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My Coke Fest- Johannesburg

On Friday (27th of April) I made my way up to Johannesburg to get an inside peek at My Coke Fest.

Despite the hype over the last few weeks, the music was a little disappointing. The local bands were alright, with The Parlotones and the Springbok Nude Girls being the pick of the bunch. The Nudies are apparently recording some new music, but obviously opted for a ‘best of’ line-up for the show, playing some of their most renowned songs such as “Little” and “Bubblegum on my Boots”.

The international bands were a big let down. Hoobastank were great, even though I knew 3 songs out of their entire set. 3 Doors Down were okay. Staind were completely average, and Evanescence weren’t good at all.

But music aside, the event was a great experience. Never before have I seen so much skull branded clothing, so many tattoo’s or such a proliferation of black hair die. It was all a little intimidating for a Capetonian boy wearing jeans and all-stars.

Things also got a little festive with a record breaking sale of 145000 draight beers. Bearing in mind that the crowd was roughly 25000 strong, this equates to roughly 6 pints per person, or 3 litres of beer.