Oskido's Big Day Out returns
Mark your calendars for November 29 when Big Day Out returns to Huddle Park in Linksfield, Johannesburg.
From the legends that defined a generation to the new wave of talent making waves across SA, Big Day Out 2025 will be a genre-blending, time-travelling music journey through the best of house, kwaito, amapiano and hip-hop.
'The response to the first Big Day Out totally blew the team and I away,' Oskido said.
'In 2025, we're taking it to another level with more artists, more music, and more ways to celebrate the diversity of South Africans.'
People can expect live performances across a mega-expanded stage, curated food villages packed with street eats and gourmet delights, art installations and interactive zones that celebrate SA culture, style and innovation and a dance floor that never quits.
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