Cotton Fest has announced the festival hosts and confirmed the individual artists’ line-up day splits for the long-awaited, two-day festival next week. They have also announced that there will be five build-up events leading to the main festival.
Taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg, on the 23rd and 24th of April, the festival will feature some of the hottest well-known and emerging South African Hip Hop and Amapiano headliners.
YFM’s Lula Odiba, alongside renowned MTVBase Culture Squad Member Tshego Koke, will host the Cotton Stage on both festival days. The Bettr and Jägermeister stages will be hosted by, GenZ frontman and social media youth president, Kabelo ‘Uncle Vinny’ Ndlovu and renowned funny man Robot Boii. Additional stage hosts include youth culture architects:
- Zeus Omega
- Christian Connor
- LVee Nkosi Dynasty
Five build-up events will take place across the city leading up to the highly anticipated weekend.
Road to Cotton Fest
Zanzou
| Date | Wednesday, 13 April 2022 |
| Venue | Zanzou, Hatfield in Pretoria |
| Time | 6 pm |
| Cover | Free |
Cotton Fest X Puma Select
| Date | Thursday, 14 April 2022 |
| Venue | Dasslers, Braamfontein |
| Time | 6 pm |
| Cover | Free |
Drama
| Date | Friday, 15 April 2022 |
| Venue | Drama, Braamfontein |
| Time | 6 pm |
| Cover | Free |
Cotton Fest Mini Ramp / Best Trick Event
Hosted by professional skater Day Marumo, the day will be supported by Redbull and Oros.
| Date | Saturday, 16 April 2022 |
| Venue | Zone 7, Pimville, Soweto |
| Time | 11 am – 5 pm |
| Cover | Free |
Era of the Yanos (Official Pre-Party)
| Date | Saturday, 16 April 2022 |
| Venue | Great Dane, Braamfontein |
| Time | 5 pm – 2 am |
| Cover | R50 – R100 |
Welcome to the University of Cotton Fest
- THREE Live Killer Stages
- Cotton Stage
- Bettr Stage
- Jägermeister Stage
- Stimorol Retail Fashion Tuckshop
- Cotton Fest Merch
- Limited edition clothing items
- Cotton Fest X PUMA Customized Merch Station
- Free customisation for all on-site purchased merch
- Skate Park (hosted by Day Marumo)
- Live Skating Competitions and Prizes
- Half Court Basketball Area
- MTV Base Dance Nation Station features dance competitions and MTV Base giveaways.
- Gaming area presented by Oros
- Power Station Powered by Adoozy
- Power on the go – Festival-goers will be able to rent a portable power bank during the festival
- Cotton Fest Gaming area
- Fully Stocked Bars across the Venue
- Cotton University Cafeteria hosted by Flying Dish
- Free Wifi presented by Spotify
Saturday, 23 April 2022
- 25K
- ABIDOZA
- AKA
- ALFA KAT
- AMAROTO AND BEAST
- AUBREY QWANA
- AUDIO MARC
- AYANDA MVP
- BABY DAIZ
- BENNY CHILL
- BLXCKIE
- BOITY
- BUSTA 929
- CASSPER NYOVEST
- CH’CCO
- CHAMPAGNE69
- CHRISTIAN CONNOR
- CIZA
- CYE
- D DOUBLE D
- DEE KOALA
- DISTRUCTION BOYS
- DJ KAYMO
- DJ MEECH
- DR PEPPA
- DREAM TEAM
- DYNASTY
- ESPIQUET
- FELOTEE & MYZTRO
- FIF_LAAA
- GOOD GUY STYLES
- PRIDDY UGLY
- HORID.THE.MESSIAH
- INDIGO STELLA
- JAZZIQ
- JUNIOR DE ROCKA
- JUST MO
- JÄGERMEISTER BRASS
- CARTEL
- KABZA DE SMALL
- KELVIN MOMO
- KEYGEE THE VIBE
- KLY
- KP ILLEST
- L-TIDO AND MAGGZ
- LADY DU
- LESEDI THE DJ
- LULA ODIBA
- MA E
- MAGLERADOEBOY
- MAJOR STEEZ
- MARCUS HARVEY
- MONEY BADOO
- MSAKI
- MSHAYI & MR THELA
- MUSA KEYS
- MZU M
- NADIA NAKAI
- NASTY C
- OSCAR MBO
- PATRICKXXLEE
- PH
- PHANTOM STEEZE
- RARRI
- RASPY
- RICKY TYLER
- ROBOT BOII
- ROUGE
- SEAN KROSS
- SEMI TEE, KAMU DEE, MA
- LEMON
- SFARZO RTEE &
- READASOUL
- SHISHILIZA
- SIR VINCENT & DJ LOYD
- SIZWE ALAKINE
- SJAVA
- SKRYPT
- SKWATTA KAMP
- SOUL NATIVEZ
- STILO MAGOLIDE
- STOGIE T
- SUPTA
- TANGO SUPREME
- THATO SAUL
- TREEHOUSE REUNION
- TSHEGO
- TSHEGO KOKE
- TUMI TLADI
- TYLER ICU
- UNCLE VINNY
- VENOM
- WILLY CARDIAC
- YOUNGSTACPT
- YUMBS
- YUNGKIDDREEZY
- ZEUS OMEGA
- ZOOCI COKE DOPE
Sunday, 24 April 2022
- 031CHOPPA
- 2SHOES
- 808SAILIE
- A- REECE
- BANQUES
- BIG ZULU
- BUZZI LEE
- CANDII
- CHAMPURA MAKHENZO
- CHRISTIAN CONNOR
- COSTA TITCH
- CYFRED
- DA CAPO
- DALIWONGA
- DJ CAPITAL
- DJ FAEFAE
- DJ LAG
- DJ RADIX
- DJ SANDISO & INFINIX
- DJ SLIM BLVD
- DJ SLIQE
- DJ SUMBODY
- DJ ZAN- D
- DYNASTY
- EDDIESOULWORLD
- EMTEE
- FLAME
- FRANK CASINO
- GEMINI MAJOR
- HEAVY K
- HERC CUT THE LIGHTS
- HOPEMASTA
- J MOLLEY
- KAMO MPHELA
- KASHCPT
- KHANYISA JACENI KHULI CHANA
- KID X
- KIDDO CSA
- KIKI X CHUCKY
- KING DEETOY
- KWESTA
- KWEYAMA BROTHERS
- LE SOUL
- LEEHLEZA & LOLO
- LEEZY LINDOKUHLE
- LEGENDARY CRISP
- LOKI
- LORDKEZ
- LUCASRAPS
- LULA ODIBA
- M.J
- MAS MUSIQ
- MASHBEATZ
- MELLOW & SLEAZY
- MOOZLIE
- MR X
- MS COSMO
- MUSTBEDUBZ
- NO COMPLY
- NOBANTU VILAKAZI
- NOTBENJAMIN
- OKMALUMKOOLKAT
- PABI COOPER
- PRIDDY
- PRINCE
- ROBOT BOII
- ROIII
- SCUMIE
- SHANE EAGLE
- SHEKHINAH
- SHOULDBEYUANG
- SINO MSOLO
- SIR TRILL
- SJE KONKA
- SLADE
- SOA MATTRIX
- SUN- EL MUSICIAN
- TBO
- THE BIG HASH
- THEMBA LUNACY TOSS
- TSHEGO KOKE
- TXC
- UNCLE PARTY TIME
- UNCLE VINNY
- UNCLE WAFFLES
- VINO
- WOBBLY
- WTF
- YAN SOLO
- YANGA CHIEF
- YOUNG STUNNA
- YUNGSERUNO
- ZAKES BANTWINI
- ZAKWE & DUNCAN
- ZEUS OMEGA
- ZINGAH
Phase 2 Day passes cost R300, and are available at Webtickets and Pick ‘n Pay outlets nationwide now. For those unable to attend, the festival will be live streamed on Cottonfest.co.za.
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