Record numbers of electronic music fans flocked to the Expo Centre at Nasrec and the Cape Town Stadium to enjoy the annual electronic music extravaganza, Ultra South Africa, which celebrated its fifth anniversary this year.
On 9 February, the Cape Town Stadium saw 15 000 fans stream through the gates to enjoy the sounds of Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Carnage, Hardwell and Malaa. Black Coffee, Dubfire and Eats Everything commandeered the RESISTANCE stage in the stadium basement, which heaved with house and techno fans throughout the 12 hours of uninterrupted music at the event. The Johannesburg show at the Expo Centre at Nasrec welcomed a record-breaking 32 000 festival-goers on 10 February, for what was the largest and most successful Ultra SA in Johannesburg to date.
Speaking to Pro-Systems Africa News in a recent interview, Showtime Management co-owner, Tony Feldman, states that the event would not be possible without the support of leading technical supplier to the live event industry in South Africa, Gearhouse Group.
Gearhouse Group were responsible for delivering full technical for the main stage, RESISTANCE stage, and VIP area around the main stage in Johannesburg and main stage and VIP area in Cape Town.
The main stage production and performances delivered at Nasrec and Cape Town stunned crowds with a phenomenal 48 hours of Ultra SA. “Ultra SA brings new surprises each year and this year was no exception. It also brings new magic each time we produce the show, and 2018 was the most magical yet. Speaking on behalf of the full ULTRA SA team and sponsors, we are blown away by the support of the fans and industry and cannot wait to see what 2019 brings,” concludes Shaun Duvet, a partner in ULTRA South Africa.
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