This weekend sees the return of the Synergy Live Music Festival. While many of you have that stupid clueless look on your face with the question in your mind being something along the lines of “….return??…. I’ve never heard of this thing”, it is, most definitely, a return. For the last 7 years Synergy festival has been on hiatus and this year, in fact this weekend, it returns.
I won’t bother boring you with a history lesson but will point out that the people responsible for this include people from the Prizm Rezonance crew which gives an indication of their ability to throw a party.
The last Synergy party
If you’re wondering what to expect a quick look at the lineup will show you something similar to Rocking the Daisies, but with less Afro-Jazz and more rocking. The electro lineup also shows an improvement over daisies by featuring DJ’s you may actually have heard of as well as a few proper psytrance DJ’s for a good stomp. If that’s your thing. It’s mine.
Can you name everyone in this? They're all gonna be there
There will also be sundry random attractions which, much like the history, I can’t be bothered researching or writing about. They are not rock and therefore I don’t care.
The venue is the Boschendal wine estate which I believe is the same place that hosted the 2008/2009 new years Prizm Rezonance. For those unfamiliar with the venue, it’s easy to find if you follow the directions and far shadier than most festival venues. That’s shady as in away from the sun, not dodgy. Given that my weather forecast is showing 26:28:26 for Fri:Sat:Sun, this is a distinct advantage.
But you should still bring sunscreen of some sort. On that note, if you plan on cooling off in the dam you should also bring a decent pair of sandals, it’s a fairly long walk from my recollection, through some rough terrain, to the dam and no one wants to put proper shoes on after taking a swim. There may be a river though. It was dry the last time I was there.
The main stage area
If you haven’t bought your tickets yet (you idiot) I would suggest that you head down to one of the outlets to buy one as they’re R340 at outlets and R370 on the web. If you choose to buy at the door they’re R380. I may have just got you 3 extra beers there. there are also options for tickets for arrival on Saturday or even Sunday but if you’re gonna miss the first day you probably don’t have what it takes to rock away the weekend anyway. For those coming the outlets are.
Sport ‘n Surf Long Street Sport ‘n Surf Diep River The Surf Centre Canal Walk Rust Claremont Project UK Tygervalley Skint Noordhoek Boogaloos Somerset West Gypsy Stellenbosch Gypsy Hout Bay Gypsy Durbanville
I assume that my readers are at least moderately intelligent and so I assume that you will be there (If you are to stupid to understand that last sentence I basically said that if you don’t come you’re an idiot). I hope to punch you in the face in a non malicious fashion in the moshpit. The Hogs moshpit to be specific. Look for a massive and messy campsite and you’ve probably found us1. We camp in numbers. And to be honest, rather disreputable squalor.
See you there.
1. Us refers to myself and several other Discharge contributors, Ya we’re all gonna be there. With sundry friends and enemies.
James
Kyle Ecks
Jason Dude
Thanks for the article, just one thing, we are not situated at the same site as The Prism Rezonance NYE festival. That was a few kms away behind Boschendal. We are situated at the Triangle which is in the Boschendal wine estate area, directly in front of the wine tasting etc – its a much better location with a river running through it and no Dam. Its shaded with big old oak trees and beautiful flowing lawns, in short its a awesome new venue that has not been used before.
thanks
Jonathan
Thanks Jonathan – we were under the impression it was the good old Vortex Venue, but I see that it is indeed a new venue. Awesome!