Lineup announced for Greenpop's Reforest Fest

22 Apr 2014 1:41 PM

Described as a music festival of action, Greenpop has announced the lineup for its annual two-weekend Reforest Fest set for May. 

 Here's the entertainment lineup:
 
Family Fest
  • DjPure
  • JamieJupiter
  • Pat McKay from Two Minute Puzzle
  • Zoe and Vusa
 
Friend Fest
  • Lemonella
  • DJ Kimon
  • Simon van Gend
  • Zoe and Vusa
  • TouchWood
  • Country Conquerors
  • Grassy Spark
  • BobzyourUncle
 
Now in its fourth year, Greenpop aims to double the number of trees planted during the Reforest Fest over the previous three years. The festival aims to plant a further 8000 trees in the Platbos forest in two weekends.
 
Platbos, a relic forest with trees of over 1000 years of age, forms part of one of the rare and endangered ecosystems of the Western Cape and has a unique mix of indigenous trees from coastal and mountainous regions (www.platbos.co.za). The ancient forest is situated near Gansbaai in the Overberg region, two hours from Cape Town. See the forest on the map. 
 
 
Two weekends, one cause
 
The first of the two weekends, 9-11 May, is a FAMILY fest which will be suitable for families of all ages. It will have a relaxing and fun live music vibe on the Saturday evening that will end around 10.30pm and will also feature varied educational activities for kids, teens and adults. 
 
The second weekend, 16-18 May, is a FRIENDS fest which will have more of an upbeat dancing festival atmosphere on the Saturday evening (a forest party that will end at 2am-ish or later). The party includes live music and DJ sets. This weekend is also open to people of all ages, but parents must be aware of the Saturday night party and assess the suitability of this in regards to the age of their children.
 
Check out the video from last year's Reforets Fest:
 
 
Get tickets, sponsor trees
 
Tickets for the event are R590 (R390 for children under 12) which includes camping, all six meals, music, tools, activities and trees for the reforestation effort. Tickets are available at Webtickets.
 
Alternately, you can raise Trees for Tickets by setting up an activist portal on GivenGain and raising 10 trees for your ticket. Email tickets@greenpop.org for more info on this option.
 
Companies and individuals wanting to sponsor trees for the festival or add any other value to the festival should email marleen@greenpop.org for a full proposal and concept note. 
 
For more information, go to www.greenpop.org.