Elevate Your Hey Neighbour Festival Experience with Heineken

Hey Neighbour! The biggest festival on the African continent is officially shy of two months away and you do not want to miss it!

Get ready to celebrate and have a good times at the ultimate lifestyle experience. Heineken® has officially stepped in as the headline partner to elevate your festival experience.

To celebrate its 150th birthday, Heineken is looking forward to sharing the festivities with everyone who is passionate about music, art, and culture. Heineken’s mission is to spark connections, break down barriers and turn strangers into neighbours. This dynamic partnership is the perfect mix of synergy that will see the ultimate celebration at the festival of the decade!

Heineken Takes Hey Neighbour To The Rest of Africa

To amplify the festive season’s good times, Heineken® is taking the festival to Africa with a continentwide campaign. This campaign will make Hey Neighbour a household name across ten African markets. These locations include, but are not limited to: 

• Mozambique
• Ivory Coast
• Ethiopia 
• Nigeria

With Heineken as a trusted partner, Hey Neighbour will be a festival that the African continent can experience, own, and be proud of. The intent is to be at the same magnitude as the likes of iconic international festivals such as Coachella.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to have Heineken® on board as our presenting partner,” says Warren Le Grange, Hey Neighbour Festival Director. “This partnership is all about celebrating good times and unity, which aligns perfectly with the spirit of Hey Neighbour.”

Heineken®’s commitment to promoting inclusivity, diversity, and sustainability through good times resonates deeply with Hey Neighbour’s values. This partnership represents a shared commitment to fostering a global community that values music, art, and culture.

“Celebrating 150 years with a festival of this magnitude only seems fitting in the spirit of Mzansi. We are elevating the celebrations with this partnership by allowing everyone to enjoy good times with Heineken®, one way or another,” says Marcel Swain, Heineken® Marketing Manager at HEINEKEN Beverages  

Meet Amazing Brand Partners Joining Hey Neighbour

Hey Neighbour also sees a set of incredible brand partners joining the Hood, including: 

• Netflix
• Axe
• KitKat
• Coke Studio  
• Play

The Ultimate Festival Line-Up

In other exciting news, Hey Neighbour is set to announce the almost never-ending, ever giving, third and final phase of the festival’s line-up. The stages are going tobe lit with a combination of the country’s biggest current exports, African legends, and more sensational international talent. So, take a deep breath because we are about to get into it.

Joining the already toasty Neighbourhood, international hitmaker and jam-provider REMA. He’ll be sharing the stage with the likes of legendary South African acts: 

• Mafikizolo
• Prime Circle
• Zakes Bantwini
• Black Motion
• Desmond and the Tutus

Local favourites Mörda, Kelvin Momo and DJ Zinhle have the decks on lock. They will be alongside curated live performances from Sho Madjozi, Elaine and Jamie-Lee Sexton.

… but that’s not all Neighbours!

For the hip-hop heads, BLXCKIE, Youngsta CPT and A-REECE will hold it down alongside newcomer Real Dan Duminy and Uncle Partytime on the one’s and two’s. Representing one of the biggest trending genres around the world, Amapiano royalty TXC, Daliwonga, Young Stunna, Tyler ICU and Major League will be repping for the Yanos generation.

UK Rock superstars – Nothing But Thieves – have also been confirmed along with thriving local alternative acts: 

• Majozi
• Jeremy Loops
• Monark
• Max Hurrell 
• The Plastics

Hey Neighbour, Here Is What You Need To Know

Weekend Tickets start at R3,899 for General Access and R4,999 for the VIP experience. Prices will shift as we groove closer to the festival, so get your groove on and book now!

Stay tuned for more vibes, folks!