Up The Creek
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On:
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Friday 1st February 2008
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At:
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Breede River (South Africa) [map]
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From:
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4pm (1 Feb) - 4pm (3 Feb)
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Cost:
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Presale: FULL WEEKEND PASS – R395 P.P.; at the gate: FULL WEEKEND PASS – R420 P.P.; presale: SATURDAY & SUNDAY PASS – R295 P.P.; at the gate: SATURDAY & SUNDAY PASS – R320 P.P.; presale: SUNDAY PASS – R150 P.P.; at the gate: SUNDAY PASS – R150 P.P.
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Website:
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www.upthecreek.co.za/index.htm
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Ticket Info:
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Tickets available through Ticket Connection or Call 0861 121 333
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More:
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Up The Creek Music festival emanated from humble beginnings in 1990. The basic ingredients were simple - a river camp, an eclectic group of friends with many hidden talents and a handful of intrepid river guides. Mix all of the above and the result – a weekend-long jamming session – around the proverbial campfires and under African skies.
These unofficial gatherings soon blossomed into a fully-fledged festival and Up the Creek established itself as one of the countries’s most loved, eclectic and premium music and comedy festivals. The festival attracted sponsorship for many years and became a firm favourite on the entertainment landscape.
Many of our loyal supporters who had been undertaking this colourful annual pilgrimage, claimed to have caught a rare river bug – called ‘Creek Fever’ and kept coming back for more, 15 years on.
In 2006 sponsorship ran dry and the festival was put on hold for an agonizing 2 years. The organizers received a stream of emails from insane fans who had claimed to have caught yet another incurable fever – namely ‘whynocreekalitis’.
So due to our search for a cure and popular demand the festival is back. This is the festival-with-a-difference - the one where you have 18 of the country’s top homegrown bands on tap throughout a MEGA weekend campout. Where you may just pitch your tent next to your favourite lead vocalist! The Festival where, when the music stops – thee Most Amazing Show – cracks you up! The one where you can chill down after appreciating the above-mentioned talent in the gorgeous Breede River and warm up with hot showers & cappuccinos AND have the Sunday paper delivered to your tent flap! Now that’s bush comfort.
For general festival enquiries:
Please call Roxy Walker: 083 254 8728
or Nwabisa Siyongwana: 083 2386547
or UTC H.Q. at (021) 510 0547
Presale: FULL WEEKEND PASS – R395 P.P.; at the gate: FULL WEEKEND PASS – R420 P.P.; presale: SATURDAY & SUNDAY PASS – R295 P.P.; at the gate: SATURDAY & SUNDAY PASS – R320 P.P.; presale: SUNDAY PASS – R150 P.P.; at the gate: SUNDAY PASS – R150 P.P.
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL HOURS:
GATES OPEN: FRIDAY, 01 FEBRUARY – FROM 16H00
GATES CLOSE: SUNDAY, 03 FEBRUARY – SHUT DOWN AT 16H00
band line-up
FRIDAY
19h00 – 20h00 Bed on Bricks
20h00 – 21h00 Love Jones
21h00 – 22h00 Foto na Dans
22h00 – 23h00 Wonderboom
23h00 – 00h00 The Parlotones
00h00 – 01h00 Flat Stanley
SATURDAY
15h00 – 16h00 Ryno Velvet
16h00 – 17h00 Southern Gypsey Queen
17h00 – 18h00 Perez
18h00 – 19h00 Akkedis
19h00 – 20h00 Valiant Swart
20h00 – 21h00 DNA Strings
21h00 – 22h00 Taxi Violence
22h00 – 23h00 Prime Circle
23h00 – 00h00 Dan Patlansky
00h00 – 01h00 Van Coke Kartel
SUNDAY
10h00 – 11h00 Harris Tweed
11h00 – 12h00 Boulevard Blues Band
12h00 – 13h00 DNA Strings
13h00 – 14h00 Lara Frances
venue & accommodation
This festival-with-a-difference is hosted at the Felix Unite Up The Creek river camp. Once you’ve turned off the N2 you will venture along, what is seemingly a long stretch of gravel road ( but its only 13km – so keep on trucking) you’ll happen upon this famous camp. This bush musical campout is situated on a hill side overlooking the picturesque Breede river. The camp is structured around a restored Cape Dutch farmhouse, large open fireplace and camaraderie zone and of course the stage. There is only one stage – and we like it like this – simply because this way we keep all the jiving bodies and energies in one cozy space and you don’t miss out on any of the incredible talent.
Free Camping
Prepare to get hot, sweaty and dusty and you may even choose to stay that way if you can’t drag yourself away from the stage and rather go for a dip in the river. This is the great outdoors and the camping is rough and mainly on vast dry veld! You need to bring your own tent, bush gear and personal creature comforts. Camping is unreserved – based on a 1st come first served.
Book into the Kreef Hotel
For those that have retired from ‘roughing it’ – you can take the easy and hassle-free route and book yourself into the Kreef Hotel. A pre-pitched tented serviced camp including breakfast, loos, showers and 24 hour fire. For bookings please go to www.kreefhotel.co.za or call
Chris 082 301 4951 / Tania 082 788 0399
CHRIS 082 301 4951, TANIA 082 788 0399.
Misting shower to chill in the heat of the day
ATM machine
Cappuccinos
Full bar service
Food outlets
Ice-creams
Flushing loo’s and Nice ones too!
Hot Showers
what to bring
Don’t Bring:
No firearms, pets or a bad attitude! NB!!! Please do not bring in any glass bottles into the festival premises. Only cans permitted. Plastic cups will be available at the Bars.
Do Bring
Your tent, mattresses, camping chairs, torches, sleeping bag / duvet or just a sheet, sunblock, insect repellant, swimming kit, anything that floats – lilo, paddle boat.
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Region:
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South Africa/Cape Town
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Music:
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Rock.
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DJ's:
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Bed on Bricks
Love Jones
Foto na Dans
Wonderboom
The Parlotones
Flat Stanley
Ryno Velvet
Southern Gypsey Queen
Perez
Akkedis
Valiant Swart
DNA Strings
Taxi Violence
Prime Circle
Dan Patlansky
Van Coke Kartel
Harris Tweed
Boulevard Blues Band
DNA Strings
Lara Frances
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