Octopia FSTVL launches
The creators of H2O who has pioneered the South African dance scene for the past 20 years now brings you Octopia FSTVL (pronounced "festival") which will take place at the well-loved party venue, Wild Waters in Gauteng on 8 October.
Boasting nearly 70 performers and DJs – eight of which are the finest on the international circuit - this electronic music festival with a fresh, future-forward approach to event décor, production, music and expression, creates the perfect paradise for house, hip hop, EDM and trance music lovers.
Paul van Dyk
Grammy Award-winning German DJ and producer, Paul van Dyk is the event’s main headliner, he will be gracing the 8 Energy System - main stage. This will be his first performance in South Africa since 2012 and one of the first after a life threating accident from which he has just recently recovered.
This main arena will also feature major international acts such as Dutch superstar duo Sunnery James and Ryan Marciano, House heavy weight Ferreck Dawn and Swiss based Psy-trance connoisseur Liquid Soul together with the likes of Armada Music's own South African DJ and producer, Protoculture, as well as local house music powerhouse, F.Eu (DJ Fresh and Euphonik).
The 3 Hearts Project stage
The 3 Hearts Project stage, which is powered by SA’s dance floor elite; Truth Nightclub, Electric Circus and Vimo & His Ous, will feature Berlin-based DJ and producer, Oliver Dollar, local house DJ, Ricardo da Costa and Divas on Decks founder, Lady Lea.
Octopus Valley, a stage that is powered by Sunday Funk, is the place to be if you love techno and tech house. Catch the likes of local house maverick, Jazzuelle and Paris' own, Technasia.
The Illusions side stage, powered by Household Funk and the Deep Revival crew, presents artists like local vocal powerhouse, Timo ODV and Dutch deep house DJ, Alex Cruz.
Bass Union stage
Over on the Bass Union stage - which is powered by Lush and Hip Hop and High Tops – commercial house and hip-hop will be the order of the day. Here, your hosts with the most will be DJ Warras and Morgan Beatbox. You can expect to see DJ Switch, Sliqe, PH and more.
Nicci Beach powers the ‘Blame It On The Dance floor’ stage where you can dance to commercial and deep house cuts courtesy of Bobstar Delux and more after 11pm. Don't miss this after party stage.
Octopia FSTVL promises to be an all-day event to remember. As brothers Paul & Dave Forbes and partner Itsik Bouhbot, owners and promoters of H2O and Octopia FSTVL, comment: “We are pushing the boundaries with this event and are putting in a lot of effort to create something new and fresh for the SA dance scene, focusing on décor and production for something never seen before!”
Event info:
Date: Saturday, 8 October
Venue: Wild Waters, Boksburg
Starts: 12 pm
Tickets: Early bird general access tickets are R299 while V-VIP tickets are R1,399.
Tickets and package deals are available at octopia.nutickets.co.za
