GIMC cancels music fest but the beat goes on

GIMC music festival PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
GIMC music festival PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

In a rather dramatic and possibly disappointing move for its legion of fans, The Gaborone International Music and Culturte Week (GIMC) organisers have cancelled its famous music festival.

The music festival, which is traditionally placed at the end of the week-long festivities will not happen this year. According to a statement from Leapfrog Advertising, the company that organises the fun-filled activities, the cancellation was due to the fact that they were unable to find a suitable venue.

“The music Festival will unfortunately not happen this year due to unavailability of a suitable venue commensurate with the size of crowd that always attend the festival.

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