Rocking the Daisies adds Knife Party and Mac Miller to the lineup

Electronic dance music duo Knife Party, formed from two members of the drum and bass outfit Pendulum, Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, have an aggressive take on electro-house / dubstep.

The group’s first EP ‘100% No Modern Talking’ gained over half a million downloads. They have amassed over 2.3 million Facebook fans, achieved over 20 million plays of their song Internet Friends on YouTube alone, and have headlined shows and festivals to many fans around the world.

Remixing Porter Robinson, Labrinth and Nero, to name a few, Knife Party also collaborated with Swedish House Mafia on the worldwide smash Antidote.

Mac Miller is an American rapper and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since releasing his first mixtape at 15-years-old, he has become one of the leaders of the new school. In early 2010, Miller signed a record deal with Pittsburgh-based indie record label Rostrum Records.

He subsequently began recording his debut studio album Blue Slide Park, and released it on 8 November 2011. The album went on to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, making it the first independently distributed debut album to top the chart since Tha Dogg Pound's 1995 album, Dogg Food.

Since then, Miller’s coming of age has reflected on his sound which has evolved from what critics call ‘party rap’ to an adaptive free-associative rhyming style, where Mac Miller is not just a rapper anymore, but an eclectic artist who can easily adapt to different genres and can also craft, both for himself and for other artists.

Local lineup

South African music legend Hugh Masekela will give this week’s #RockingMondays young guns inspiration for days.

South African hip-hop artists DJ Dimplez, Ready D, Youngsta and PH Fat are bound to set the Two’s Up stage ablaze. Known for their charismatic and wildly revered performances nationwide, their Daisies’ set will be one to remember.

Joining the local lineup is Drum Machine, Sannie Fox, Vukazithathe, Pop Art Live, Narch, Supernova, Akio, Warren Bokwe, Ma’original, Mix n Blend, Hadedah, Fever Trails, DJ Lag, Lucky Luke, Edit and Run and SWIM to round off this week.

The Walking the Daisies applications are now open
Superbalist is Rocking the Daisies is serious about greening and lowering their carbon footprint by Walking the Daisies.

The two-day walk from Cape Town on Wednesday 5 October to the opening of the festival in Darling on Thursday 6 October sees two hundred and fifty like-minded festival goers walking to affect positive change through environmental action.

Overnight camping, catering and beach clean-ups are organised with the educational focus on sustainability, ecology and feedback systems.

Cycling the Daisies tickets are now on sale
Cycling the Daisies was created as a spin off to the ever popular Walking the Daisies, which spearheads the festival’s aim to create and promote positive environmental action, make friends and raise awareness about the positive impact of the environmental efforts of Rocking the Daisies.

This ride will set off from Cape Town City on Friday morning (6 October) and arrives at Superbalist is Rocking the Daisies later that same day.

For more information on how you may be part of the change go to: rockingthedaisies.com/walk-cycle/walking-the-daisies or: rockingthedaisies.com/walk-cycle/cycling-the-daisies. Tickets and places are limited.

Accommodation

For accommodation options in the Republic of Daisyland, click here

Phase 3 tickets are now on sale to the public:
Tickets are now on sale to the general public - no reservations needed. Purchase tickets here

Each ticket must be assigned to an individual person; multiple tickets cannot be purchased under one name, so attendees should make sure that they get their friends’ cellphone number and email address if purchasing for them.

Ticket transfers
Ticket transfers opened on 1 June and will close 12 hours before the festival gates open. All tickets can be transferred online and will cost R50.

Some of the international acts will also perform in Johannesburg at the Superbalist In the City Weekend. Click here for all info.

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