Established in 1990, Splashy Fen 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 14th-17th April 2022.
Well-known artists who have performed at Splashy Fen over the years include:
Wheatus,
Bowling for Soup,
Kim Churchill
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,
Syd Kitchen,
Tony Cox,
Steve Newman,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
Vusi Mahlasela,
Koos Kombuis
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,
Shawn Phillips, Hinds Brothers, Madala Kunene, Neill Solomon, Landscape Prayers,
Tananas
Tananas (pronounced ''tuh-naa-nuhs'') is a South African band formed in 1987. Originally it consisted of Mozambican Gito Baloi (bass and vocals), Ian Herman (drums and percussion) and Steve Newman (acoustic guitar). First recorded by the independ ...
,
Just Jinjer
Just Jinjer (formerly known as Just Jinger) is a contemporary rock group hailing from South Africa. Just Jinjer is one of the top-selling rock bands in South African history, with over 250,000 units sold. Over the last decade, the band has perfo ...
,
Hothouse Flowers,
Tree63
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History
The band was formed in 1996 and originally, it was unnamed. In 1997, the band had to come up with a name before performing at North Beach, Durban, and came up w ...
,
Dan Patlansky,
Watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
,
Springbok Nude Girls,
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
,
Prime Circle
Prime Circle are a South African rock band, based in Johannesburg. The band has released 7 studio albums and achieved either gold or platinum status in South Africa. The band has expanded its audience to England and Europe where they are repres ...
and
Chris Chameleon
Chris Chameleon (born 28 July 1971) is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, pe ...
.
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. 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.''
Ultimate Splashy Fen Song Don Clarke
wrote the song, "Hey-na Splashy" in 2008,
See also
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Music of South Africa
South Africa is well known for its distinct musical styles which have played a huge role towards the country's society. The music of South Africa is very diverse with a wide variety of genres such as Marabi, Kwaito, house music, Isicathamiya, G ...
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Musical Performance
Musical performance may refer to:
* Audition
* Concert, the performance of multiple pieces by an ensemble or soloist
** Recital, a performance which highlights a single performer, composer, or instrument
** Concerto
* Musical composition, and the ...
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In The City
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Oppikoppi
Oppikoppi was a music festival held in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, near the mining town of Northam. The festival started off focusing mostly on rock music, but gradually added more genres and now plays host to a complete mixed bag of ...
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RAMFest
References
External links
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{{Rock festival
Music festivals established in 1990
Folk festivals in South Africa
Autumn events in South Africa