# RAMFest

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**RAMFest** is[5] a music festival that took place a couple of times in [South African](/source/South_Africa) cities. RAMFest caters to electronic and rock music, that offers local acts as well.

## Background

RAMFest was started by Dawid Fourie[4] in 2007 in [Worcester, Western Cape](/source/Worcester,_Western_Cape), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) featuring 20 local talents.[1] Since then RAMFest has grown to multiple South African cities[6] and was one of the largest music festivals in the country.[7] The "RAM" in RAMFest stands for *Real Alternative Music* according to Fourie,[4] 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.[1] - 2008 – **Beyond Boundaries** (29 February – 2 March) in Cape Town only.[8] - 2009 – **Nekkies** (27 February – 1 March) in Cape Town only.[9] - 2010 – **The Real Alternative Music Festival** (26–28 February; 6 March) in Cape Town and [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg) respectively.[10] - 2011 – *RAMFest* (4–5 March; 9 March; 12 March) in Cape Town,[11] [Durban](/source/Durban)[12] and Johannesburg[13] respectively. - 2012 – **A Day of Thunder** (2 March; 3 March; 9 March; 10 March; 11 March) in [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth),[14] [Bloemfontein](/source/Bloemfontein),[15] Durban,[16] Johannesburg[17] and Cape Town[18] respectively. - 2013 – *Red Heart Rum presents: RAMFest* (7–10 March; 8 March; 15 March; 15 March; 15–16 March) in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Durban (again) and Johannesburg respectively. *The first Durban show was for electronic acts while the second was for rock and metal acts.*[19] - 2014 - *Red Heart Rum presents: RAMFest* (6–9 March) in Cape Town and Johannesburg.[20] - 2019 - *Halloween presents: RAMFest* (16 June) in Pretoria.[21] - 2020 - *Standard Bank presents: RAMFest* (13 March) in Cape Town, *RAMFest* (14 March) in Pretoria.[22] - 2023 - *RAMfest* (1 September) in Cape Town, *RAMfest* (2 September) in Pretoria.[23]

## Performers

The following table lists the notable artists that have performed at RAMFest.

Artist Year Performed References Fokofpolisiekar 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 | [1][9][10][18][24] Battery 9 2007, 2008, 2009 [1][8][9] The Awakening 2007, 2008 [1][8] aKING 2008, 2009 [8][9] Die Antwoord 2009, 2011 [9][11] Foto na Dans 2009 [9] Van Coke Kartel 2009, 2011, 2013 [9][11][18] Isochronous 2009, 2011 [9][11] Pendulum 2010, 2013 [10][19][25] Jack Parow 2010, 2013, 2023 [10][19] The Narrow 2010, 2012 [10][18] Boo! 2010 [10] Johnny Foreigner 2010 [10] Die Heuwels Fantasties 2010 [10] Alkaline Trio 2011 [11][26] Funeral for a Friend 2011 [11][26] Zebra and Giraffe 2011 [11] Awolnation 2012 [18][24] In Flames 2012 [18][24][27] Infected Mushroom 2012 [18][24][28] Netsky 2012 [18][24] BEAST 2013 [29] Man As Machine 2013, 2014 [30][31] Rise Against 2013 [19][25][32] Bring Me the Horizon 2013 [25] Taxi Violence 2014 [33] Biffy Clyro 2014 [34] Trivium 2014 [20] Foals 2014 [34] Killswitch Engage 2014 [20] Camo & Krooked featuring Dynamite MC 2014 [20] Junkyard Lipstick 2014 [20] Atilla 2019 [21] The Black Dahlia Murder 2020 [22] Enter Shikari 2023 [35] The Ocean Collective 2023 [36]

## Controversies

In 2012, a [chain mail](/source/Chain_letter) was circulated, implying that RAMFest had a [Satanic](/source/Satanism) involvement. As a result, RAMFest had trouble organising another venue for the Bloemfontein leg of the fest[37] and it was cancelled there due to pressure from religious groups.[38]

In December 2012, the metalcore band [As I Lay Dying](/source/As_I_Lay_Dying_(band)) pulled out from the RAMFest 2013 line-up due to being double booked to support [The Devil Wears Prada](/source/The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(band)) on their tour.[39][40] The Devil Wears Prada's tour dates conflicted with RAMFest 2013's dates, making it impossible for As I Lay Dying to have performed at Ramfest 2013.[41]

During [Bring Me the Horizon](/source/Bring_Me_the_Horizon)'s set at the [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg) leg of the festival for 2013, tear gas was thrown into the crowd which caused fans to cough and tear up.[42]

RAMFest announced that the 2015 edition of the festival was cancelled, citing the lack of suitable acts for the line up as the reason for its cancellation.[2]

RAMFest announced that the 2016 edition will not feature any international acts, and cancelled the festival.

## See also

- [In The City](/source/In_the_City_(South_African_festival))
- [Oppikoppi](/source/Oppikoppi)
- [Musical Performance](/source/Concert)
- [Music of South Africa](/source/Music_of_South_Africa)
- [Splashy Fen](/source/Splashy_Fen)

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1. ["In Review: RAMfest reborn"](https://texxandthecity.com/2019/06/in-review-ramfest-reborn/). *Texx and the City*. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

1. ["RAMFEST 2020 announce the full lineup including headliners The Black Dahlia Murder – Plug Music Agency"](https://www.plugmusicagency.com/ramfest-2020-announce-the-full-lineup-including-headliners-the-black-dahlia-murder/). *www.plugmusicagency.com*. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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