It’s that time of year again, as TUKS Rag and OppiKoppi Productions combine forces to bring you a bumper show and lineup. More than 20 artists will feature at this year’s celebrations from 12 – 14th February at the TUKS Rag Farm and the Sin Bin Café.

As the Friday evening has traditionally been the main night of the Rag Celebrations it was decided to reserve the main stage for that night alone. Not that this will take anything from the Thursday night show. For only R20 you will get to see artists such as Koos Kombuis, MXO, Soil 7t7, Slugs of War and many more perform on the Beer Garden Stage and the “unplugged” comedy stage.

On Friday the ticket prices are R40 and the night promises to be jam packed with entertainment on all three stages. The line-up for Friday includes Cutting Jade, the Finkelstiens, Prime Circle, Bongo Maffin, Rude Boy Paul and One Azania, Tumi and the Volume, Arno Carstens’ New Porn, The Narrow, BVK, Cashless Society, DJ’s Positive K, Lil’ Khuze, Skeelo and many more.

Many of you will remember the buckets of rain that came down on the Friday night last year. This year however there should be no worries as the Rag committee will be completely geared up for any rain by erecting huge tents over large parts of the entertainment area. So come rain or shine, it would be a party to remember.

On Saturday 15th the Rag procession takes place. The official Rag after-party will be held at the Sin Bin Café, situated next to Loftus. A bumper line-up of some of the best and most well known dj’s in SA will entertain the crowd. Proceedings will kick off at 5pm. Some of the DJ’s you will get to see at Sin Bin includes DJ Fresh from Y Fm and Oskido from Brother’s of Peace. Add to this DJ Bob, Shaun Duvet, Jazzanova from Germany and a few others and you have another evening of entertainment that should not be missed. Last year there were roughly 10 000 people on Hatfield Square, but the Sin Bin is gearing up to cater for even more by utilizing the adjacent field that would be covered by a huge tent with a sound system and gigantic screens that would enable one to enjoy the entertainment from any angle imaginable. Entrance to the Sin Bin is a mere R10, but if you walked in the procession you can enter for free in one of two ways:

The first is by handing in your money collection can at the gate. 
The other is if you are dressed in Rag dress. I.e. float building overalls or fancy dress. 

As in the past no own alcohol would be allowed into any of the venues, but rest assured, the bars will be stocked to the brim, both with drinks and bar men and ladies to ensure fast service. Food and snacks will also be available from various stalls.

Tuks Rag has firmly established itself as the biggest and most professionally run student concert in the country (Despite the rain last year the Tuks Rag had a record attendance of over 20 000 people over the three days). 2004 promises another bumper year with the friendly carnival atmosphere looking set to transform the fibre of the Jakaranda city for a few days. With the added tents, cheap ticket prices, a bigger venue for the after party and some of the best South African artists, there is no reason that this record should not be broken in 2004. So drag yourself over to the show and help make this the biggest Tuks Rag ever, whilst supporting a really worthwhile cause! 

For more information visit www.oppikoppi.co.za or call 012 346 2011.

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