Zimfest 08, billed as South Africa's first fundraising music festival for Zimbabwe, is set to feature performances from both South African and Zimbabwean artists including the likes of Freshlyground, The Rudimentals, The Dirty Skirts, pop icon Ike Moriz, neo-classical outfit Coda and post hardcore experimental alternative rock fivepiece New Altum.

With 20 live acts, the one-day mega-festival is all happening in the main arena of the indoor Good Hope Centre on Saturday 6 September. It will feature a massive 4500m⊃2 quadruple-domed indoor arena, raised indoor seating and a spacious VIP area.

Also expect a "seven kilometre-long bar", catering, band merchandise, plenty of parking, security and traffic control, and of course, loads of live local music. The venue has a capacity of 5500 in total, plus an outdoor area for "chilling and milling".

The Coca-Cola Mobile Festival Rig is an 18-metre truck that converts into a stage, and will be hosting the 20 live acts over a period of twelve hours.

So catch Freshlyground fresh off their European tour and The Dirty Skirts' last performance in the country before they depart for the United Kingdom — all the while raising money.

Overtone, the organisers of Zimfest 08, will donate the proceeds from ticket sales to their beneficiary, Passop (People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty). Based in Cape Town, the community based NGO that advocates for refugee and immigrant rights is expected to receive over R100 000 via Zimfest to help them deal with Zimbabwean refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa.

Tickets for Zimfest 08 are available at R150 from:
www.zimfest.co.za
www.computicket.com

» Visit www.zimfest.co.za for more info.

The line-up

Matthew Gair 11h30 Coda 12h00 Failing Forward 12h40 The Little Kings 13h15 Tristan Waterkeyn 13h50 Louise Day Band 14h20 Hot Water 14h55 Cold Hand Chemistry 15h35 Nomfusi Gotyana 16h15 Freshlyground 16h45 Jacsharp 17h45 Overgraze 18h15 The Rudimentals 18h50 Autopilot 19h50 Ike Moriz 20h25 The Plastics 21h05 Shy Guevaras 21h35 The Dirty Skirts 22h05 Betray The Emissary 23h05 New Altum 23h45