Coming soon: Prepare yourself for Day of the Dead

ALTERNATIVE Festival (AltFest) will host Day of the Dead, an event dedicated to the community of misfits and creatives.

Day of the dead will take place on Saturday, 3 November at Gasoline Alley, Westmead from 12pm.

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The festival will include an Alt market, tattoo artists, street food, face painting, art exhibition, craft beer and gin, fire dancing and so much more.

“I wanted to create a space that will put all this activities in one place, there aren’t many markets that cater for this group of creatives,” said organiser, Warren Eades.

The first Alt fest was held in June this year and it attracted more than 500 people.

Bands that will be performing on that day are, All these Yesterdays, The Sinners, Roachy and the Rock Coaches, South Jersey Pom Poms, Calico and Kosher Bacon.

Eades said there will be a board game room, comedians, magicians and a graffiti competition.

“It’s not your normal day out,” he added.

Headlining band, All These Yesterdays is a three piece Durban Hard Rock Band is known for its anthemic, heartfelt groovy and most of all relatable songs.
According to Kloof resident and bassist, Dean Burne, this allows them to connect with their audience and makes the shows more memorable.

“We love playing and it shows when we hit the stage. We are a band that plays with heart and we give every ounce of energy we have to our audience, so they can expect 1 hell of a show,” he said.

The band has been busy writing for a second EP. “We are in the final stages of completing the new tracks and will be showcasing them@ AltFest,” he added.

Tickets available at www.AltFest.co.za and Facebook  at R80 or R100 at the door.

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