Janet Jackson, Jill Scott to join local artists in celebrating 30 years of SA’s creative freedom at DStv Delicious Festival Powered by Lotto Star
Global Icon Janet Jackson and International Grammy Award-winning music superstar Jill Scott will join leading local headliners such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Sjava and the Soweto Gospel Choir at this year’s DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival Powered by LottoStar, to celebrate 30 years of creative freedom in South Africa at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on 21 and 22 September 2024.
In 1994, South Africans headed to the polls in the country’s first-ever democratic election, representing the dawn of a new, non-racial era that saw the nation’s creatives and artists finally free to express themselves in vibrant style.
Now, to celebrate three decades of creative freedom since this pivotal moment, this year’s DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival Powered by LottoStar will be expanding its focus to highlight not only outstanding food and music but also art and fashion. And we all know how stylish Mzansi’s fashionistas are and how innovative our artists can be!
Multi-award-winning R&B/pop hitmaker Janet Jackson, who has sold over 100 million records over her illustrious career, and beloved neo-soul singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress Jill Scott will lead the celebrations, alongside a constellation of South African stars.
Taking place once again over the heritage weekend, South Africa’s most iconic and trendy lifestyle festival – now in its 11th year of making enduring memories – over each weekend day, will also feature a special performance honouring the greats from our music industry.
An ensemble featuring an array of stellar musicians will pay musical homage to our late, great artists of yesteryear. The 30 Yearsof Creative Freedom Show will be performed by Boom Shaka, Cassper Nyovest, Focalistic, Khuli Chana, Maggz, Morafe, Okmalumkoolkat, Reason, Robot Boii and Touchline on Saturday and Mzwakhe Mbuli SNR, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Jesse Clegg, Zolani Mahola with more artists to be announced soon.
Saturday will also see songstress Thandiswa Mazwai (fresh from her sensational TinyDesk x globalFEST set for NPR with a brand new album to boast), pioneer of the electronic dance music scene in South Africa, G-Force on the decks as well as Legends Live by Oskido, a newly crafted DJ set with a live band warming up the crowd to fever pitch before the divine Janet Jackson takes to the stage in the evening.
On Sunday, our very own Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir will elevate spirits and stir souls through the joy of music, with an incredible live band performance by Sjava, The Maestro (aka Greg Maloka) on the decks, as well as the Legends Live by Oskido keeping the mood upbeat and celebratory before Jill Scott rounds off the Delicious weekend in velvet-smooth style.
Say festival co-founders Tom Pearson-Adams and Lloyd Cornwall, “We are thrilled to be returning with a very special commemorative festival to celebrate 30 yearsof creative freedom in South Africa.
“Something that sets our rainbow nation apart is our exceptional creative and cultural talent, which has been a cornerstone of the DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival since we started out in 2013. We are excited to be building on that to include a special spotlight on our country’s cutting-edge artists and fashion designers at this year’s event.”
Group chief marketing officer Yatish Narsi says Multichoice and DStv, the title sponsor, will also be observing a special milestone this year: “Multichoice is proud to share in the 30-year celebration, having been founded in late 1994. Our business has a unique place alongside our young democracy, and we are honoured to have played a role in enriching the lives of South Africans through the likes of DStv. This festival has grown tremendously over the last 11 years. It has become South Africa’s premier lifestyle and entertainment event and DStv is delighted to once again be on board, celebrating 30 years of creative freedom.”
A select number of DStv Rewards members will receive a whopping 30% discount on their “Weekender” tickets and 20% on single-day DStv Delicious festival tickets. Customers are encouraged to download the newly renovated MyDStv App or visit Rewards on DStv.com and look out for this limited offer, only available to active DStv Rewards members while stocks last.
General admission tickets for non-DStv Rewards members are R1 050. You can also snap up Delicious Lounge tickets on the main arena at R3 250 per person, or tickets for the all-inclusive Injabulo Lounge on The Terrace at R8 350per person. Secure your tickets via Ticketmaster, or visit www.deliciousfestival.com for more details.
The 11th annual DStv Delicious Festival is brought to you by DStv, powered by LottoStar, and in partnership with Telkom, Mercedes-Benz, Flight Centre, Sasol, Savanna, Proudly South African, Coke Studio, Yoco, Gauteng Tourism Authority, FoodBevSETA, and CATHSSETA.
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About DStv International Food and Music Festival
In Gauteng Tourism Authority’s officially audited Events Impact Report, the 2023 DStv Delicious Festival’s direct and indirect economic impact contributed to R1,9 billion, with a contribution of R17,9mil value facilitated for SMMEs.
About MultiChoice Group
MultiChoice Group (MCG), listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), is a leading provider of entertainment and related consumer services, with an expanding ecosystem, underpinned by scalable technologies, and a track record now spanning almost 40 years. MCG provides video entertainment products and services through its linear and streaming platforms to 23.5m households across 50 countries on the African continent and continues to grow by producing and acquiring the best local, sport and international content and offering tiered subscription packages and aggregated streaming services to its customer base. MCG’s superior technology capabilities enable it to continue innovating around distribution, digital and payment solutions and content security to offer the best customer experience across the continent. Reaching up to 100 million individuals daily, the MultiChoice Group is using its scale and distribution to expand its platform to include sports betting and interactive entertainment, fin-tech services, household services (focused on internet connectivity and emergency response services) and ed-tech. Irdeto, MCG’s technology business, provides platform cybersecurity services which protect over 6bn devices and applications globally for some of the world’s best media and technology brands, as well as clients in the connected industries sector.
About Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. Her music has won her 5 GRAMMY® Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a nomination for an Academy Award along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. She has received accolades as an actress as well including the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award. Janet is a published author, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of the biggest-selling artists in popular music history. With sales of over 180 million records worldwide, Janet Jackson stands as one of the best-selling artists of all time with a string of hits that have left an indelible impression on pop culture. She is the record holder for the biggest-selling debut tour in history and is the first woman to debut in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 charts. She also stands as one of only four artists to have a #1 album for four successive decades alongside Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen and U2. Even today she continues to make an undeniable impact. In 2018, her last single, “Made for Now” with Daddy Yankee, released by her own Rhythm Nation Records, hit #1 on the Dance Clubs Songs chart making it her 20th single on the chart in the span of her career. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside her brothers and in that same year her critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, “Metamorphosis” closed out to record-breaking ticket sales with only 18 dates at the Park MGM’s Park Theater. As reported by Billboard Boxscore, the legendary singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, and actress is among the biggest Vegas performers of this decade, ahead of Celine Dion (2011), Britney Spears (2013) and the Backstreet Boys (2017). Her critically acclaimed and award-winning documentary “Janet Jackson.” brought in over 20 million viewers in one week.
On February 4, 2021, Janet Jackson’s iconic mega platinum-selling third album Control turned 35. The album also returned to the top of the charts, hitting #1 on the Apple Top 40 US Pop Album chart. Led by five chart-busting hit singles — “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “Control,” “When I Think Of You,” —with their complementary, tightly choreographed music videos — and “Let’s Wait Awhile,” Control became Jackson’s first No. 1 Pop album. The album also made Billboard chart history for having the longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album, ultimately tallying a remarkable 65 consecutive weeks from that perch. To date, Control has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
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