Open call: MTN Bushfire 2024

The call is designed for live performers of the highest calibre, who share the festival’s mission to celebrate creative expression while promoting social responsibility and inclusion.

Applications will open on 28 September here and artists have until 31 October to submit their applications.

MTN Bushfire is looking for a diversity of musical styles and genres. Rooted in Africa and packaged to the world, MTN Bushfire’s line-up has always embraced the eccentric and unearthed the eclectic, featuring a wholesome mix of pan-African and international artists from across different genres who do more than simply entertain but also use their art as a powerful form of creative advocacy.

The festival’s various stages and platforms host a wide range of performances, including live music, DJs sets, site and roving performances, dance, art exhibitions and installations, theatre, poetry, storytelling, puppetry, film, and more.

Further opportunities for performances exist in the EU Bushfire Schools Festival, which is held the week preceding the MTN Bushfire festival and supports creative skills and personal growth among students, as well as the family friendly KidZone.

With its #BringYourFire clarion call to ignite action for positive social and environmental change, MTN Bushfire is deeply involved in a range of social and arts development initiatives.

MTN Bushfire sees more than 20 000 festivalgoers during the festival weekend, with attendees from over 55 different countries making the journey to the beautiful Malkerns Valley of eSwatini for an energising and uplifting weekend that celebrates the music and arts of Africa and beyond.

View the original call here.