Rocking the Daisies is one of the most exciting music festivals held in South Afr
ica. A relatively young creation hosted by glorious Cape Town during October, it has been known to attract music-mad-mongrels and happy hippies from all over the country. This year’s line-up boasted diversity, with big names such as blues guitarist Dan Patlansky (having recently returned from a successful run in the smoky state of Memphis) and Goldfish, who had the crowd soaking up their sunshine melodies.
Unfortunately there has been a lot of negative publicity in terms of crowd control, with people livid at waiting hours to access the estate. Owing to excessive congestion, cars being trapped in mud, pesty pick-pocketers and generally “shocking organisation” – as termed by irate festival-goers. There has also been talk of boycotting future Daisy revelries.
The festival organisers were compelled to release a statement apologising for the “disaster” of the weekend. However, I truly believe that people are over reacting; it is perfectly natural to assume that crowds nearing 13 000 people will generate at least some degree of bodily traffic! Nowhere in the world can renowned artists be seen without it– does one expect to go to Glastonbury for a problem-free, mud-free and (most ludicrously) people-free experience? Of course not.
Festivals are messy. There is nothing orderly about setting your soul alight with music that singes your core. Those who do not appreciate this should go to a Kurt Darren Kareoke concert instead. There probably won’t be as many issues with congestion there.
ica. A relatively young creation hosted by glorious Cape Town during October, it has been known to attract music-mad-mongrels and happy hippies from all over the country. This year’s line-up boasted diversity, with big names such as blues guitarist Dan Patlansky (having recently returned from a successful run in the smoky state of Memphis) and Goldfish, who had the crowd soaking up their sunshine melodies.Unfortunately there has been a lot of negative publicity in terms of crowd control, with people livid at waiting hours to access the estate. Owing to excessive congestion, cars being trapped in mud, pesty pick-pocketers and generally “shocking organisation” – as termed by irate festival-goers. There has also been talk of boycotting future Daisy revelries.
The festival organisers were compelled to release a statement apologising for the “disaster” of the weekend. However, I truly believe that people are over reacting; it is perfectly natural to assume that crowds nearing 13 000 people will generate at least some degree of bodily traffic! Nowhere in the world can renowned artists be seen without it– does one expect to go to Glastonbury for a problem-free, mud-free and (most ludicrously) people-free experience? Of course not.
Festivals are messy. There is nothing orderly about setting your soul alight with music that singes your core. Those who do not appreciate this should go to a Kurt Darren Kareoke concert instead. There probably won’t be as many issues with congestion there.
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