Stay at Dreams and visit the famous Big Blues Music Festival in Kleinmond only a short drive away! Make it a long weekend and we will offer you a special discount. Below some information about the festival. This will be updated closer to the time. Please confirm program and artists with the organizers.
Big Blues Music Festival 2-3 March 2012 - Kleinmond
LITTLE TOWN, BIG BLUES
Blues lovers are excited to attend the annual music pilgrimage to Kleinmond on 2 & 3 March 2012. Early birds who buy their festival tickets before 31 January 2012 will save 25% on a weekend ticket and stand a chance of winning a Samsung Galaxy Y phone* valued at R1900.00, kindly sponsored by Kleinmond Cellular. These special ticket holders also receive a welcome gift at the festival entrance. Tickets must be purchased through Computicket.
2011 marked the festival’s first solo year as one of the country’s premiere blues music fests. Organisers are determined to offer a bigger and better show, with an even stronger line-up of SA’s most talented blues musicians on one stage over the weekend. Firm favourites such as Boulevard Blues Band, Dan Patlansky and the Blues Broers will perform again, alongside the fairer blues songbirds such as Natasha Meister, Charlie King and Monique de Jager. There are some surprises on the line-up such as Vusi Mahlasela who will highlight the roots of blues and will certainly inspire.
The festival once again plays host to bands from up north such as The Black Cat Bones and now also Southern Gypsy Queen. Rock legend Piet Botha and the Lyzyrd Kyngs will return to the festival for a third time. Crowd pleaser, Gerald Clark will perform with Henry Steel Jnr and Peter Hoven as Tony and the Trailer Cats, who will have just returned from their American tour in Jan 2012, invited by The International Blues Challenge in Memphis to take part in the biggest blues event on the American calendar.
And as if that’s not enough, the festival takes place in the spectacularly upgraded Kleinmond Harbour, with restaurants, bars and interesting shops in the adjacent Harbour Road. The setting is breathtaking and will truly shine with Kleinmond and the Overberg’s finest – from handmade chocolates to moerkoffie or a plate of “seekos” prepared in the traditional fisherman’s way.
Partnering with Paul Bothner music, the festival is honoured to offer a Guitar Workshop and Vocal Workshop for aspiring blues musicians, hosted by two of the most popular artists.
The festival will once again offer value for money packages and offers to include accommodation, entry to the area’s major tourist attractions and a range of additional discounts. General festival facilities include a 1050 square metre marquee for shade, safe parking, a buddy-bus to get you safely home, a kiddies club, arts stalls and more. The full list of artists, with performance times, and festival ticket prices (Range R150 – R250 pp) are available from the website www.bigblues.co.za.
* with Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system, 3" capacitive touchscreen 240 x 320 pixels, HSDPA, wi-fi, bluetooth, USB GPS/Geo-tagging and 2MP camera. Includes sim card and goodie bag.
| Albert Frost & The Blues Broers • Ballistic Blues • Boulevard Blues Band • Charlie King Band • Crimson House Blues • Dan Patlansky • Diamondback Blues Band • Gerald Clark • Gian Groen Blues Band • Hellfire Blues Club |
• In the Deepend • Natasha Meister • Piet Botha & The Lyzard Kyngs • Sixgun Gospel • Southern Gypsy Queen • The Black Cat Bones • The Studerbakers • Tony and the Trailer Cats • Tribal Echo • Vusi Mahlasela |