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Grammy-winning superstar Kaytranada is returning to SA next month to kick off the vibes for the third annual Milk + Cookies festival.
The producer headlined the inaugural festival in 2025 and performed at Afropunk Joburg in 2019. Now he will perform at:
- Kenilworth, Cape Town, on December 18; and
- Nasrec in Johannesburg on December 20.
He will be joined by his brother, Lou Phelps, and a line-up of local talent, including Jinji, Kid Fonque, Kudbeu, Mamthug and Tumi Moliko, in Cape Town. The Johannesburg show will feature MCHLSN, Muzi, Shamiso, Thakzin and Yolophonik.
“We’ve been rocking with Kaytranada for over a decade. He laid the blueprint for us in South Africa,” said Chase Freeman, head of marketing at Milk + Cookies.
“When it came time to launch Music Week and set the tone for the 2027 season, there was no other phone call to make. He understands this community and the energy we’re bringing into the summer better than anyone.”
The December festival will include multi-day cultural experiences bringing together music, fashion, wellness and community. Beyond the performances, fans can expect yacht parties, industry panels, writing workshops, exclusive merchandise collaborations, more parties and further activities.
Mzansi will start 2027 on a high when Grammy-winning British singer Olivia Dean headlines the third edition of the festival. Dean will perform at:
- Sandringham Farm in Cape Town on January 29; and
- Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on January 31.
She will be joined in the line-up by artists including Elaine, Zee Nxumalo, Chelsea Sloan and Jade T.
“People keep asking how Kaytranada, Gunna and Olivia Dean end up on the same bill,” Freeman said two weeks ago. “It’s never the same sound, but always the same feeling. That’s the only brief we’ve ever had. We book for the people in the room, not for a genre, and they come for what the room feels like as much as the name on the poster.
“Three years in, that’s what South Africa has given us. We came here to put on a show and ended up building something with the people who live here, and it’s changed how we do this everywhere else.”
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