- Spotify has announced a music festival for Cape Town next month called MOM: Mother of Music.
- The festival is slated to take place over four days from 5th to 8th September 2024.
- Spotify confirmed that the festival is, “free and open to all music enthusiasts”.
If you follow Spotify Africa on Instagram, you would have likely seen a teaser video (embedded below) for an upcoming music festival that the streaming platform is planning for Cape Town next month.
The festival is called MOM: Mother of Music, and as the name and venue would suggest, it is very much focused on South Africa’s Mother City.
“Tagged MOM: Mother of Music, the event will highlight the city’s connection to the African Renaissance with a focus on music, community, sound, and art,” Spotify shared with Hypertext in a release.
“Slated for the 5th to the 8th of September, the event is aimed at bringing together music lovers and creative enthusiasts to experience the vibrant sounds, stunning art, streetwear that represent the culture of Cape Town. The event will feature a playlist launch party, a high-energy rave, an exciting street party, an after-party which will culminate in a finale event in Khayelitsha among other exciting attractions,” it added.
The full slate of events have not been shared at the time of writing, but more details are expected to be unveiled in the coming days. What is known, however, is that access to the festival will be, “free and open to all music enthusiasts, media, the wider music industry, and the Gen Z community. All you have to do is register,” Spotify confirmed.
“Cape Town, as a cultural destination, is the perfect stage for MOM: Mother of Music. This event honours the city’s extraordinary contribution to local and global music sub-scenes and fuels the creative spirit of its upcoming artists. Through MOM, we aim to celebrate the past, present, and future of Cape Town’s music culture,” enthused Spotify’s head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu.
For more information on the upcoming festival, head to this mini site and register for your free access, which should go live with more details on the evening of 12th August 2024.
