Following the successful Cape Town edition, the highly anticipated Cotton Fest returns to Johannesburg next month, and today confirmed this years’ line-up.

Taking place in the inner city on Saturday, the 4th of February, the festival will once again merge both established and young emerging local talents performing live across three energy packed stages.

Founded to showcase the diversities in various popular music genres with the aim of fusing the gaps within the different local movements, the event platform also celebrates fashion and sport. 

The almost sold out urban music and fashion explosion will this year feature over 160 of South Africa’s finest young musical talent including:

• A REECE

• ABIDOZA

• AMAROTO

• ANATII

• ANELE ZONDO

• ASVNTE

• AUDIOMARC

• AUTHENTIC

• BEAST

• BELO SALO

• BENNY CHILL

• BIG ZULU

• BLAQ DIAMOND

• BLEACHRS

• BLXCKIE

• BOIBIZZA

• BRAVO LE ROUX

• BUZZI LEE

• CANDII

• CASEKLOWZED

• CASSPER NYOVEST

• CHAMPURU MAKHENZO

• COSTA TITCH

• CYE

• DA CAPO

• DBN GOGO

• DEE KOALA

• DISTRUCTION BOYZ

• DJ BANQUES

• DJ HARVEY

• DJ KAYMOWORLD

• DJ KYOTIC

• DJ MAPHORISA

• DJ MEECH

• DJ PH

• DJ SLIQE

• DJ YUNGSERUNO

• DON DELICIOUS

• DOOWAP

• DR PEPPA

• EDDIESOUL

• ELAINE

• EMTEE

• ESPIQUET

• FELO LE TEE

• FIF_LAAA

• FLOW JONES Jr

• FLVME

• FRANK CASINO

• FRESH TY

• GABA CANNAL

• GGOLDIE

• GOODGUYSTYLES

• HENNYBELIT

• HERCCUTTHELIGHTS

• HOLY ALPHA

• HOPEMASTA

• HORRIDTHEMESSIAH

• HYPE

• JÄGERMEISTER BRASS CARTEL

• JAY JODY

• JAY KATANA

• K KEED

• K.O

• K1LLBRADY

• KASH CPT

• KAYGEE THE VIBE

• KEVI KEV

• KIDDO SA

• KINDLYNXSH

• KING DEETOY

• KING KY

• KING OUMAR

• KMAT

• LASH T

• LE SOUL

• LEBZA THE VILLIAN

• LEEZY LINDOKUHLE

• LEGENDARY CRISP

• LEODALEO

• LESEDITHEDJ

• LIL NOSEBLEED

• LOKI

• LOOKATUPS

• LORD SCRIPT

• LUCASRAPS

• LULA ODIBA

• LUUDADEEJAY

• LVEE

• MAGLERA DOE BOY

• MAJOR STEEZ

• MAS MUSIQ

• MASHBEATZ

• MASHUDU

• MAWHOO

• MDU AKA TRP + SEMI TEE + MALEMON

• MELLOW & SLEAZY

• MONEYBADOO

• MOOZLIE

• MÖRDO

• MS COSMO

• MUSA KEYS

• MUSTBEDUBZ

• NADIA NAKAI

• NASTY C

• NOTBENJAMIN

• NVCHO

• OKMALUMKOOLKAT

• OSCAR MBO

• PATRICKXXLEE

• PHANTOM STEEZE

• PRIDDY UGLY

• PSL (FOCALISTIC, CH’CCO, MJ, PABI COOPER)

• RARRI

• REA DA SOUL

• ROBOT BOII

• ROII

• SAM DEEP

• SANDISO + INFINIX

• SCUMIE

• SHANE EAGLE

• SHISHILIZA

• SHOULDBEYUANG

• SINO MSOLO

• SIZWE ALAKINE

• SJAVA

• SKOLLEYWOOD

• SLADE

• SOA MATTRIX

• SONA

• SOUL JAM

• SOULPHOBIC

• SHISHILIZA

• STILO MAGOLIDE

• STINO LE THWENNY

• STOMPIE

• STOPPER

• TAURA MONTANA

• TBO

• TDK MACCASSETE

• TEDDY GOODFELLA

• THATO SAUL

• TOSS

• TOUCHLINE

• TRUSTED SLK

• TSHEGO

• TWO SHORT

• TYLER ICU

• TYSON SYBATELI

• UNCLE VINNY

• UNCLE WAFFLES

• UNCLEPARTYTIME

• UNCOOL MC

• VENOM

• WILLY CARDIAC

• YOUNG STUNNA

• YOUNGSTACPT

• YUMBS

• YUNGKIDREEZY

• ZADOK

• 031 CHOPPA

• 25K

• 2SHOES

• 2WOSHORT

• 808SALLIE

 DISCLAIMER: Cotton Fest line-up is subject to change prior to show

As always the entertainment-filled festival will include various other lifestyle elements to keep the crowd entertained including:

The Tuckshop - Retail Fashion Store
Unconventional Sports Area - Live Skateboard Competition 
University Cafeteria - Food Court 
 Customisation Station
Half-court Basketball Court
Live Art Installation

The 2023 edition of Cotton Fest is powered by Puma, Jagermeister, Stimorol, Vuse, Oros, Red Bull,  Adoozy, Spotify, Klipdrift, Count Pushkin, 4th Street Wine, Hunters, NBA Africa and exclusive broadcasting partners YFM and Trace Urban.

Limited PHASE 2 tickets are available via Webtickets and Pick 'n Pay outlets nationwide.

The festival will this year also see an expansion of its footprint, with a new space inside the festival space known as The Lot, via a partnership between Cotton Fest and JHC Housing.

COTTON FEST INFORMATION

DATE:             4th February 2022

VENUE:          The Station (Carr Street & Nelson Mandela Bridge, Newtown, JHB)

PRICE:           R300 

HOTEL:          R825 (City Lodge - Room only)

For more information please follow our social media handles:

INSTAGRAM @CottonFestJHB 

TWITTER @CottonFestJHB 

FACEBOOK @CottonFest