5FM powers up for first ever Eastern Cape Takeover Weekend
After the hugely successful Cape Town Takeover Weekend in March, 5FM is gearing up for its next big event, the Eastern Cape Takeover Weekend, which takes place in Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown and East London from 25 to 27 May 2012.
It’s the first time 5FM is hosting a Takeover Weekend in the area and some of the station’s biggest names will be in the Eastern Cape for a jam-packed weekend of hot parties, live show broadcasts and lending a helping hand as part of the station’s CSI initiative Youngblood5. Listeners can look forward to rubbing shoulders with popular 5FM personalities Roger Goode, DJ Euphonik, DJ C-Live, DJ Milkshake, Rob Vember, Rob Forbes, Poppy Ntshongwana, Catherine Grenfell, Elma Smit and Nicole da Silva on the three-day tour.
Here’s what’s going down over the course of the Takeover Weekend:
The Eastern Cape Takeover Weekend kicks off in PE on Friday 25 May with a live broadcast of The Roger Goode Show from Balizza in Humewood, featuring 5FM DJs Roger Goode, Rob Vember, Catherine Grenfell and Poppy Ntshongwana. Doors open at 7pm and entrance is free before 9pm, R50 after that. The next day, Saturday 26 May, sees the 5FM busses pulling into East London for a rocking party at Numbers with DJs C-Live, Rob Forbes, Elma Smit and Nicole da Silva. Doors open at 9pm and entrance costs R50. Last but by no means least, Euphonik’s popular My House will be broadcasting live from Prime in Grahamstown on Sunday night 27 May. The show will start at 7pm and features house music sets by DJs Euphonik and Milkshake. Entrance to the live broadcast show is R20.
At each destination, the 5FM team will be collecting blankets as part of the station’s CSI campaign Youngblood5, all of which will be donated to the event’s official CSI partner, CORA (Caring for Orphans in Rural Areas) who provide a helping hand to orphans throughout the Eastern Cape area.
If you’d like to send a photographer or journalist to any of the events, contact me on [email protected].
For details of 5FM’s next Takeover Weekend, keep checking www.5fm.co.za, or find us on www.facebook.com/ThePowerof5FM and @5FM on Twitter.
About 5FM:
5FM is the entertainment powerhouse for youthful South Africans, offering the most popular contemporary music and entertainment. The station has won numerous awards, including six consecutive Generation Next awards, 2012 Commercial Station of the Year at the MTN Radio Awards and has been nominated for Most Influential International Station at the 2012 Worldwide Radio Summit. As a national Top 40 hit music radio station, 5FM is on the pulse of local and global music and content trends; thereby offering audiences access to, and an opportunity to be part of, the energy and dynamism of a fast changing youthful community. The irreverent but stylish brand personality is augmented by a line-up of on-air talent like no other in South Africa and is the primary source of music & lifestyle trends for a nation of cool and trendy young adults. 5FM = (Music)5 [i.e. to the Power of 5]!
