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Event Information:
Oppikoppi is the name of a music
festival held in the Limpopo
Province of South Africa, near the
mining town of Northam. The festival
started off focusing mostly on rock
music, but gradually added more
genres and now plays host to a
complete mixed bag of genres.
Anything from jazz, world music,
house music, acoustic, comedy and
all else in between can be heard on
one of the multiple stages. Each
year in August thousands of people
flock to the farm to camp out in the
bush and enjoy the music. The
festival features mostly South
African bands, although
international acts are included in
the mix.
Oppikoppi is a colloquial
abbreviation of the Afrikaans phrase
"op die koppie", which literally
means "on the hill". The camping
area is at the foot of a hill, on
top of which is a bar and the Sipho
Gumede stage. This stage features
all the hip hop and dance acts,
while the main Oppikoppi stage
features all of the big acts and
most of the rock. The festival
started in 1994, with 27 local
talents performing to a small crowd
of enthusiasts. It has since grown
substantially, with the addition of
many new stages and thousands of
people turning up each year. The
festival is regarded by some as the
primary influence in jump-starting
the South African rock music
movement in the late 90's. It has
attracted anything from 5,000 to
15,000 people.
The
festival hosts a wide array of acts,
with artists being booked from
genres such as: rock, hip hop,
hardcore, punk, ska, folk, blues,
drum ‘n bass, big beats, funk,
kwaito, jazz, traditional, world
music and other genres. In addition
to the annual festival in August of
every year, the festival also hosts
a smaller, more intimate gathering
on each Easter weekend in April,
focusing mostly on rock and jazz. In
the past there has also been New
Year's gatherings.
Line up for :
2LANI THE WARRIOR
340ML
AIDAN MARTIN
AKA
AKING
ALBERT FROST
ANTI-BYPASS (FRANCE)
BABYLON CIRCUS
BASKERVILLE
BEAST
BIG SPACE
BITTEREINDER
BLACK HANDED KITES
BLK JKS
BLOTCHY
BOARGAZM
BOMBAY SHOW PIG
BRENDON SHIELDS
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CATLIKE THIEVES
CRYSTAL PARK
DANCE, YOU’RE ON FIRE
DAS KAPITAL
DESMOND & THE TUTUS
DIE MENERE
DIE SEE
DIE TUINDWERGIES
DIGGIN4DODGE
DIPLO
DJ BABAGANOUSH
DJ DANGER INGOZI
DJ KANGAROO
DJ SOULSISTA
DJ TOBY2SHOES
DUB RUI
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
ENTER SHIKARI
EWOK & BLUE GENE
FLASH REPUBLIC
FLETCHER
FLOYD LAVINE
FOKOFPOLISIEKAR
FREDDIE VAN'DANGO
FRIDGE POETRY
FRUITS & VEGGIES
GERT VLOK NEL
GEVOEL VAN VEILIGHEID
HAEZER
HHP
HOPA BANDA
JACK PAROW
JANIE & THE BEARD
JEREMY LOOPS
JOSHUA GRIERSON
JOSIE FIELD
JUKE ROYAL
KAREN ZOID
KATE BORTHWICK
KID FONQUE
KILLER ROBOT
KING SKASA
KNORKATOR
KOLDPRODUK
KONGOS
LES DOIGTS DE L’HOMME
LILLY MILLION
LIVY JEANNE
LONEHILL ESTATE
MARSHALL
MATTHEW VAN DER WANT
MA'ORIGINAL (BALKANOLOGY)
MIX N BLEND
MOLÈCULE
MONIQUE PASCALL & T-MINS
MR SAKITUMI & THE GRRRL
MX DOPPE
NAKHANE TOURE
NICK GRATER
OOPMOND
OSKIDO
PASCAL & PEARCE
PEACHY KEEN
PESTROY
PHDJ
PHFAT
PHIZICIST
PLANET JOY
RAIKO
REBEL CLEF
RUDEONE
SATORI
SEETHER
SHADOWCLUB
SHEPPARD
SHORTSTRAW
SHOTGUN TORI
SIBOT
SIDESHOW
SON OF A 1000
SOUTHERN GYPSEY QUEEN
SPOEGWOLF
TAILOR
TALESWAPPER
TATTOO LEVEL 9
TAXI VIOLENCE
TERRENCE PEARCE
THE ANTI RETRO VINYLS
THE BLACK CAT BONES
THE BROTHER MOVES ON
THE BUCKFEVER UNDERGROUND
THE FROWN
THE GRAEME WATKINS PROJECT
THE GRAVITY REGULATORS
THE KIFFNESS
THE MAKE-OVERS
THE MUFFINZ
THE NEWTOWN KNIFE GANG
THE STELLA’S
THE SUNDAY PUNCHERS
THIERRY ARNOLD (FRANCE)
THIEVE
TIDAL WAVES
TOYA DELAZY
TRIBAL ECHO
TWELV & THESIS
UNHAPPY HOUR DJS
UNSOUND SYSTEM
UZUL (FRANCE)
VALIANT SWART
VERANDA PANDA
VUSI MAHLASELA
WAMBÜSEUN
YOAV
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