RAMFest 2011 Cape Town

As the summer season hits its peak so does the festival circuit. RAMfest is upon us once more.

This year, RAMfest, boasts 3 venues, Spanning 3 cities, over 5 days , across 6 stages. That’s right! RAMfest will be visiting 3 major cities in 2011. This helps to cement the events reputation as South Africa’s Ultimate Rock Festival.
RAMfest has left a permanent footprint on the live music scene......Celebrating 5 years of Rock n Roll, the festival is set to raise the bar yet again.

CPT: Nekkies Holiday Resort, Worcester

This year at RAMfest, expect much more than you could have ever dreamed of! Not only are we going to deliver the music that you all love, we’re also breaking into some new genres that we feel deserve showcasing. If you thought the festival was good, great, fun, mind-blowing or any other positive adjective that you might want to use, then how do we prepare you for what’s about to come?!?
Open your mind! If you thought that the festival was only to bring music to your ears then think again. We’re adding a bigger Dance stage, more and better camping as well as a couple of surprises. Fasten your seatbelts for the thrills that are about jolt you like lightening.

Calling all fearless warriors, emotionally stunted, corporate sucks, internet tycoons, recently single ready to mingle, goody-two-shoes, rebels with and without a cause, blacksheep, white sheep; this means YOU!! Hell we’re even calling the Little Green men out in space if they can hear us!!
Come get Sunburnt with us!

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::Main Stage:: Hosted by John Vlismas
ALKALINE TRIO,FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Not My Dog, Die Antwoord, Gazelle, Zebra & Giraffe, Van Coke Kartel, Ashtray Electric, The Revelators, TUMi, Isochronous,The Great Apes, Wrestlerish, 7th Son, Bittereinder, Blk Jks, Desmond & The Tutu's, Mr Cat & The Jackal, Stepdog, The Pretty Blue Guns, Ree - Burth, Dance, You're on Fire, The Sleepers, Lonely Dave Ferguson, Mix N Blend (Live)

::TENTED STAGE:: by Metal4Africa
Mind Assault, Contrast The Water, Knave, Down on the, First, Sabretooth, The Dead Will Tell, Enmity, Moment of Clarity, The Broken Result, Infanteria, Haggis & Bong, Symphonic Schizophrenia, Juggernaught, Theatre Runs Red, a Walk With The Wicked, Axxon

::ELECTRONIC PYRAMID:: by Griet
Tom Deluxx (Fra), Haezer, B-Team, Double Adapter, Hyphen, SFR, Niskerone, Toby2Shoes, Psydstep, Kennedy, Battle Beyond The Stars, Enough Weapons, El Gordo, Liver, ILLtastic, Haasbroek, Tommy Gun, FunaFuji, Mr Sakitumi, Bruce WIllis, Jam Jar, P.H Fat, Counterstrike, Mr. Bong, Fletcher, Sedge Warbler

FACILITIES:

ENTERTAINMENT AREA
Stages, bars and stalls will be inside a fenced off entertainment area.

BEER GARDEN
LARGE TENTED bar areas, with tables, benches and parasols = BEER GARDEN.

PARKING
first come first served, you may camp at your cars. Gate opening times: See at www.ramfest.co.za

ATM's
...will be placed around the entertainment area.

MARKET
We strive to bring you the best in festival foods, affordable yet healthy and delicious. Catering for everybody's needs, clothing and other festival paraphernalia also.
a Merchandise stand with credit/debit card facilities will be there again.
To book stalls please contact:
Cape Town: mari@ramfest.co.za
Johannesburg: ingeborg@hilltoplive.co.za
MEDICS
We have professional medics on site, with all necessary emergency equipment, bring your own headache tablets and please PARTY SAFE!

GREEN
Please help to keep us as environmentally friendly as possible. Bring rubbish bags to keep your area clean. All rubbish bags will be collected by our cleaners and sorted into the relevant recycling bins. PLEASE LEAVE GLASS AT HOME!!
SNOW CAFE - MULTIMEDIA CITY – Cape Town only.
Snow Café is a multimedia tented area offering various forms of entertainment. Drop in, relax and blow off some steam. Our friendly staff will make you feel right at home and will ensure you are energized for that next round.

What is on offer:

* Lost & Found
* Information centre
* Phone charging
* Slush & Snack Bar

CAMPING and SWIMMING
RAM is a full weekend camping outing, bring your tents caravan's and camping gear. It is HOT that time of the year so bring extra shade i.e. Gazebo's stretch tents, sun hats, umbrellas. There is a river and Swimmingpool for cooling off, don't forget your inflatables. NO open fires will be tolerated.

KREEF HOTEL is happy to announce that they will be setting up their point five star festival tent hotel at the RAMfest 2011. Pre-pitched bow tents with mattresses & locks. Secure parking, lighting & 24-hour security. Luggage porters (to help you rest your case), daily breakfast, coffee on tap, cell-phone (cameras, laptops) charging facilities and even a private little bar just for you. Clean toilets (a ply within) & our famous hot showers, exclusively for Kreef guests. All this and more super service crawling distance from the RAMfest stages, at a price to fit your pocket. Rock Hard, Sleep Soft... KREEF HOTEL …the calm thing is to remain important... BOOK NOW at www.kreefhotel.co.za

Cape Town only: There are daily trains leaving from CPT to Worcester. Once at Worcester catch a taxi ride to the festival.

TICKETS:
Tickets available from www.ticketbreak.co.za

Cape Town:
3 day wk/end pass: R450 presales. R500 at gate.
Sat/Sun pass: R450 presales. R500 at gate.
1 day Sunday pass: R100 gate only (entry from 08:00)

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SMS ramfest, your city (CPT/DBN/JHB) and your email address to 47557. *SMS cost R3.00. enter as many times as you want to better your chances of qualifying for these great prizes

::1st Prize::
a chalet for 6 for the whole weekend, 4 tickets for you and your friends, a backstage meet and greet with the international headliners, RAMfest merchandise, free drinks and other goodies...

::2nd Prize::
kreef hotel accomodation for 2, 2 weekend tickets & RAMfest merchandise.

STRICTLY NO:Under16's. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult over 21, Glass bottles (please decant your drinks into plastic bottles), Littering (Leave No Trace, remove your camping litter!), Fireworks, Domestic animals, Graffiti, Bad attitudes, Weapons, Independent sound systems, illegal substances, Don't drink & drive; P:L:U:R.

RIGHT OF ADMISSION RESERVED. Entry is entirely at your own risk. The promoters accept no responsibility whatsoever for injury, death, loss or damage of any nature to persons, vehicles & belongings. This applies even to negligence of any kind by the promoters, venue and contractors. All rights reserved.
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We would like to thank:

Everyone at Audiomatik Events, Distell, Fender, Griet Productions, Hilltop Live, Klein Libertas Theatre, Marshall Music, Metal4africa.com, MK, SAB, Paul Bothners, Snowball, Scaffoldworld and Red Bull.