By: Natasha Archary
With one of the biggest music festivals in the world hitting SA again, tickets are selling out fast as the anticipation builds for Ultra SA 2023.
The electronic dance festival will back in Cape Town on 10 March at Kenilworth and returning to the home of Ultra Johannesburg at the Expo Centre, Nasrec.
Since the announcement last month, tickets for the event are selling out fast with tier 1 and 2 tickets for both general access and VIP all gone.
Speaking to Kaya 959, Ultra SA CEO, Shaun Duwe says the response has been “overwhelmingly incredible”, and as much as there were fears that it may be too soon, the anticipation for Ultra SA’s return has been phenomenal.
“We’ve obviously been playing it cautious and watching how the international festivals under the Ultra brand have fared. This has given us an idea of just how excited fans are that we’re back.”
Tickets for the festival went on sale on 23 September and within 3 days tier 1 and 2 for general access and VIP were sold out.
Tier 3 tickets are still available but Shaun advises music lovers to get their tickets while they’re still available to avoid disappointment as it’s going to be a banger.
“We don’t expect to have tickets on sale closer to the event dates and if they sell out within the next month or so, there’s unfortunately nothing we can do.
Tickets are going to get more expensive as we get through each tier on offer, so yeah, we definitely did not expect to be sold out on both tiers this quickly.”
Ultra CEO, Shaun Duwe advises fans to get their tickets now to avoid disappointment
Ultra Worldwide have already had successful events in Miami, Japan, Spain and Australia last year. It’s been 3-years since the last Ultra SA in February 2020.
“We know it’s been a long wait for South African Ultranauts but there’s so much that goes into the planning of the festival that we couldn’t rush it. It was also important for us to keep the end of Feb, beginning of March dates which is a part of the history of Ultra SA.”
Shaun says they will be announcing the Phase 1 lineup as soon as details are finalised. The lineups at Ultra SA often include some of the biggest EDM artists in the world, including Armin van Buuren, Afrojack, Kygo, Swedish House Mafia and others.
Some of SA’s hottest acts may also feature on the main stage lineup and the Ultra Resistance stage. We’re crossing fingers Zakes Bantwini makes his Ultra SA debut.
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