RAMfest 2011 Press Release

RAMFEST V 

Nekkies Holiday Resort, Worcester 

4 - 6 March 2011

With Alkaline Trio (USA), Funeral for a Friend (UK), Die Antwoord, Gazelle, Zebra and Giraffe, Van Coke Kartel, Wrestlerish, Ashtray Electric, Not my Dog  and many more.

Can you hear it? Can you feel it? RAM is coming!


Do you hear that office clock ticking… it’s ticking just for you… ticking the minutes, hours, and days away till you can unleash your beast… yes friends, The RAM is finally here! So come on people, pack away your suits and books and take out your crazy party clothes (hat tricks included) and get ready to have the time of your life!


We have been spoonfeeding the RAM some adrenalin and Vitamin B cocktails since last year and it is ready to break out of its cage. It’s the calm before the animalistic musical storm. When next Friday arrives, all hell is sure to break loose.

In the words of Richard Brokensha, lead singer and guitarist of Isochronous: “Excited to melt some faces during the Isochronous set, gonna bring the bounce with Tumi, and gonna play some extremely dangerous guitar with Bittereinder.”  This can only be a sign of all the mad “RAMness” to come.

Isochronous

Apart from having two international acts “Funeral for a Friend” (UK) and Alkaline Trio (USA) headlining RAMFest 2011, we are also excited to have Tom Deluxx, a dj/producer from France on the bill.

Tom Deluxx has a solid reputation on the international electro scene. He  has successfully managed to set the stage for renowned electronic artists, such as Justice, The Bloody Beetroots, Boys Noize or SebastiAn.  His EPs "Drama Queen" (2007),"Curse Words" (2008), "Reactivate" (2009), "Run" and "Wasted" (2010) released by Boxon records and Freakz me out records have been well received by both the specialized press and other famous djs. He also remixes for artists like Cyberpunkers, Designers Drugs, Gigi Barocco, and many more. Presently, he divides his time between producing superior tracks and spinning at the best clubs in the world. Catch Tom Deluxx’s awesome set at the electronic stage on Saturday morning, 01:00am.

So here we go, get your boots on, it`s going to be pretty rad!

LINE UP:
Audiomatik Events and Hilltop Live proudly present a sizzling line up that features two international bands, as well as some of the best music that SA has to offer. The international acts are: Alkaline Trio (USA) and Funeral for a Friend (UK) – both to perform at RAMfest, Worcester on Saturday night 5 March.
John Vlismas will be the MC for the weekend.

MAIN STAGE:
Alkaline Trio (USA)
Funeral for a Friend (UK)
Die Antwoord, Gazelle
Zebra and Giraffe
Van Coke Kartel
The Revelators
Blk Jks
Ashtray Electric
Desmond & The Tutu’s
Mr Cat & The Jackal
Stepdog
Pretty Blue Guns
The Great Apes
Tumi
Ree-Burth
Dance! You’re on Fire
The Sleepers
Isochronous
Not My Dog
Lonely Dave Ferguson
Wrestlerish
7th Son
Bittereinder
Mix n Blend.

ALTERNATIVE STAGE:
Down on the first
Moment of Clarity
Knave
Mind Assault
Contrast The Water
The Broken Result
Infanteria
Haggis & Bong
Symphonic Schizophrenia
Juggernaught
Sabertooth
Enmity
Theatre Runs Red
A Walk with the Wicked
The Dead Will Tell
Axxon.

ELECTRONIC STAGE:
Jam Jar
Psydstep
Bruce Willis?
P.H Fat
Niskerone
Counterstrike
Hyphen
SFR
Mr Bong
Fletcher
Sedge Warbler
Toby2Shoes
Kennedy
Battle Beyond The Stars
Ill Tastic
El Gordo
Enough Weapons
Haezer
TOM DELUXX (FRA)
Double Adapter
Liver
B-Team and more.

BEACH PARTY: 
Haasbroek
Tommygun
FunaFuji
Mr. Sakitumi.

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

ATMs
...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:  : mari@ramfest.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 
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.

• Lost & Found
• Information center
• 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

TRAIN TRANSPORT: 
There are daily trains leaving from Cape Town to Worcester. Once at Worcester catch a taxi ride to the festival.
This year, RAMfest, boasts 3 venues in 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 event`s reputation as one of South Africa’s Ultimate Rock Festivals.  Durban date: 9 March and Johannesburg 12 March. See www.ramfest.co.za for more details.

TICKETS:
Tickets available from www.ticketbreak.co.za or at Musica Stores nationwide.

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)

STRICTLY NO:
Under16's, under 18`s must be accompanied by adults 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.

Gates open:

Gates open at 08h00 Thursday 3 March for presales only and 08h00 Friday 4 March for general admission. Please note that there are road works near Worcester. We advise that you arrive early to avoid traffic jams.

RAMfest 2011:

4 - 6 March, Nekkies Holiday Resort, Worcester.
9 March, Wavehouse, Durban.
12 March,  Riversands Farm Fourways, Johannesburg.

Contact:

Cape Town: Audiomatik Events: 021 883 3607
Johannesburg and Durban: Hilltop Live:  021 327 6601

Website: www.ramfest.co.za
Twitter:   @ramfest.
FB:  RAMfest Group, also RAMfest CT, Durban and JHB.

RAMfest would like to thank:

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