Performers outdo themselves at Xere festival
Goitsemodimo Kaelo | Tuesday September 19, 2023 06:00
That was until 7pm when the music show otherwise named Urban Festival started. Big names such as Vee Mampeezy, Dr Vom, Sereetsi & The Natives and La Timmy were obviously the main attractions, but there were also performances by local traditional groups who curtain-raised.
The groups displayed the unique Sesarwa traditional dance setting the perfect tone for the night and changing the festival atmosphere instantly. While there were cheers as appreciation for each and every local performers’ appearance, one could still sense the crowd's anxious wait for the main artists. Eventually, that moment came and Sereetsi & The Natives was the first up on stage. The folk band started their performance slowly by performing some of their not so popular songs.
The band would eventually pick up pace much to the appreciation of the crowd who started singing along. They obviously performed their bouquet of songs and as expected, it would not have been a perfect Sereetsi & The Natives performance without the popular hits, Petere and Robete. La Timmy was next up on stage. The O lebelete hitmaker immediately sent the revellers into a frenzy when he played some of the oldies hits by Brenda Fassie and Mafikizolo in what seemed to be a perfect time to introduce himself on stage.
The crowd could not stop dancing with many of those who had remained in the stands for the better part of the day having moved closer to the stage. La Timmy had rolled a nice 'red carpet' for Vee Mampeezy whose grand entrance on stage was received with screams by the crowd. Vee Mampeezy and his three talented teenage-looking dancers just wowed the crowd. At that time, even those who earlier on seemed like they could not even move a leg to save themselves could be seen on the dance floor.
He performed a mix of his old songs and recent ones. His two-hour set seemed like it lasted just 30 minutes as he left the stage with the crowd still asking for more. While the night show which had pulled a good crowd was great, the crowd was left disappointed as Dr Vom's performance was cut short due to sound glitches.