Jägermeister presents Up the Creek – 30 Year Reunion at the River.
6 -9 February 2020

With less than 3 months to go, the countdown to Up the Creek 2020 has begun. Established in 1990, this music festival has grown from strength to strength but has always remained intimate (limited to 2 500 Creekers) and filled with great music, good food, short queues, and a whole lot of gees. It’s been one helluva ride! The festival is now calling all those loyal Creekers who made the vibe what it is today, to grab their festie-besties and join in celebrating Up the Creek’s 30 Year Reunion at the River – this is the year you don’t want to miss!

‘Up the Creek is the kiffest festival in South Africa hands down! What an honour to be there for the 30 year reunion 3 days before my 32^nd birthday. Can’t believe I was 2 when it all began. You see that? That’s quick maths! What a vibe.’ – David Scott, The Kiffness.

Up the Creek 2020 will be taking place on 6 – 9 February on the very same spot where it all began – the banks of the Breede River outside of Swellendam. By now you know you’ll be getting some of the freshest sounds on the local music scene and, for the Reunion, the fest will be bringing back some epic throwback acts that have rocked the stages over the last three decades.

The initial 18 artists have been announced for your ear-listening, foot-stomping, woohooing pleasure: The Kiffness, Hot Water, Albert Frost and Tubatsi Mpho Moloi, Gerald Clark, Southern Wild, Bam Bam Brown, Bombshelter Beast, The Toast, The Blues Broers, Crosscurrent, Sutherland, Poor Princes, Warongx, Orah and the Kites, Half ‘N Half, Amy Ayanda, Basson Laubscher and Little Ringo.

Over 32 more bands to be released soon.

4 days, 4 stages, 50+ bands, you and your lilo!
Apart from the best in local music and comedy, Up the Creek always delivers in terms of entertainment. In previous years festival-goers have experienced everything from celebrity weddings and surprise riverside opera performances to live shows on a Pied Piper-like jam van’s rooftop stage and a drifting four-poster bed in the Anything That Floats Competition. It’s been an unforgettable journey and the festival’s 30 Year Reunion at the River promises to be even more epic!

PHASE 1 TICKETS ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT

• Friday to Sunday Phase 1 tickets – R990 (Last time we checked, 72 tickets left)
• Full weekend (Thursday to Sunday) Phase 1 tickets – R1 140 (Limited tickets available)

Get your tickets here: https://www.howler.co.za/UTC20

‘What’s included in my Festival ticket price?’

• Access to the festival from 11am on Thursday 6 Feb to 4pm on Sunday 9 Feb 2020*If you purchase a Friday – Sunday ticket, you will have access from 8am on Friday 7 Feb 2020.
• Access to the festival’s four campsite options: Hilton, Ellis Park and Country Club (no cars allowed); and the infamous Hillbilly campsite where vehicles of any type, shape or form are allowed.
• Watch the bands, artists and comedians that you’ve helped to select via the CurateYourCreek forms on our website.
• Indoor hot showers and flushing toilets. Up the Creek is hosted at the well-known Felix Unite camp where it all started 30 years ago.
• Outdoor showers.
• Ample portable loos throughout the festival grounds.
• Dedicated lifeguards at the river for the entire weekend.
• Only the best entertainment across four stages.
• Professional festival support crew, on-call 24/7.
• Only the chillest of vibes.

Hate camping but also suffer from FOMO? Come glamp!

When it comes to an outdoor music festival, sometimes the only thing you want to pitch is your voice while you’re singing along to lekker tunes. Why not choose the game-changers in the festival camping scene – the highly Instaggrammable Heartbreak Motel? Book yourself into the simpler Cadillac or more luxurious Graceland Tent, each option sleeps 2 people only, breakfast included – https://www.howler.co.za/UTC20

Where to (s)talk to Up the Creek:

Facebook:                    facebook.com/UpTheCreek.MusicFestival

Facebook event:         https://www.facebook.com/events/955650594785485/

Twitter:                       @Upthe_Creek

Instagram:                   @upthecreek_festival

Website:                      www.upthecreek.co.za

#UpTheCreek2020

This press release in a tweet:

Tickets on sale now for @UpThe_Creek and their 30 Year Reunion at the River 6-9Feb 2020. Festival announces 18 initial bands, 32 more still to be released! Phase 1 tickets almost sold out http://bit.ly/379vcVe  #UpTheCreek2020