Johannesburg – Monday, 7 October 2024 – 5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is turning 49 on 13 October this year and will be celebrating with two massive parties in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The station will be setting the vibe on fire and rocking the dance floor at Halo Nightclub in Cape Town - 71 Loop St, Cape Town City Centre - on 11 October and Babylon, The Joburg Bar - 198 Oxford Rd, Illovo - on 25 October. Partygoers will have a massive jol with all their favourite 5FM DJs, as well as some epic resident DJs, and rub shoulders with some of the coolest people as they party the night away. Roger Goode, Steam03, Stephy Longueira, DJ Tshepi, Stephanie Be and Funky G will be on the decks at Halo and Lotion, Zanele Potelwa, Leah Jazz, Lula Odiba, Stephanie Be and Juran will be serving up some sizzling tunes at Babylon.
The theme for the Johannesburg party is “Colourful Connections”, to celebrate the station’s diversity, as well as its support of the LGBTIQ community.
To party it up in proper style, listeners also have the chance of scoring a massively cool VIP experience – one experience given away per event - with exclusive table for them and four friends, plus a R5000 bar tab.
All they need to do to enter is to open the 5FM app, fill out the entry form, and they could be living it up like the bee’s knees.
Doors for the Cape Town event at Halo will be opening at 18h00, with tickets available online at R150 each. Doors for the Johannesburg Event at Halo will be opening at 20h00, with tickets sold exclusively at the door, also at just R150 each. Then, there’s also R100 000 in cold, hard cash up for grabs! From 14th to 31st October, 5FM’s giving you the chance to spread the hype around our birthday by completing the entry form on the 5FM App for iOS and Android, following us on all social media platforms, interacting with our social media posts and sharing them, streaming 5FM, dropping us a message on the WhatsApp line and, of course, keeping your radio tuned to 5FM. Be sure to tag @5FM and use #GetHypedWith5 and #5FMBirthday in all your posts. The more you do, the bigger your chances of winning.
The 5FM Birthday Hype Meter will be tracking all the excitement and energy across the station, and when it breaks, that’s your cue to WIN! Keep your phone close because if we call you, all you need to do is answer with the phrase “GET HYPED WITH 5!” and you could walk away with your slice of R100,000! The more hype you bring to 5FM, the bigger the payout! Make sure you keep it locked to 5FM, because the 5FM Birthday Hype Meter could break at any time of the day!
5FM and Good Hope FM PCS Combo Business Manager, Masixole Mdingane, says, “5FM has always been synonymous with the most legendary youth parties and giveaways in SA, and our 2024 birthday parties will be no exception. It’s a major calendar highlight for us and gives us an opportunity to not only get up close and personal with the young movers and shakers of Mzansi, but also to party until the sun comes up to celebrate and continue 5FM’s phenomenal legacy. It’s going to be EPIC.”
For more info, stay tuned to 5FM, download the 5FM app for iOS and Android, visit www.5fm.co.za and follow the station across all social media channels.
Colourful Connections, Ampli5ed by 5FM. Your life. Your vibe. Your voice.
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About 5FM
5FM is not just a radio station. 5FM is a multimedia brand that builds and shares content across digital and on-air media channels informed by the youth. 5FM’s purpose is to bring together the youth of South Africans through the power of music. As an entertainment powerhouse 5FM features some of the most well-known media personalities and music DJs in South Africa. The station embraces content that is relevant, youth driven and co-created with the 5FM community while proudly supporting the South African music industry. 5FM has won numerous awards, including seven consecutive Generation Next awards for Coolest Radio Station, 2012 Commercial Station of the Year at the MTN Radio Awards and the Most Influential International Station at the Worldwide Radio Summit in Los Angeles.
Visit 5FM online at www.5fm.co.za, or find us on the following social media platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePowerof5FM,
Twitter: https://twitter.com/5FM
Instagram: https://instagram.com/5fm/
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SnapChat: Thepowerof5fm
Distributed by: Altus Venables
PR Specialist - 5FM
altus@5fm.co.za / 079 632 9852
On Behalf of: Masixole Mdingane
5FM and Good Hope FM PCS Combo Business Manager