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Bushfire Festival Cancelled Amid Corona Virus Panic

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8 months ago

Mar 16, 2020

The Bushfire Festival is amongst a growing number of similar events who are cancelling their shows in 2020.

Just days after Coachella announced that they will be postponing their highly anticipated 2020 shindig, where South African DJ Black Coffee had a slot, Bushfire Festival has also announced that this year’s festival, initially slated to took place May 28-30 May, will be postponed until 2021.

The announcement comes amid concerns of the global corona virus spread, which has currently infected 61 South African. With the number expected to rise exponentially in the coming days, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday urged the country to avoid gatherings with a number of people exceeding 100.

In a press statement, Bushfire Festival affirmed that health, safety and security take utmost priority.

“As a socially conscious and conscientious festival, MTN Bushfire prioritises the health, safety and security of the Eswatini community, the festival staff and guests. MTN Bushfire believes that this is the responsible decision to make in recognition of these extraordinary circumstances”, the festival expressed in the statement.

MTN Bushfire will #KeepTheFireBurning! Therefore, festival tickets and camping passes that have already been purchased will still be valid in 2021.

The festival has also entered into negotiations with all other travel and accommodation partners to ensure that guests can defer their bookings to 2021 festival dates. Festival goers are encouraged to contact the relevant travel and accommodation providers to make these arrangements.

To those who can’t make it to the 14^th Edition of the festival in 2021, information on refunds for festival tickets will be made available on 27 March, 2020. The process, terms and conditions will be announced then.

Over the past week, the festival has been in consultation with key Eswatini government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade. MTN Bushfire has also been in talks with MTN Eswatini, sponsors, partners and other relevant parties.

The Team acknowledges the massive economic and cultural impact that the festival has for local creatives and traders, and the region as a whole. However, these discussions and the ultimate decision to postpone this year’s festival have been guided by a collective priority for the safety of the people of Eswatini, festival guests and staff members.

This has been an emotional time for the dedicated and hardworking team at MTN Bushfire, and for everyone who has committed to making the MTN Bushfire experience yet another successful and memorable one.

The team will continue to fulfil the festival’s unwavering commitment towards creating a safe space that celebrates diversity, encourages social inclusion and amplifies our call to action to positive social change, #BRINGYOURFIRE. The 14^th Edition of the festival is going to be an even more explosive and electrifying experience!

QuenchSA will be keeping you posted on what’s next.

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7 months ago

Apr 1, 2020

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Boys II Men announce New Dates for South African tour

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Along with everything that’s been cancelled or postponed as fears over the spread of COVID have forced the world into a lockdown, Boyz II Men recently announced that their South African tour would no longer be continuing.

As QuenchSA recently reported, the concert, which had been slated to take place at the Sun Arena, Pretoria on April 9th, followed by the Cape Town leg at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Casino on April 13th 2020.

Fans of the legendary American RnB group will be delighted to know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel! Event organisers Glen21 on Wednesday announced that the concerts have now been postponed to early 2021!

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The tour will kick off in Cape Town on Friday, the 12th March 2021 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest followed by the Joburg leg at the on Saturday, 13th March.

Following discussions with the group’s management earlier this week Glen21 Entertainment frontman Glen Netshipise stated “In these uncertain times, we felt there was no other choice than to postpone the tour to next year. We trust by then the economy would be more settled and the fans are in a better position to be celebratory.”

Previously purchased tickets will automatically be valid for the new dates. Alternatively full refunds are available via Ticketpro (info@ticketpros.co.za/ 0861 008 277) until the end of April for those unable to attend.

Additional information will be sent to all current ticket holders directly.

Limited tickets for the seated concert are available at Ticketpro and range from R290 to R1750.

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Castle Lite Unlocks Has Been Postponed

The 2020 concerts will have a new date

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8 months ago

Mar 18, 2020

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Castle Lite Unlocks 2020 postponed

In light of everything, groove included, in the wake of COVID-19, Castle Lite Unlocks has now joined the long list of events that have been postponed. As previously reported by QuenchSA, this year’s concert’s was slated to take place on June 12th at ProTicket Dome in Johannesburg.

American rapper Cardi B had been announced as this year’s headliner.

But following the announcement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Government’s strict actions in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, the premium beer brand has announced that the shindig will now be rescheduled to another time.

“We share the disappointment of our fans during this time of uncertainty, however, as a brand that cares for its consumers, we cannot ignore the growing concerns for health and safety as a result of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 in South Africa and around the world”, said Castle Lite Brand Director Silke Bucker.

“It is important to highlight that an event of this magnitude has multiple moving parts and for this reason, the brand is deliberating and will communicate further details around new date and tickets by the end of March 2020.”

The event organisers have also assured that they are in talks with Cardi, and that the event will be back on as soon as it is safe again to do so.

And because the show is merely being postponed, there’s no need to initiate a ticket refund for those who’ve already purchased their ticket. TicketPro has confirmed that the current tickets will be valid for the yet to be announced reschedule.

Should a consumer wish to no longer attend the experience, they will be able to obtain a full refund, details of which will be communicated once we have announced the new performance date.

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Boys II Men and Scorpion Kings Live Concerts Postponed

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8 months ago

Mar 16, 2020

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Boys II Men South African concert has been postponed amid corona virus panic

In light of the honourable President Ramaphosa’s ‘State of Disaster’ announcement last night banning all large public gatherings, both the upcoming Boyz II Men South African tour and the Scorpion Kings Live concert meant to take place next month, are officially postponed.

Event organisers Glen21 will make the necessary arrangements with both management teams over the next few days, and will announce the new concert dates once confirmed by all parties involved.

Legendary American RnB group Boys II Men were slated to bring their show to South Africa for the first time since their last touch down in 2015. Their tour was set to kick off in Pretoria on 9^th April at the Sun Area followed by the Cape Town leg at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Casino on 13^th April 2020.

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With timeless soulful ballads including “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You” and ” “Motownphilly”, the trio hold the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time, with an astounding 64 million albums sold worldwide.

Their list of accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 9 American Music Awards, 9 Soul Train Awards, 3 Billboard Awards and a MOBO Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.