Ultra South Africa 2020 - Phase 1 Line Up Announced!

In case you missed it yesterday, Ultra South Africa dropped their phase one artist line-up announcing some big name headliners to grace the 2020 event!  Ultra SA 2020 see's the return of some greats and the first time appearances of some new international acts, returning to our shores are DJ Snake, Afrojack and Dash Berlin. Making his first Ultra SA appearance none other than the time-traveling DJ global superstar Steve Aoki! Steve is no stranger to South Africa having toured the country before, his performances were high energy and full of entertainment with some lucky fans getting their face smashed with some cake. Aoki is ranked as one of the DJ Mag's top 10 DJ's in the world and local Ultranauts are in for a treat with his thunderous performance.

Confirmed for 2020 is Ultra's award winning underground music stage, Resistance, it returns with local and global superstar Black Coffee headlining along with Jamie Jones who will be making his debut in SA, the hot creations label-head and respected taste-maker will undoubtedly mesmerize audiences with his melodic brand of house and techno.  Them along with others who will be joining the line-up will be providing the crowd with groovy house and techno vibes to take them into the night. 

Dash Berlin

Tickets for Ultra South Africa 2020 are on sale with most of the Tier 1 tickets sold out, Tier 2 tickets go on sale too. More announcements regarding ticket sales, artists, the brand-new BudX stage and many other expansion plans for 2020 coming soon! Visit www.ultrasouthafrica.com for more

Jamie Jones

Ultra 2018 - Pricing

Following our post last week on confirmation of the 5th anniversary of Ultra South Africa. This week we bring you the pricing and tier structure of tickets to next years event. Please note of the amazing early bird specials are limited so register now to gain access to these!

Cape Town
General Access	Early Bird: R600 (Limited) Tier 1:        R700 Tier 2:        R800
VIP	Early Bird: R1000 (Limited) Tier 1:        R1250 Tier 2:        R1500

Johannesburg
General Access	Early Bird: R600 (Limited) Tier 1:         R800 Tier 2:         R950
VIP	Early Bird: R1000 (Limited) Tier 1:         R1500 Tier 2:         R2000
VVIP	Early Bird: R3000 (Limited) Tier 1:         R4000

*Table booking information coming soon*

Booking fees are excluded from prices. 

Follow Ultra SA on Twitter and Facebook for more updates on next years event. 

#BeTheBand 2016

In it's second year running, Gateway and East Coast Radio are offering one lucky person or band a chance of a lifetime to catapult their career in entertainment with the #BETHEBAND competition. The winner of the competition will open to the the crowds at this year's Huawei Durban Day, taking place on the 23rd of October 2016 as well as receive a host of prizes adding up to R80,000 of which include Music Equipment and training session valued at R42,000 from Musician's Gear Zone, 40 hours studio time valued at R25,000 from HitRecord Music & Audio Production, a photoshoot and design of an album cover valued at R8,000 and a Gateway Gift Card valued at R5,000 from Gateway Theatre of Shopping.

Michelle Shelley, Gateway's Maketing Manager had this to say, "We are excited to partner with East Coast Radio once again for this year's #BeTheBand and look forward to discovering new talent in KZN!" 

Would be contestants were invited to upload their demo to the East Coast Radio website (www.ecr.co.za) before the 4th of September 2016 in order to qualify for the competition. From there, the shortlisted entrants were reduced down to the last six finalists who will perform at a final event at Gateways's Wavehouse on Heritage Day, 24th September 2016. 

Tickets to this final showdown are on sale at www.webtickets.co.za or R80 at the door. For more information, or to view the Terms and Conditions of the competition, visit www.gatewayworld.co.za. Keep up to date on the happenings by following the Gateway Theatre of Shopping various social media streams on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. 

Ultra SA 2017: Phase One Headliners

With Early Bird tickets selling out in a flash, the wait was on for tier 1 tickets to go on sale yesterday but along with the second wave of ticket sales , organisers dropped the names of two of the headliners that will be gracing the Main Stage next year at both Cape Town and Joburg shows.

First up we have David Guetta, it will be the first time for the Frenchman to play at Ultra South Africa. Having visited the country over five years ago it was about time he made a come back. He has had many hits over the past few years, being one of the firt DJ's to excel in the commerical sector with many of his tracks making the top 40 charts on various radio stations. This earning him a cult status and saw him catapult his career, since then he's played at many major festivals as well at this years opening and closing ceremonies at Euro 2016. He is no stranger to the Ultra family as he is a regular at Ultra Miami and also recently played at Ultra Europe. South Africa has much to look forward to from him. 

The second headliner needs no introduction, Ultra South Africa will always hold a dear place in his heart as it was the first Ultra Music Festival he played at and was such a hit first time round that they brought him back the very next year. Who am I talking about? None other that the prodigal son Martin Garrix! The young Dutchman is back after skipping last year and was actually brought back because of high demand by you the fans. Yes, such is his talent, he has continued to make multi-platinum tracks and play on the main stages of all the major festivals. I'm sure he is just as excited to be back in South Africa next year. 

With tickets selling fast on the website: www.ultrasouthafrica.com , I suggest you waste no time in booking yours to avoid disappointment. Those ticket and venue details again:

City	Cape Town
Date	Friday, 24 February 2017
Venue	Cape Town Stadium

General Access	VIP
Tier 1: R750	Tier 1: R1300
Tier 2: R850	Tier 2: R1600

  

City	Johannesburg
Date	Saturday, 25 February 2017
Venue	Nasrec Expo Centre

General Access	VIP	VVIP
Tier 1: R800	Tier 1: R1400	Tier 1: R3000
Tier 2: R950	Tier 2: R1800	Tier 2: R4000

*Prices not inclusive of booking fees.

Follow Ultra on their various social media streams for updates on the event.

Twitter: @UltraSA 

Facebook: Ultra South Africa

Instagram: ultrasa
Website: ultrasouthafrica.com

Ultra South Africa 2016: After Movie

On Monday, Ultra South Africa revealed the much anticipated 2016 After Movie, sharing with us the memories and highlights of this years mind blowing event. It also celebrated the launch of the Early Bird ticket sales for next years event. So if you haven't already registered and purchased your tickets as yet, what are you waiting for? Check our last weeks post for all the information regarding ticket sales and how to get them. And if you missed out on all the fun this year, or you just want to relive the magic, here is the official Ultra South Africa After Movie, with South Africa's very on Black Coffee!

                         

Ultra South Africa 2017

Just 5 months after we were wowed by an amazing two day spectacular that was Ultra South Africa 2016, organizers of SA's largest electronic dance music event have announced that Ultra South Africa will be back in 2017! Unlike this years event, next year will see it revert back to the one day in each city, in my opinion it is better seeing that many suffered from burnout after the first day but not only that, in terms of logistics and costs, to squeeze in so much in 3 days, in two cities must have been a nightmare but never the less they got it done.

There are some changes to next years event though, the venue of the Cape Town leg has moved to the iconic Cape Town Stadium. The venue is a fantastic choice by the organisers, it makes sense as it's closer to the CBD with ample of parking and safety. The stadium is no stranger from hosting large events, from the FIFA World Cup to major concerts over the years, so it's more than capable of handling the crowds. Another interesting point to note is the concave glass roof of the stadium, it's designed in such a way to amplify the sound and give the crowds the best possible acoustics . So people attending the Cape Town event, be prepared to be blown away!

The Best is yet to come..  #ReliveUltraSA 💥 😉 pic.twitter.com/lttiUgScc5

— ULTRA South Africa (@ultrasa) July 26, 2016

Johannesburg's venue remains the same for the 4th year running, the Nasrec Expo Center is almost like the home of Ultra South Africa. It has the largest crowd out of the two and it really is like nothing you've experienced before, I've been there for all 3 years so far so I speak first hand at how incredible it is. Ultra will be going out in full force again next year to bring you the best sound, lighting, pyrotechnics and of course, the world's best DJ's! Pre-registration and Early Bird ticket sales have already begun, so if you've already managed to get your hand on some of those tickets, well done! For the others, you still can register and buy them online now!

For details on the pricing structure and when tickets will be released, see below:

City	Cape Town
Date	Friday, 24 February 2017
Venue	Cape Town Stadium

General Access	VIP
Early Bird (Limited): R650	Early Bird (Limited): R1000
Tier 1: R750	Tier 1: R1300
Tier 2: R850	Tier 2: R1600

  

City	Johannesburg
Date	Saturday, 25 February 2017
Venue	Nasrec Expo Centre

General Access	VIP	VVIP
Early Bird (Limited): R650	Early Bird (Limited): R1000
Tier 1: R800	Tier 1: R1400	Tier 1: R3000
Tier 2: R950	Tier 2: R1800	Tier 2: R4000

*Prices not inclusive of booking fees.

Follow Ultra on their various social media streams for updates on the event.

Twitter: @UltraSA 

Facebook: Ultra South Africa

Instagram: ultrasa
Website: ultrasouthafrica.com