Are you ready to raise your festival game? The Channel O Dance Stage at the DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival Powered by LottoStar will pulse with the sounds of DJs Heavy K, Kent, Kabza De Small, PH and Shimza, plus other top-tier local music acts, at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on 21 and 22 September 2024. 
 
Art and fashion will collide in a dazzling fusion of colours, sounds, sights and sensations at this year’s festival, now in its 11th unforgettable year.The two-day event features leading South African and global artists such as Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Thandiswa Mazwai and Sjava on the Main Stage. DStv Channel 320, Channel O – Youth Over Everything will host an array of local mixmasters and mixmistresses, who will take to the ever-popular Channel O Dance Stage to get the crowd moving and grooving in celebration of three decades of creative freedom. 
 
As always, the Channel O Dance Stage is set to be a festival highlight. This year, the stage is curated by DJ PH and Shimza through their respective events properties, (PH)ola Party and U’R. With such seasoned party maestros in charge, you can rest assured that this stage will feature the freshest amapiano, gqom, hip-hop, Afro-tech, house and pop sounds of the moment – bringing the club out into the open air for an al fresco party of note!  
 
On Saturday, the party starts at 1pm with Drihanna, followed by Shilly Mingz in the mix before DJs PH and Venom take to the stage. Then, the infectious amapiano beats will ramp up courtesy of Kabza De Small (featuring Nkosazana Daughter and Mthunzi). 
 
Prepare to bliss out to your favourite jams when DJ Kyotic enters the house, accompanied by rappers Sizwe Alakine (aka Reason) and Focalistic to take things to the next level. As night falls on the festival, Heavy K and Nokwazi will light up the evening with a power set. After that, DJs Dlala Thukzin and Mac Breezy will wrap up Saturday’s festivities with their epic beats. 
 
Sunday will continue the party vibe, with Shamiso and Stoffela serving up summertime bangers before DBN Gogo takes to the decks with an Afro set to ignite the senses. Then it’s time for deep house grooves courtesy of Darque, before the legendary DJ Kent shows us just why he’s regarded as one of South Africa’s house music pioneers. 
 
As the sun sets, multi-talented DJ, producer and entrepreneur Shimza will take to the Channel O Dance Stage, reminding Mzansi audiences just why he’s become such a huge global sensation. The festival draws to a close in the sublime company of Sun-El Musician and Mörda (aka Murdah Bongz), marking the perfect way to wind down another immensely entertaining festival. 
 
The collaborative Art Meets Fashion retail platform in association with W&R SETA will honour 30 years of creative liberation through the theme “The Art of …” – so prepare to be wowed by fine art, fashion design, bespoke furniture, performance art and storytelling. Visitors will enjoy an
immersive all-round creative experience, complete with sculpture garden, art exhibition, fashion showcases, a design competition, open-air cinema and more! 
  
Says Funeka Peppeta, the festival’s media director, “This year we are going all out to produce an immersive explosion of creativity! We’re excited to present Art Meets Fashion: Delicious Edition, a retail platform in association with W&R SETA, where the five disciplines of fine art, fashion design, furniture design, storytelling and performance art will come together to form a bridge connecting generations in celebration of 30 years of unparalleled creative expression in South Africa.  
 
“We are confident that festival-goers will love this new initiative, which will complement our food and music offering to result in a bona fide 360-degree lifestyle festival experience like no other.” 
 
A select number of DStv Rewards members will receive a whopping 30% discount on their “Weekender” tickets and 20% on single-day DStv Delicious festival tickets. Customers are encouraged to download the newly renovated MyDStv App or visit Rewards on DStv.com and look out for this limited offer, only available to active DStv Rewards members while stocks last.   
 
General admission tickets for non-DStv Rewards members are R1 050. You can also snap up Delicious Lounge tickets on the main arena at R3 250 per person, or tickets for the all-inclusive Injabulo Lounge on The Terrace at R8 350 per person. Book via Ticketmaster, download the MyDStv app or visit www.deliciousfestival.com for more details.  
  
The 11th annual DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival Powered by LottoStar is brought to you by the following partners: DStv, LottoStar, Telkom, African Bank, Mercedes-Benz, Yoco, Coke Studio, Savanna, Proudly South African, Sasol, Flight Centre, 702, 947, Gauteng Tourism Authority, FoodBevSETA, CATHSSETA, Delicious Festival Trader Academy Powered by FoodBev SETA, PRIMEDIA OUT OF HOME, Channel O and Sensodyne. 
  
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