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Splashy Fen
The Ultimate Outdoor Experience!
Genre
Rock & Folk
Dates
Easter weekend
Location(s)
Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Years active
since 1990
Founded by
Bart Fokkens and Peter Ferraz
Website
http://www.splashyfen.co.za
Established in 1990, Splashy Fen[1] is South Africa's longest-running music festival, which every Easter attracts thousands of people to a farm near Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal for a unique outdoor music experience. Also present are arts and crafts stalls, food and drink outlets, crèche and children's entertainment programme, as well as various camping and accommodation options. The most recent festival took place from the 28th March-1st April 2024.[2]
Well-known artists who have performed at Splashy Fen over the years include: Wheatus, Bowling for Soup, Kim Churchill, Syd Kitchen, Tony Cox, Steve Newman, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Vusi Mahlasela, Koos Kombuis, Shawn Phillips, Hinds Brothers, Madala Kunene, Neill Solomon, Landscape Prayers, Tananas, Just Jinjer, Hothouse Flowers, Tree63, Dan Patlansky, Watershed, Springbok Nude Girls, The Parlotones, Prime Circle and Chris Chameleon.
Don Clarke, convener of the Legends of the Fen show, and his partner Dicky Roberts, have been managing and hosting the Legends showcase at the festival since 2016.[3] This initiative brought South African icons like Steve Fataar (14 March 1943 - 31 January 2020) back to the festival. In 2019, Don Clarke and P J Powers shared the stage and performed the 1986 hit song, Sanbonani.[4]
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^Egersdorfer, Frederic (1 April 2024). "A Recap of the Vibrant Weekend at South Africa's Iconic Music Festival". Underground Press. Frederic Egersdorfer & Underground Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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^"SANBONANI PJ Powers & Don Clarke". YouTube. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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performed Sanbonani, which he wrote, together on the Legends Stage at SplashyFen, 33 years after Powers won the SABC Song for South Africa competition...
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His debut solo album, Come Out Fighting, was released in June 2010. SplashyFen Music Festival announced that Tree63 would be part of their line-up in...
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category "Best Pop Album". Live performances included the music festivals SplashyFen (1995, 1997, 1999), Wingerdstok (1997), Oppikoppi (1997), Southern Cross...
Retrieved 2009-06-18. L Abrahams. "Squeal and Sugardrive to perform at SplashyFen 2009". MIO Media CC. Retrieved 2009-06-17. Drummer Garth McLeod and bassist...
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