What was set to be a day of sandy summer fun quickly took a
turn for the worst when the skies let loose and started pouring on the crowd at
the Virgin Mobile x Superbalist Braam Beach Party held at Mary Fitzgerald
Square in Newtown this past weekend.
While some party goers gave up and left a little early due
to the rain, the rest braved the weather and stayed to watch their faves hit
the stage.
The day started off with pretty promising weather and quite
an impressive set up at the venue as Melo B Jones, Shekinah, Julian Gomes and DJ
Capital (accompanied by drummer Daniel Kudzayi Mhlanga) took to the stage for
their respective sets.
By the time AtJazz and Until Until hit the stage, the
weather had gotten worse but the crowd still wasn’t as moved by the weather as
they were by the beats.
Stilo Magolide must have brought the rain with him because
as soon as he hit the stage, it was a full on storm.
#BraamBeachParty cc @StiloMagolide_ pic.twitter.com/ZqUyI41dAv
— #BraamBeachParty (@untiluntil_za) October 9, 2016
Many still stayed in the hope that the rain would let up, even though it didn’t.
King Kotini was so moved by the fans’ dedication that he decided to do an Olympic stage dive into the unrelenting crowd. We just hope he took his chain off for it, we don’t need another Cassper Nyovestand AKA incident.
@rikyrickworld #BraamBeachParty Olympic stage dive 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/i2mEBxFc1V
— #DIPORDIE (@Tusa_Mamba) October 9, 2016
LAST NIGHT WAS TOO MUCH…THANK YOU COTTON EATERS… KING KOTINI ❤️ YOU pic.twitter.com/QYZyzn5ZOB
— #KINGKOTINI ❤️ YOU (@rikyrickworld) October 9, 2016
The King Kotini hype seemed to have convinced people that
there was no way they were going to miss p.H, DJ Tira (who brought out Professor)
and the Supa Mega himself, AKA.
niggas didn’t give a shit about the rain during the performances. what a time man #braambeachparty @untiluntil_za 👏🙏
— bryan heh banna (@BrainChuma) October 10, 2016
By the looks of things, none of these acts disappointed the
crowd.
#BraamBeachParty looked lit💣 pic.twitter.com/sYe8sVvzW3
— _T.T_ (@tsholo_6666) October 9, 2016
But then @akaworldwide is sick performing Live!! Damn #BraamBeachParty When he dropped #Composure it was ON
— GadoTheDj (@GADOtheDJ) October 9, 2016
@akaworldwide x Sim Dope #BraamBeachParty pic.twitter.com/zl1MCED14K
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) October 9, 2016
You’re probably wondering why an event called ‘Braam Beach
Party’ was held in Newtown…
Well, according to a statement released by the organizers,
this was due to “recent events in the Braam area – and after consultations with
and on advice from the Johannesburg Metro Police and various stakeholders –the
decision has been made to move the Superbalist In The City presents the Virgin
Mobile Braam Beach Party to Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown for #SxITC2016.”
Wasn’t even in Braam but #BraamBeachParty so much confusion 😭 https://t.co/SDZ4SnsfAk
— Vela Zama (@VelaZama) October 9, 2016
Venue confusion aside, the event was an overall success, thoroughly
enjoyed by many. Whether or not the Braam Beach Party will become an annual
event is a question that is yet to be answered.
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