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John Conlin is back with another heavy hitting, emotionally-charged single, “High In 7/11” dropping April 4, 2025. It’s a colorful, catchy and insightful and the follow-up to his hit single, “Kissing Other Girls”, which has already garnered over 165k plays on Spotify.
“High In 7/11”, was inspired by his experience one night walking around in Hollywood after seeing a friend’s performance, when a feeling of dread creeped into his body.
John says, “It’s that familiar existential feeling that all artists feel where the voice inside your head goes “AHHHHH, what if I never ‘make it’ in this industry” and “I feel like a constant failure”
Festival season is here and is real. If you’re wishing you were in a field in your wellies, listening to the soundtrack of summer, don’t fear. We’ve picked out the top festivals for next year so you can get ahead of the pack and be poised to grab tickets as soon as they’re released.
view all Rocking the Daisies is South Africa’s premier eco-friendly music and lifestyle festival, held at Cloof Wine Estate in Darling. With top-tier live entertainment, immersive exhibitions, and gourmet food, the festival offers a vibrant, cutting-edge experience for over 10,000 attendees.
Committed to sustainability, Rocking the Daisies embraces green initiatives, including solar and wind power, bio-diesel generators, and extensive recycling efforts. The festival promotes its ethos of "play hard, tread lightly," encouraging attendees to adopt eco-conscious habits beyond the event.
Travis Scott has extended his record-breaking CIRCUS MAXIMUS WORLD TOUR, with a limited international run across five countries this fall. Kicking off on October 11 in Johannesburg, the tour will also stop in India, Korea, China, and Japan.
Castle Lite Unlocks returns for the first time since 2019, bringing Scott’s explosive live performance to South Africa. With 76 sold-out shows and $209.3M in revenue, this is the highest-grossing rap tour in history.
Tickets:
Pre-sale: Opens March 26 at 09:00 (Discovery Bank).
General sale: Starts March 28 at 09:00.
Fans can secure exclusive VIP packages for a once-in-a-lifetime music experience.