Riky Rick has announced that the cultural gathering Cotton Fest will return to The station, in Newtown this year.
The festival will happen over two weekends: 19 and 20 March 2022. The lineup for this highly-anticipated event has not yet been announced.
Per the official announcement:
This year we bring you the University of COTTON FEST, where the theme for 2022 is “university and campus”. Our multi-layered university campus experience includes 3 stages featuring over 100 of South Africa’s best artists, merch, cafeteria, sport area and even lockers for you to store your personal belongings.
The Concert: The Cotton Stage will feature headline and legacy artists. The Bettr STAGE will feature the New Wave of young talent. The Jägermeister STAGE will bring the best nights featuring House and Electronic talent, alongside some of the biggest names on the Amapiano scene right now.
Sports Area: A half-court will be set up for basketball fans, along with a skating ramp for skating enthusiasts.
Fashion: Various merchandise hubs will stock unique pieces, limited branded fashion items, and other sought-after accessories.
Cafeteria: Food Court brings you a huge variety of delectable options and several fully stocked bars positioned around the venue.
And More: There’ll also be photo booths set up for content creation as well as various chill areas to relax, recharge, and reboot.
In line with current government regulation, tickets will be limited to 2000 per day.
For all things COVID-19 related, here’s what you need to know:
- Provide a personal fully vaccinated certificate (either printed or online)
- Provide a negative PCR test, if only vaccinated with one dose, done within 48 hours of the festival (either printed or online)
- Do an on-site Rapid Antigen Covid Test if you have not yet been vaccinated, which is available for R150 at the venue.
Tickets will be on sale at Webtickets and Pick ‘n Pay outlets nationwide from Monday 31 January 2022.
Options include:
- R200 Early Bird
- R250 Day Pass
- R500 Weekend Pass
- R600 Merch and day pass package
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