The West Rand District's Go West! Festival Youth Bash

The Go West! Dance Sensation Youth Bash will feature a selection of the country's finest and most popular DJs and artists such as multi-award winning motswako rapper, Khuli Chana, chart-topping rapper, AKA, house DJ extraordinaire, DJ Oskido, popular new kid on the block, Toya Delazy and favourite house and kwaito vocalists, Professor and Big Nuz, as well as the popular hip hop mastermind, Naked DJ. The live music event will also feature Alaska, DJ Ismail Abrahams, DJ Ganyani feat. Mlu and local artists.

The bash will be a night of fun, excitement and non-stop dancing. The gates will open at 4pm and will end at 2am. No under-18' will be permitted to enter.

"The idea behind the Go West! Dance Sensation Youth Bash is for young people to just enjoy being young and have some fun. Being young is not something we get to experience for the rest of our lives, so as important as it is for us to learn from the experiences of our youth, it is also vital for us to take the back seat and celebrate it sometimes," said Dennis Mangope, the spokesman for the West Rand District Municipality.

Award-winning and chart-topping artists performing

"We have a variety of popular, award-winning and chart-topping artists performing at this event and we are very honoured to host them in the West Rand. These are people that youths look up to and that some aspire to be like. Sometimes it is very inspiring and motivational to see someone one looks up to doing something they love and are good at. It will be a very positive experience for some of the youths present at the bash," continued Mangope.

Tickets cost R75 and are available from all Computicket outlets.

Coronation Park to host the Go West! Concert in the Park

On Saturday, 28 September, 2013, Coronation Park, Krugersdorp in West Rand District's Mogale City municipality will host the Go West! Concert in the Park. The music concert, organised by the West Rand District Municipality, marks the climax of the Go West! Heritage Week Festival celebrations and will be a musical feast with some of the country's favourite and popular artists performing.

The Go West! Music Festival, which will host approximately 7000 people from all over the province, will feature artists such as jazz legends Jonas Gwangwa and Tsepo Tshola, award-winning music duo Mafikizolo, songbird Lira, the talented and charismatic Thandiswa Mazwai, as well as soul-warming a capella group The Soil. Talented singer and Go West! Festival ambassador Brian Themba, who grew up in Westonaria's Bekkersdal, will also grace the festival stage on the day, alongside many other artists. Other artists who will perform on the day include Ntando, Donald and Mdu.

Tickets cost R160 and are available from all Computicket outlets.

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