenging the decision in court,” Bokaba said.

The Tshwane metro council’s contribution to the long-awaited concert which featured American hip-hop artists, Nicki Minaj and Macklemore, included installation of infrastructure and a financial contribution.

“The organisers had chosen an open space which had no infrastructure whatsoever for the venue, and requested the metro to develop roads, install water supply and electricity and prepare the stage area, all of which the council delivered,” said Bokaba.

After an attempt to salvage the festival last week, a meeting with the organisers and the council was futile.

Bokaba said various sources confirmed that the event organisers, who were led by Sony Music Entertainment, had apparently failed to meet some of their financial obligations to their suppliers procured for the event.

“To have to inform music enthusiasts who had planned to attend and witness headline acts billed to perform in the three-day fiesta about these developments is regretful and disappointing, to say the least. The metro’s last hope now rests squarely in the hands of the courts. Since the matter is before the courts, no further details on the matter can be divulged,” Bokaba said.

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