[This article was written by Fran Siebrits. A version of this article has been published by in The Big Issue Magazine (Cape Town, South Africa), Toast (Cape Town, South Africa) as well as Roam Magazine (England).]
Fact: Rocking the Daisies (RTD) is a green-awareness event which aims to be carbon-neutral and have a limited environmental footprint
Fact: It is the most eco-friendly music festival in South Africa
Fact: It won the first Climate Change Leadership Award earlier this year (www.clla.co.za)
This annual festival has hosted high-profile international artists. But it’s the passion of the local talent that makes the event memorable. Local South African bands perform not only for the “love of the gig”, as guitarist David from Dirty Skirts put it, but also to be part of an environmentally aware event.
Fact: Rocking the Daisies (RTD) is a green-awareness event which aims to be carbon-neutral and have a limited environmental footprint
Fact: It is the most eco-friendly music festival in South Africa
Fact: It won the first Climate Change Leadership Award earlier this year (www.clla.co.za)
This annual festival has hosted high-profile international artists. But it’s the passion of the local talent that makes the event memorable. Local South African bands perform not only for the “love of the gig”, as guitarist David from Dirty Skirts put it, but also to be part of an environmentally aware event.
