Flume to headline Rocking the Daisies 2017

Flume has been announced as the top-billed international headliner for Rocking the Daisies 2017 and it certainly is the sign of the times when an electronic music producer gets top billing over a pop/rock band.

Flume

Recently he won Best Dance/Electronic Album for ‘Skin’ at the 2017 Grammy Awards, which follows eight ARIA Award-wins in his native Australia, including Album of the Year. ‘Skin’ includes the 2x Platinum-certified song “Never Be Like You” featuring Kai and the Platinum-certified single ‘Say It’ featuring Tove Lo. Since his 2012 breakout with the release of his self-titled debut, Flume has just grown and grown in popularity with feverish support from fans and critics alike, becoming one of the first artists to top 200 million Soundcloud streams and one of the world’s most popular on Spotify.

Our very own international superstar DJ, Black Coffee, is also on the lineup as well as Italian DJ/producer Sam Paganini and UK-based Patrick Topping.

SA hip hop stars Cassper Nyovest and Riky Rick will no doubt headline the hip hop stage alongside Snakehips; the duo have made a name for themselves with chart-topping remixes for Banks, The Weeknd, Bondax and Wild Belle. Joey Bada$$ is an American, independent hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, New York who will bring some authentic US flavour to the stage.

The Hip Hop stage was actually a big surprise last year. This was one of the new additions to Rocking the Daisies since new owners took over and it was a veritable success.

Other notable electronic acts announced include Sibot X Toyota – always a great live show, Felix Laband, The Kiffness, Timo ODV, PHFat, Grimehouse and it will be good to see Haezer once again.

They will once again feature one psytrance DJ, presumably to close the Electronic stage on the Sunday, and this year it’s our very own blogger, Tune Raider who writes for IDM Mag now and again. This is only the second time in the history of Rocking the Daisies that a psytrance DJ has featured.

READ: Felix Laband Interview: Things I’ve always wanted to ask…

On the pop music front Rocking the Daisies 2017 will feature Two Door Cinema Club, New Zealand indie band The Naked and Famous and African stalwart, jazz legend Ray Phiri.

Local stars Fokofpolisiekar, Beatenberg and Die Heuwels Fantasties will no doubt keep the live music fans happy too.

Rocking the Daisies 2017 Lineup

The Electronic Dome

Flume
Two Door Cinema Club
Cassper Nyovest
Riky Rick
Black Coffee
Sam Paganini
Patrick Topping
Joey Bada$$
Two Door Cinema Club
The Naked and Famous
Ray Phiri
Fokofpolisiekar
Beatenberg
Die Heuwels Fantasties
Bongeziwe Mabandla
Sibot x Toyota
Shortstraw
Felix Laband
Alice Phoebe Lou
DJ Dimplez
PHFat
The Kiffness

The Kiffness
YoungtaCPT
DJ Lag
Shekhinah,
Speedsta
Floyd Lavine
Rubber Duc
Kid Fonque
Timo ODV
Diamond Thug
Frank Casino
Haezer
Kenzhero
Grimehouse
Niskerone
Strange Loving
DJ Azhul
Sho Madjozi
Tune Raider
Lucy Kruger
Josh Kempen
Vato Kayde
The Sweet Resistance
Rumswinger
Hi
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Mvelo
Bruce Loko
Shane Eagle
Rudeboyz
Leeu
Brother
Lady M
JNN KPN
Dogstarr
Siphe Tebeka B2B Dark Light
Dunn Kidda
Rebel Clef
Linda Meyer
Soulcraft
Patty Monroe
Vuyo Renene
Leighton Moody B2B Cassiem Latief
Rob Toca B2B Ashton
Pierre-Estienne B2B Julz Sanchez
Abby Nurock
White Nite
Pascoe
Brett Aitken B2B Dane Stirrat
Miss CJ B2B Douglas Olsson
VJ Jonno

Douglas Olsson & Miss CJ
Uncool Luke
CTRL Room
Nick Grater
Chad Da Don
Dirty Skittlez
Aux Gawd
Chrizz Beatz
GinaJeanz
D_Know
Paradise Citizens
Dan Tempo
Dwson, Lazersharkk ft Miki San Tzu
Paul Waxon
Tommy Gun B2B Mudblud
Daddy Warbucks
Sebastian Dark

Tickets, Accommodation and Cashless

Visit www.RockingtheDaisies.com for tickets and accommodation.

Phase 1 and 2 tickets are sold out.

Tickets for the 3^rd and final phase are available for R1,050 (excluding booking fees).

The festival will be 100% cashless this year, a system they introduced last year.

They say Daisies will launch new experiences and cool festival changes over the next few months, so keep your eye on its pages to be the first in the know.

Flume is a smart headlining act as he successfully segues between pop and electronic music.