Showing posts with label house on fire. Show all posts
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26 February 2014

Swaziland: Dates of the Bushfire festival 2014 announced!

The 8th edition of Swaziland's biggest collaboration of artists from across the world, the Bushfire festival, will take place from 30 May - 01 June 2014 at the House on Fire in the Malkerns Valley. The three day entertainment experience brings in the tradition and beauty of Swaziland's handicrafts combines it with live music, theatre, poetry, film, circus, dance and visual arts. So far live acts from 8 countries, including the 70’s inspired Bogota based Colombian Salsa artists La 33, Mokoomba from Zimbabwe, Under Kontrol from France, Slovenian legends Red Five Point Star and the Imperial Tiger Orchestra from Switzerland, have been confirmed!
The Bushfire festival was named one the world's top music festivals by MTV and one of the Africa's best art events 2014 by Culture Trip.



Bushfire has a well-deserved reputation for its visionary approach developing the arts whilst promoting social responsibility. 100% of profits made through the festival are donated to two charities in Swaziland: Young Heroes, a child sponsorship programme assisting Swazi orphans, and Gone Rural boMake, a charity that assists rural Swazi women and the communities with information and infrastructure development, addressing health, education and social concerns.

30 November 2012

Swaziland: The 7th Bushfire festival will take place from 31 May 2013 - 02 June 2013

update (16 July 2013): Red Bulletin, Red Bull's international monthly publication, covered the Bushfire festival 2013 in their June 2013 edition. Thx Bushfire for making the article available online; click here to download (pdf).

update (01 July 2013): The 8th Bushfire festival in Swaziland will take place between 30 May - 01 June 2014!

The organisers of the famous Bushfire festival in Swaziland have just announced, that the 7th edition of the festival will take place from 31 May 2013 - 02 June 2013. Bushfire is Swaziland's acclaimed international music and arts festival held at the House on Fire in the Malkerns Valley. Each year a diverse audience of up to 20,000 people come together over three days to experience an eclectic Pan-African and international line-up of live music, theatre, poetry, film, circus, dance and visual arts.


Bushfire is a true gathering of arts and culture for the whole family. In addition to the amazing live-music line up, there is a range of other entertainment and educational activities. These include the Bushfire Schools Festival, which sees dozens of local school children participating, the Family and Kidzone that includes workshops, theatre, story-telling, fairground rides, farm animals and much more.
100% of profits made through the festial are donated to two charities in Swaziland: Young Heroes, a child sponsorship programme assisting Swazi orphans, and Gone Rural boMake, a charity that assists rural Swazi women and the communities with information and infrastructure development, addressing health, education and social concerns.
Online ticket sales will open 11 February 2013. We'll keep you posted!
update (23 April 2013): Tickets are still available!

17 March 2011

Swaziland: Bush Fire Festival 27 - 29 May 2011

Now in its 5th year Bush Fire Festival is Swaziland's major annual music festival. It will be held from the 27 - 29 May 2011 and staged at the famous House-on-Fire. The festival’s theme for 2011 is 'Mixing the Point', and the focus will be on artistic and cultural collaboration, on a pan-African and international level.



This 3-day event will therefore span multiple-stages and provide three days of various entertainment options. There will be live music, DJ's, poetry, dance, theatre, interactive workshops, film, a global food fair, a Fair Trade Market and fun for all ages. Top South African music acts such as wildly popular electronic dance duo, Goldfish, 'silent gig' pioneers, Tonik, and house music innovator, Black Coffee, as well as leading Jamaican-Canadian dub poet, D’Bi.Young, have already been confirmed for this year’s line-up. More acts will be announced soon.
Tickets are limited and during the 2010 event, tickets sold out totally and no further admissions were allowed.  Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

The tickets: