Supafest

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Supafest
Location(s)
Years active 2010–present
Date(s) April
Genre Urban, pop, rap, Hip-hop
Website Official website

Supafest is an annual music festival held in Australia during April. It started in 2010, spreading out to in five major capital cities (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney), though in 2011 the festival was reduced to four shows with the Adelaide leg withdrawn as well as the second show in Sydney. Dubbed as Australia's largest urban music festival, the festival promises to deliver some of the most exciting and leading performers in the urban music world.[1]

History

The festival began in 2010 with an announcement in December 2009 introducing the "Ladies And Gentlemen Tour", scheduled for February 2010 with Ne-Yo, Pitbull, Kelly Rowland and Chris Sorbello.[2] After this was announced the show was renamed into "Jamfest" in February 2010 and was rescheduled for April 2010. Due to a potential legal conflict, the promoters changed the name again to "Supafest".[3]

Supafest Australia kicked off in Adelaide, 13 April 2010 and ended in Perth on 18 April 2010. The tours headlining acts were Akon, Kelly Rowland, Jay Sean, Sean Paul, Pitbull and Eve. Each city had separate opening acts. Tickets for the Sydney show on 15 April were quickly sold out. A second show in Sydney on 16 April had been scheduled due to ticket demands.[4] The organisers of the festival expanded the Supafest to one show outside of Australia and tried to placed it at Colombo, Sri Lanka[5] but was later cancelled.[6] Akon didn't get a Visa for Sri Lanka.

Since 2010 the lineups have expanded and the structure and locations of the shows have changed to accommodate the crowd figures.

Tour dates and artist lineups

2010

Artist Show
Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Perth
AkonNoYes
Kelly RowlandYes
PitbullYes
Jay SeanYes
Sean PaulYes
EveYes
DJ Nino BrownYes
Chris SorbelloYes

2011

  • 9 April 2011 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
  • 10 April 2011 - Joondalup Arena, Perth
  • 16 April 2011 - RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
  • 17 April 2011 - Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
Artist Show
Sydney Perth Brisbane Melbourne
Snoop DoggYes
NellyYes
Taio CruzYes
Busta RhymesYes
T-PainYes
GameYes
CiaraYes
Keri HilsonYes
Bow WowYes
Fat JoeYes
New BoyzYes
Benny D (Akon's DJ)Yes
DJ Nino BrownYes
IsraelYes
MiracleYes
TimbalandCancelled

2012

  • 14 April 2012 - RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
  • 15 April 2012 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
  • 21 April 2012 - Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
  • 22 April 2012 - Joondalup Arena, Perth
Artist Show
Perth Sydney Melbourne Brisbane
Chris BrownYes
T-PainYes
Ice CubeYes
Trey SongzYes
Kelly RowlandYes
Lupe FiascoYes
Big SeanYes
Naughty by NatureYes
DJ ScratchYes
DJ Nino BrownYes
Culture CrewYes
JessLynYes
LudacrisYesNo
P.DiddyCancelled
Missy ElliottCancelled
Rick RossCancelled

2013

  • 25 April 2013 - Perth Arena, Perth
  • 25 April 2013 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
  • 27 April 2013 - Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
  • 28 April 2013 - RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
Artist Show
Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Perth
T.I.Yes
Ne-YoYes
50 CentYes
AkonYes
Waka Flocka FlameYes
J. ColeYes
Young JeezyYes
Mindless BehaviorYes
Kevin McCallYes
DJ UnkYes
DJ Nino BrownYes
Dizzy DoolanYes
PhinesseYes

References

  1. ↑ "SUPAFEST ANNOUNCES DATES AND MEMBER PRE SALE TICKETS". festivalsaustralia.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ http://control.visionscape.com.au/SiteFiles%5Cnecnetau%5CLadies_&_Gentlemen_249.jpg
  3. ↑ http://supafest.com.au/
  4. ↑ http://www.supafest.com.au/home.aspx?ParentPageID=5&PageID=122
  5. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=271982040847
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/3424-akon-refund-a-no-show-.html

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