Johannesburg Sowing the Seeds Music & Lifestyle Festival

WHEN:

4/2/2016

WHERE:

Sowing the Seeds Music & Lifestyle Festival, Johannesburg

DESCRIPTION:

SOWING THE SEEDS MUSIC & LIFESTYLE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS, OF MONSTERS AND MEN & JUNGLE TO PERFORM LIVE IN 2016 Sowing the Seeds Music & Lifestyle Festival and Seed Experiences are very excited to announce two incredible international acts, Of Monsters and Men & Jungle as the festival headliners, taking place at Emmarentia Dam in Johannesburg on Saturday 2nd April 2016. Tickets are now on sale, get yours here: http://nue.so/e8y3y6 The Sowing the Seeds Music and Lifestyle Festival started in Cape Town in 2008 by Seed Experiences, as a teaser event to the hugely popular Rocking the Daisies Music & Lifestyle Eco Festival and quickly grew in stature. Since the phenomenal growth of Rocking the Daisies in the Western Cape, Seed Experiences saw the demand from people in Johannesburg who wanted a similar, like-minded music and lifestyle festival in Mzansi. The 4th edition of Sowing the Seeds in Johannesburg will be held over one full day and promises to be bigger than ever before, while still maintaining its appealing boutique festival status. Get your tickets from www.sowingtheseeds.co.za and follow Sowing the Seeds on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date with local support act announcements, competitions and more. Facebook: /SowingTheSeedsSA Twitter: @SowingTheSeedSA Hashtag: #STS2016 Website: www.sowingtheseeds.co.za FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/993167154061637/ SOWING THE SEEDS MUSIC & LIFESTYLE FESTIVAL 2016 Venue: Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg Date: Saturday, 2nd April 2016 Ticket Price: R495* pp. (Children under 7 years enter free) Support Acts: Still to be announced Gates Open: 10h00* *Excluding booking fees. **Times subject to change. Tickets go on sale on from 09:00 on Thursday 8th October at: www.sowingtheseeds.co.za For media queries and accreditation please contact Zethu Gqola on media@sowingtheseeds.co.za Of Monsters And Men & Jungle will also each be performing standalone shows in Cape Town at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on the following dates: • Wednesday, 30th March 2016 – Of Monsters And Men • Friday, 1st April 2016 – Jungle For all event info and tickets go to: http://bit.ly/seedevents Of Monsters And Men: Of Monsters And Men first had the world talking in 2011 with their inescapable and infectious quadruple-platinum smash “Little Talks.” An engaging mix of indie, folk, and alternative, the Icelandic quintet’s critically acclaimed full-length debut My Head Is An Animal [Republic Records] climbed to the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart and has sold over 2 million albums worldwide. Since then the group have delivered revered performances at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, Osheaga, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Pukkelpop, and Splendour in the Grass as well as at countless sold out headline shows around the world. Jungle: There is no blueprint to Jungle’s irresistible, life-enhancing, report-to-the-dancefloor sound but there are many ingredients. It’s P-Funk and ‘Grand Theft Auto’, it’s Curtis Mayfield and ‘Tron’, it’s the Beach Boys and Joy Division and Marvin Gaye and Can, all cut up and refracted in a London neighbourhood where anything can happen. And behind the rising buzz – the BBC Sound of 2014 nomination, the 4 millions plus plays of the ‘Platoon’ video, the US tour that sold out on the back of their SXSW appearance before Jungle even had an official record out in America – it’s a DIY story. Working from their home studio in Shepherd’s Bush, the core Jungle duo known only as J and T set out their store long before they came on any label’s radar with a brace of handmade mini-classics. A couple of singles – ‘The Heat’’s supple 4am soul snap, the ice-cold search-and-destroy beats of ‘Platoon’ – connected 2014 and 1974, London with Rio and New York, the feet with the unconscious mind. Of Monsters And Men Online Links: Website: www.ofmonstersandmen.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofmonstersandmen Twitter: https://twitter.com/monstersandmen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNqs2VoY5KXMeOm4wo5U2Lw Jungle Online Links: Website: junglejunglejungle.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jungle4eva YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaICFskQWXSb0XDsM3xhEfQ About Seed Experiences: Seed Experiences is renowned for delivering world-class events to their fans. With annual events like Rocking the Daisies Music and Lifestyle Eco Festival, Vodacom In The City, Sowing the Seeds Music & Lifestyle Festival, Sonar Cape Town and Jameson Vic Falls Carnival, people can only expect the best live music performances, great vibes and top production. Past events include George Ezra SA Tour, Ben Howard SA Tour, Paolo Nutini Live in Cape Town, Passenger SA Tour, The Lumineers SA Tour, Bastille SA Tour, John Newman SA Tour, DSTV presents UB40 SA Tour and Olmeca Tequila presents Mad Decent Block Party. Accolades: Awarded the Highly Commended A Greener Festival Award 2014, 2013 and 2012; Winner - Bronze PRISM Awards for Best Media Relations campaign 2013; Nominated in the ‘Best Music Festival’ category for the MK Awards 2012 & 2013; Winner – Eco-Logic Award for Recycling (2012); Winner – Eco-Logic Award for Transport (2012); Finalist in the Bookmarks Awards for Best Social Media Campaign (2012); Finalist – Mail and Guardian Future Greening Awards (2012); Bookmark Silver Award Winner for Integrated campaign for 5Gum (2011); Finalist – Eco-Logic Award in Transport (2011); Winner – Eco-Logic Award for Climate Change (2011); Winner – Climate Change Leadership Award in the Small to Medium Business Category (2009 and 2010)