RAMFest
former South African music festival
RAMFest is a music festival that took place a couple of times in South African cities. RAMFest caters to electronic and rock music, that offers local acts as well.
Background
RAMFest was started by Dawid Fourie in 2007 in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa featuring 20 local talents. Since then RAMFest has grown to multiple South African cities and was one of the largest music festivals in the country. The "RAM" in RAMFest stands for Real Alternative Music according to Fourie, thus making the full name of the festival the Real Alternative Music Festival.
Previous editions
2007 – Twisted Playground (2 – 3 March) in Cape Town only.
2008 – Beyond Boundaries (29 February – 2 March) in Cape Town only.
2009 – Nekkies (27 February – 1 March) in Cape Town only.
2010 – The Real Alternative Music Festival (26–28 February; 6 March) in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively.
2011 – RAMFest (4–5 March; 9 March; 12 March) in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg respectively.
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