So after Oppi’s little international act announcement - which was kinda terrible – I felt it was about time to lay down what I think will set us here in South Africa on the right path to having a better music-orientated festival. Let’s not lie: most people go to Oppi to get shit-faced, while the music is a happy secondary concern. This is very much my own opinion and I totally understand the countless difficulties of organizing this. The sheer logistics behind an event like this are far beyond my scope. I mean, how do you support 10,000+ people’s bowel movements? That being said, the simplest thing is getting artists to perform, right? You call their booking agent, wager a deal and fly them down. Yeah? That’s really not all that difficult, right? So why, Oppi, do you keep getting it wrong? Does everyone relevant shoot them down? Or is it another problem that’s staring all of us right in the face?
I have some thoughts on how it all goes horribly wrong all the time for us and my own pipe-dream solution to the problem. Just my two cents, cos I’m pretty sure no one is going to give me 4-mill-plus to organize a festival!
