26-05-2025
Hey Neighbour Festival waves goodbye to Friday, trims down to two days
Hey Neighbour Festival also announced that US R&B singer Leon Thomas would perform on Sunday, its second day.
This year's edition of Hey Neighbour will be two days instead of the initial three days. Picture: heyneighbourfest/Instagram
On Monday, Hey Neighbour Festival made a double announcement: this year's edition will be two days instead of the initial three days.
'We're switching from a three-day festival to two jam-packed days,' read the brief statement on Monday.
This means the festival will now take place over the weekend of August 30th and 31st, removing Friday, which was initially the first day of the event.
'All ticket holders have been emailed with options on how to proceed,' expressed the statement on Hey Neighbour social media platforms.
Hey Neighbour is a music festival organised by Glen 21 Entertainment.
The festival first took place in 2023, with Kendrick Lamar headlining the second day. Singer-songwriter Khalid performed on the first day, and US singer H.E.R. closed the festival on Sunday, the final day.
Without any communication, the festival wasn't hosted in 2024.
The festival announced its 2025 return at the end of 2024, where organisers also released the first batch of tickets. Before the year ended, the festival shared that the tickets had already sold out.
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Leon Thomas
The festival also announced that R&B singer Leon Thomas would perform on its second day.
In March, Hey Neighbour announced Doja Cat as the headline act for the second instalment. She will perform on Saturday, Day 1 of the event.
This will be Doja Cat's first time performing in South Africa, and the refrain about her coming home is because her biological father, an actor, Dumisani Dlamini, is from the country.
Doja has previously spoken about visiting South Africa, suggesting that the country is too far for her.
'I still haven't [been]. I rely on my career to just throw me out to places. I don't find pockets of time in my life. I can fly, but I don't like flying, especially long flights like that,' said Doja Cat in an interview with US broadcaster Ebro Darden on his Apple Music 1 show in 2024.
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