Joburg's Burning!

Tickets sales have opened for the biggest night in rock ‘n roll - Joburg Burning 3, which will be held in and around the Melville area on 27 March,2010. There will be five venues, over 30 bands and loads of buses to make sure you make it safely from one venue to the next.

Every year the event has successfully grown with additional venues and bands being added to the festivities. This year, Joburg Burning 3 has some top national bands on the bill, as well as the return of Belgium's pop/dance sensation Balthazar, who blew Oppikoppi away last year.

Line-up confirmed to include:

Ashtray Electric (CT)
Fire Through the Window (DBN)
Wrestlerish
Swivelfoot
Josie Field
The Shadowclub
Desmond and the Tutus
Balthazar (Belgium)
Apple Ann
Ree-Burth (Soweto)
Shortstraw
Thieve (CT)
Broadway Screamer
The City is the Desert
Japan and I
Black Pimpin Jesus
Fire like You
Pity the Fool

Tickets are currently on sale:

Pre-Sales: R100 (2 March to 26 March)
Door: R130

All pre-sales tickets available from Computicket

Venues this year are: Roxy Rhythm Bar, Cool Runnings, Back2Basix, Jozi G Spot (ex Rockbar) and Bohemain.

Pre-sales ticket office for armbands - Rascasse.

An armband gives you access to all the venues, all the bands, and all the party you can muster in one evening.

There is a free shuttle buses to all the venues, a band merchandise stand from all your favourite bands. There are also lots of prizes for members of the Facebook group.