March 19, 2008, 09:45
It is confirmed, Korn will headline My Coke Fest 2008. The festival will start off on a local tip with Lonehill Estate opening the stage, followed by Crash Car Burn, Wonderboom, and Prime Circle.
On the international front, 30 Seconds to Mars will come on stage followed by British band Kaiser Chiefs, Good Charlotte, Chris Cornell, Muse and Korn.
Korn is one of the most popular hard rock acts in the world today, with a dedicated fan base and widely acclaimed live performances. They have sold in excess of 25 million albums worldwide, and four of their albums debuted in the top three of the Billboard Top 200, two of which entered the charts at number one
Efforts to go green
In an effort to be environemntally-friendly, the festival this year and the objective is to have 95% landfill diversion. 10 recycling kiosks with 10 240 litre bins each will be placed in key areas around the festival site. The bins will be labelled Plastic, Landfill, Glass, Organic/Food Waste/Paper & Cardboard) and Cans. More than 250 staff will man the kiosks to ensure separation at source, rove through the crowds collecting waste and run the bins to a back of house recycling facility.
The back of house recycling facility will have RoRo bins for recyclable waste, skip bins for landfill material, a skip bin for glass, 8 compost tumblers and 1 glass- and can chipping machine. Organic materials will be put through a composting process using specialised compost tumblers and a recycling company will collect the recyclable material for processing. The compost derived from the organic refuse will be used to plant more than 400 fruit trees at disadvantaged schools to offset the carbon emissions generated from the concert.
Paris Hilton could be coming to town
It has also been reported that Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden's new girlfriend Paris Hilton might accompany him on his tour. Hilton told People magazine this week: "We're actually leaving in a couple of days for South Africa, so I'll be with him."
Brought to you by Coca-Cola South Africa and, 5fm in association with Big Concerts, the 12-hour rock set will take place on Friday in Johannesburg at the Newmarket Racecourse and on March 24 in Cape Town at Kenilworth Racecourse is definitely the hottest line-up to date. - edited by Tanja Bencun
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