Back To The City Festival has an ever-growing following, so it was only fitting to have an expansion from its current home outside Ritual Stores, Cnr. Bree and Henry Nxumalo Streets, Newtown, Johannesburg to Mary Fitzgerald Square. The festival is currently in its 7th year, having attracted a patronage of 15 000 in the recent past. Target for this year 20 000. Back To The City has become an iconic day nationwide, as it is the biggest outlet and platform for the Hip Hop community. Consequently, making it one of the biggest cultural experiences in Africa.
2013 line up:
1. MAIN STAGE
MCs DJs
Abdus C-Live
Aby Fab Deeboi
Articulate Artists Dolla
Devour Fanta
Flabba Herbalist
Frat Pack I.D
Future History KGB
Gigi Lamayne Kenzhero
Gingerbread Man Tha Cutt
H2O X
Hydrochloric Zakes
Ifani Blaq T
Infa
Jay Stash
Kwesta
Lastdays Fam
Maggz
Maxhoseni
Nadia
Neo Beats
Pitch Black Afro
Proverb
Reason
Revivolution
Space Man
Sbuda P
Siya Shezi
Social Commentary Forum
Toolee Stark
Towdee Mac
Tuks
Tumi
Zeus
Zuluboy
2. 2ND STAGE
BFG
Bhubhesi
Liver
Okmalumkoolkat /Dirty Paraffin
DJ Vardz
3. MAIN DANCE CREWS
Most Wanted
Apocolypse
4. GRAFFITTI CREWS
Bo$$ Players
FSU
MOB
2GB
Quest Boys
UDC
MSE
SB
TIU
QST
DS
NVS
Lunar
5. FASHION SHOWCASERS
Aloud
Amen Couture
Butan
Cheese Girls
Jozi Mental
Kreative Beings
N.O.T.E Clothing
State Of Guru
Styla Gang
Unpluged
6. 10K CHALLENGE FINALISTS
MCs Producers
Infinity 13 Beats
S.I.C.K Carnyiso
Siya Zulu Esphi
Snarks Ou J Dubz
Stas Jsmall
Lastee
Mindphlo
Tellaman
When: 27 April 2013
Where: Mary Fitzgerald Square
Time: 10h00 – 01h00
Damage: R100 at the door