Bronson Harrington

2009 Forbidden Fruit Music Festival

// October 9th, 2009 // Entertainment, News

I originally posted this over at Cape Town Social but have decided to move it here while I experiment with the new version of the community building plugin BuddyPress for WordPress multi-user environments.

There’s a really cool event called the Forbidden Fruit Music Festival, a South African Rock Festival scheduled for 13-15 November 2009 in the Boland. This three day event that is set to rock the Boland like never before and is hosted by FGroup in conjunction with Western Cape Tourism and The Trust.

Forbidden Fruit Music Festival

The event to be held at Kleinplasie Show Grounds is set to feature eighteen of South Africa’s hottest bands and artists such as Zebra & Giraffe, Prime Circle, Cherry Vinyl, Just Jinger, Aking, Kurt Darren and Josie Field.

Forbidden Fruit Day One

Friday 13 November, 2009

The festival will kick off on the Friday morning with a golf day for sponsors and VIP’s. Gates will open at 12pm along with the restaurants and entertainment, bands take to the stage at 5pm.

Here’s the line-up for Forbidden Fruit Friday which is set to close out at around 01h00:

• 17H00 – Cherry Vinyl
• 17H45 – Saint Fearless
• 18H30 – Cofield Mundi
• 19H30 – CODA
• 20H30 – DJ Ossewa
• 21H30 – Karen Zoid
• 22H30 – Just Jinjer

Forbidden Fruit Day Two

Saturday 14 November, 2009

Forbidden Fruit Saturday starts with a fun run and the bands are on stage at 11am, acts include:

• 11H00 Matthys Roets & Vriende
• 12H00 Justin Bergh
• 13H00 Kurt Darren
• 14H00 Emo Adams
• 15H00 Akkedis & Albert Frost
• 16H15 Josie Field
• 17H15 Sterling EQ & Gugulethu Tenors
• 18H15 Aking
• 19H15 Zebra & Giraffe
• 20H15 Bed On Bricks
• 21H15 Prime Circle

Forbidden Fruit Day Three

Sunday 15 November, 2009

Forbidden Fruit Sunday opens at 9am for a fun filled family day.

Forbidden Fruit Music Festival Ticket Prices

• Early Bird Specials: (Bookings before 24 September)
  • Weekend only package: R250
  • Weekend only package kids under 14: R110
• Pre-bookings
  • Friday: R130, Saturday: R160, Sunday: R40 -Kids under 14: Friday: R70, Saturday: R100, Sunday: R20
• V.I.P Tickets
  • -Friday:R350, Saturday: R450 These include front-row seats on a private deck, with an exclusive bar, private parking, V.I.P Meal, private bar and ablutions.
• Tickets @Gate
  • Friday: R160, Saturday: R190, Sunday: R40
  • Kids under 14: Friday: R100, Saturday: R140, Sunday: R20
• Accommodation & Transport
  • Contact: tours@fgroup.co.za

More Information

For more information about the Forbidden Fruit Music Festival, visit the event web site at www.4biddenfruit.co.za or check out the event’s Facebook Group.

Related Links:

• Western Cape Tourism
• The Trust