Tweni 2's promises to be bigger and better
Tweni 2's promises to be bigger and better
The annual music and surf event, Tweni2's held at The Spot Backpackers, is back.
Keep May 24 open, as it's going to be a cracker of a day, jampacked with surfing action, and a full line-up of SA music, till late.
The exciting news is that Quiksilver has joined the 'Tweni2's family' as the main sponsor this year.
Andrew Lange (aka Rooster), one of the event organisers, said they have an incredible line-up of surfers and bands to make the day rock.
In fact, Lange reckons, it's the best they have had so far.
'Entertainment this year is going to be bigger and better than before with a special guest band from Cape Town called Half Price and Tweni2's local legend Chewing The Hornet and DJs such as, Detroit, Courtzy, Savage Koala and Hutch,' he said.
Singer-songwriter, Jason Hartman, who was the 2009 co-winner of Season 5 of Idols, is the opening act, and will be on stage from 12.30.
Guest band, Half Price is a satirical non-profit party-ska-punk band. Since its inception in June 2001, the band has released seven studio albums as well as a 'best of' album in the USA through New York-based punk rock label Punk Outlaw Records.
On the surfing front, Tweni2's 2025 pairs surfing compo will consist of 16 teams representing more then 15 beaches from the North, South and Wild Coast.
The teams so far are: Squid Beaks, Silver Bullets, North Coast Chirpers, 031, 6 Coffees No Lunch, The Scottie's Snappers, Warners Brothers, The Laaities, Umzumbe Underdogs, Tweni Locals, Trafalgar Saints, Shockwave, BuzzNicks, Tweni Poison, and then two mystery teams.
The first heat is expected to kick-off at 07:30.
For Quiksilver/Tweni2's T-shirt pre-orders, WhatsApp Kate for more information on 065 5623082.
For tickets, contact Peter on 083 2850739 or Lindy on 083 5579979.
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