Durbanites, it is finally here! The original Holi One Festival of Colours is coming to the coast. Get ready to paint the town red, blue, green and yellow; in fact, pick your favourite colour.
The original Holi Festival of Colours 2013 World Tour, of which the first was held in Europe, is now coming to Durban to transform Berea Rovers club on the 28th December 2013 into a multi-coloured dance floor. As part of more than 14 countries and over 38 cities worldwide, this is an event not to be missed. The Holi Festival of Colours rocked Johannesburg in September and Cape Town in October and will now bring together South Africa’s rainbow nation when it hits the shores of Durban.
Holi is one of the largest festivals in India announcing the arrival of spring and the passing of winter and also marks the victory of the good over the bad. During the Holi celebrations, the cast system is out of force and all people are considered equal – the symbol for that being the colours. The Holi Festival celebrates the statement that all people are equally coloured. The festival breathes an atmosphere of laughter and is an expression of joy with people burying their hatchets and throwing their worries to the wind. As such, the Holi Festival of Colours supports one of Holi’s biggest customs of loosening the strictness of social structures and bringing together communities in an exhilarating experience. The Holi Festival of Colours is not a religious event in any way and is open to all races, religions and nationalities. The festival captures the spirit of Holi and the positive energy it preaches.
Every hour on the hour from 14h00 a countdown culminates in partygoers throwing their powder into the air to create a massive explosion of colour. The coloured powder is environmentally friendly, non-toxic and allergen free. The powder is sold at the event for R20 per sachet with 5 different colours available.
On the decks:
The line-up includes big names such as LCNVL, DJ Fresh, Pascal& Pearce and Napalma (live). The extended line up will be released later this month.
Locnville (LCNVL) is a multi-award winning and bestselling electronic duo consisting of twin brothers, Andrew and Brian Chaplin.Their latest offering, Faster Longer Mixtape has received mass critical acclaim, spawning the chart and topping singles Closer and The Year 3000.
The much-loved 5FM DJ Fresh dropped his law studies and pursued radio fulltimeby joining YFM in 1997. Fresh was heading up the YFM breakfast team by 2003, followed by the morning show on Metro FM and was quickly snapped by 5FM shortly after that. His show is currently 5FM’s most popular shows. He also has a list of successful house albums to his name.
Pascal and Pearce’s success is not only at home in South Africa but also tops the charts abroad, garnering international acclaim.The pair has done official remixes for local artists such as Locnville, Goldfish, Flash Republic, Zebra & Giraffe, Goodluck and Lady Lea, and are continuously working on their sound in a way that is both organic and constantly evolving.
Tickets on sale now- www.holifestival.com/sa and Computicket
For more information https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holi-Festival-Of-Colours-Durban/403282459781
NO under 18’s allowed | R.O.A.R | Bar, ATM’s and various food vendors on site
Holi Festival of Colours Durban details:
Date: Saturday 28th December 2013.
Times: Doors open at 12pm can close 8pm.
Address: Berea Rovers club on Jacko Jackson Drive (next door to Kings
Park Stadium).
Parking: Parking on site at R20 per vehicle.
Holi Festival of Colours Standard Ticket
- R 150,00
HoliColour Package
- R 230,00
(Ticket include 5 Bags of coloured powder (1 for free) – collect on arrival at event
Holi Festival of Colours Fan Package – R 280,00 (Ticket includes a T-Shirt and Powder)
No umbrellas, chairs, own alcohol or food permitted. Recording equipment including hand held cameras are welcome.
For more information on ticket prices and terms and conditions visit: www.holifestival.com/sa
For more general information contact:
sa@holifestival.com
For more press information contact:
press-sa@holifestival.com
Or call 021 433 0930
stephanie@youniqueconcepts.co.za
WIN WIN WIN!!!!
We are giving away 2 double tickets to Holi One Festival of Colours on 28 December!
Simply comment below and tell us what colour you’ll likely be throwing around at the festival.
Competition closes on 17 December 2013.
Julian Carelsen
10 December 2013 at 9:12 am
I’ll be splashing around the colour blue ! Because Blue is THEeee colour !
kalai
10 December 2013 at 9:16 am
I love bright pink
Esivani Naidoo
10 December 2013 at 9:17 am
Red!!!!
Esivani Naidoo
10 December 2013 at 9:18 am
Red
johan
10 December 2013 at 9:25 am
Given the opportunity I will like to take every colour of the rainbow. Firstly it represents the true beauty and unity of our amazing nation, and secondly because rainbows make me happy 🙂
Levi
10 December 2013 at 9:34 am
Bright green to represent a fresh, clean Earth:)
GO BIG! GO GREEN!
Jem*
10 December 2013 at 9:36 am
I’ll be throwing name, that’s what 🙂
Catherine Alborough
10 December 2013 at 9:48 am
Festive Red!!!
Nirvana
10 December 2013 at 9:52 am
I willl be splashing blue. 🙂
rene angelo
10 December 2013 at 10:05 am
If they have purple then def gonna be flinging it around! Lookinng forward to looking like a rainbow!
Paul
10 December 2013 at 10:08 am
Throw as many colours as you can get your hands on… Let’s colour Durban!
shannon naylor
10 December 2013 at 10:25 am
I love all the colours.. they look absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! but definitely red and purple as they look good on people 😉
Elmarieke
10 December 2013 at 10:26 am
PINK .. pink… pink…
ron
10 December 2013 at 10:56 am
BLUE!!! Peoples gona look like Smurfs!
Justine Purcell
10 December 2013 at 11:19 am
I love love love bright green!! Colour of nature and all growing things..
Oh and purple! 🙂 (not for the reasons you think)
but dont forget yellow! Coz it makes me happy!
Geez.. how do you pick just one colour??
BRING ON THE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS!!
letisha somaru
10 December 2013 at 11:28 am
definitely a splash of blue #NoDoubt #SuperKeen =D
Danica Nayar
10 December 2013 at 12:01 pm
I’d be splashing the colour YELLOW on everybody! Its one of the happiest colours for me and always reminds me of sunflowers and sunrises:) x
Michael
10 December 2013 at 12:05 pm
As the saying goes I am going to paint the town RED but while I am at it I may as well add some yellow pink and blue! HOLi COLOUR it will be amazing!
Cindy
10 December 2013 at 12:08 pm
Bright pink!
Roxanne Chutthergoon
10 December 2013 at 1:27 pm
I would love to be throwing RED…as the famous cliche’ goes…I want to paint the town RED!
Val Opperman
10 December 2013 at 2:38 pm
I’ll be throwing all the colours of the RAINBOW NATION high up in the air 🙂
Shelly
10 December 2013 at 2:38 pm
PINK!
Pick me pick me!
Marilese Gomes
10 December 2013 at 4:13 pm
red! I’l ldefinitely be throwing red around…the color of passion, Christmas and love! eek! cannot wait!!
Tashmikka
11 December 2013 at 10:31 am
Pink!its my favourite colour
Tanis Williams
11 December 2013 at 1:06 pm
Yellow, pink, purple, red, green and oh wait….every single color there is because that represents Durban….a rainbow city 🙂
brendon
12 December 2013 at 11:51 pm
I will be splashing the colours blue ,green and yellow which introduces purification…yeah colour fest can’t wait
Marc
16 December 2013 at 11:52 am
green green green!!!
Jade Manggos
18 December 2013 at 3:55 pm
Purple 🙂