Timeless Festival and Cape Town Pride in association with Th e Death Of Glitter are proud to announce their partnership\, presenting a club night at Club Paradise\, Cape Town on February 17th and a stage curat ed by D.O.G at Timeless\, March 10-12 in Elandskloof. The meeting of these brands promises to bring cutting-edge club sounds and queer performance f rom the underground to the fore\, with a number of South Africa’s most p rominent underground DJs and drag artists appearing on the lineup. In addi tion\, Timeless and D.O.G will appear together at the official Cape Town P ride Mardi Gras on March 4th\, providing a taste of what audiences can exp ect at the festival on the Pride main stage at the A-Track in Green Point\ , Cape Town. At the PRIDE x TIMELESS x D.O.G club night\, party-goers can expect to catch a vibrant lineup:
Headliners
► DAS KAPITAL - As one of the biggest DJs in South Africa Das Kapital also continues to h eadline festivals and club nights across the country\, bringing a party vi be allied with his excellent technical skills. His brilliant DJ sets\, cro wd-reading ability and infectious energy ensure that nobody is left unmove d. Headline sets at Namibian\, Zimbabwean and UK festivals have brought th ese skills to an international audience. Oppikoppi\, Rocking The Daisies\, Grietfest\, Sonar Cape Town\, Splashy Fen\, Boat Race\, Mad Decent Block Party\, Synergy and Ultra South Africa have all seen the devastation that his skills can cause locally.
► KDOLLAHZ - Like the mysteries of t he universe\, KDOLLAHZ is a work-in-progress\, continually revealing new d epths and layers to his cultural and personal expression in a way that kee ps drawing people into his world. In 2019\, the DJ-cum-internet-sensation- cum-cultural-figurehead turned up on Angel-Ho’s “Pose”\, played a bl owout set at Rocking the Daisies and continued to deliver the live sets th at have seen him become a consistent feature of South Africa’s music lin e-ups.
Main Support
► QUEEZY - Queezy (b. 1992\, Cape Town) is a multidisciplinary artist bridging the intersections of fin e art\, fashion\, and performance. From printmaking and videography to dra g performances and DJ sets\, QUEEZY creates immersive worlds\, where fanta sy meets the radical subversion of the status quo. At once theatrical and personal\, Heneke’s works up bend and expand what it means to be queer a nd coloured in South Africa\, subverting constructions of masculinity\, se xuality\, and corporeality. Salient themes of gendered norms and identity politics are met with craftsmanship and authenticity\, generating artworks which are as aesthetically engaging as they are socially engaged. Ultimat ely\, Queezy aims to create interactive experiences where normativity give s way to spaces for protest\, empowerment\, and celebration.
► ANG EL-HO - Angel-Ho is a Musician & Creative Director from South Africa Cape Town. Angel places contemporary social issues in performance\, drag\, and a digital space whereby they deconstruct the powers of oppression. In othe r words\, diving into the fantasy of reality of being a feminine gender no n-conforming queer African body with the capacity to critique the history we create as a society.
► PHIJOS - Phijos is the catch-all alias o f Philippus Johan\, who hails from Cape Town\, South Africa. Confident in the comically broad music taste he’s developed through initiatives he’ s helped set up over the years (including The Other Radio\, The Other Reco rds\, SWIM and Search Festival)\, he mashes up Club\, Bass\, Italo\, Jungl e\, Rnb\, Breaks and Techno into one very energetic cocktail. Don't worry about the ingredients\, worry about the garnish: a sleazy and euphoric wed ge of queerness to smack your lips on. Nothing is sacred! He's performed e ither as Phijos or with The Other DJs at a wide gamut of events and clubs\ , including SPECTRUM\, Modular\, Mouth2Mouth Festival\, Cape Town Electron ic Music Festival\, Smalltown Beat\, The Death of Glitter and Search Festi val.
Support
► YVONNE ME - Yvonne Me\, taller tha n you\, is a queer Durban-born DJ and live artist currently living in Cape Town. They're drawn to sounds\, narrative and groove as a practice of sel f-narration and storytelling. Their preferred genres include Afrobeats\, D eep House\, Electronic\, House and other alternative healing sounds.
► DAMAGE - Release your inhibitions with DAMAGE as she invokes a rhyt hmic spell on the dancefloor with her fast-paced frequencies. This is your opportunity to get REAL down and dirty with an hour of sweat\, headbangin g\, and irresistible grooves!
► EETSLEEP - EatSleep looks at chaos with a smile: the most satisfying musical experiences are those that evok e a witch cackle of equal parts joy and fever. Happy Hardcore\; Digicore\; Giggling at the Rave\; Sweat!
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