Great news for fans of rock and alternative in South Africa! This morning the organizers of Oppikoppi announced via Twitter and Facebook that UK based rock / hardcore band Enter Shikari will be performing at Oppikoppi Sweet Thing this year in August!
For those of you who did not know, Enter Shikari were formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire in the UK. According to Wikipedia, the band combines post-hardcore and various heavy metal sub-genres such as metalcore and alternative metal with elements of various electronic genres such as electronica, dubstep, trance and occasionally drum and bass creating a particularly unique sound. The members of Enter Shikari are Rou Reynolds, Rory Clewlow, Chris Batten and Rob Rolfe. The band has released 3 studio albums: “Take to the Skies” (released in 2007), “Common Dreads” (released in 2009) and “A Flash Flood of Colour” (released in January 2012). The band has won a string of Kerrang! Awards since 2007. They’re apparently very good live (probably why they won the Kerrang! Award for Best Live Band earlier in 2012).
I must admit, I’m not particularly familiar with their music, but I’m pretty amped up to see them perform this year at Oppikoppi Sweet Thing. Enter Shikari joins Bullet for my Valentine (also from the UK) and the Eagles of Death Metal (from the USA) on the list of International acts performing at this year’s festival.
For those of you who don’t know what Enter Shikari sound like, this is the music video for their song “Sssnakepit”:
So, are you amped up to see Enter Shikari at Oppikoppi this year? Drop me a comment and let me know. Feedback is appreciated and welcome here.
Tons of acts have already been confirmed for Oppikoppi Sweet Thing in August: Shadowclub, Bittereinder, Fokofpolisiekar, Jack Parow, Haezer, Thieve, Dance You’re On Fire, The Anti Retro Virals, Shortstraw, Sibot, Shotgun Tori, Jeremy Loops, the Make-Overs, PH Fat, aKING, Catlike Thieves, Bullet for my Valentine, Eagles of Death Metal, Baskerville, Lilly Million, BEAST, The Black Cat Bones, The Kiffness, Enter Shikari, Albert Frost, Flash Republic, Boargazm, Dub Saved My Life, Fridge Poetry, Diplo, KONGOS, Newtown Knife Gang, Tribal Echo Band, Spoegwolf, Pestroy, The Sunday Punchers, Babylon Circus, Pascal & Pearce and Nakhane Toure.
Oppikoppi Sweet Thing is going to rock our socks off if you ask me. I will be making my way to the farm for my 14th festival this year and I’m really looking forward it to it. Watch this space for more updates about the festival (as they are released). Remember that you get all our news and announcements about the festival via the Oppikoppi Festival Facebook page or via @oppikoppifest on Twitter.
In case you forgot, this year’s festival is on like Donkey Kong between the 9th and the 11th of August. To get your ticket to South Africa’s premier music festival, head on over to the Standard Bank youth portal for your discounted R600 tickets. They supplement each ticket for the fans and you DO NOT have to be a Standard Bank client to make use of this service. You can also obtain tickets on the Oppikoppi Festival Facebook page for R700 or for R750 from Ticketbreak.
Make your way back to Running Wolf’s Rant soon for more updates in the Music category and the Music News section.
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