The post-matric party that signals the end of 12 years of schooling – Plett Rage – is expected to go ahead in December, according to organisers. The only catch is that every student will be required to show proof that they have been vaccinated against coronavirus, and need a PCR test result to enter.
At last year’s Ballito Rage Festival in KwaZulu-Natal, 1000 cases were traced back to the event and it was identified as a super spreader event at the height of the second wave of infections.
Founder and owner of the student festival, Ronen Klugman, says everyone present at the festival will be required to be vaccinated, and that is the responsibility they are willing to make to ensure the safety of their guests. The second safety measure would be a negative Covid-19 test that each ticket holder will have to present before entry.
Klugman has not requested permission yet for the outdoor event to go ahead, but is hopeful that the country will within a Lockdown Level that permits 350 people at an outdoor gathering.
“In addition, certain things that we can do that are in our control include a negative test on arrival — a negative PCR test. We want the consumers to know their status and not spread Covid-19. We will test all our suppliers and everyone working at the rage,” Klugman said.
Tickets go on sale in September.
“What we realised is that if we didn’t try to commit to trying to host the festival, there wouldn’t be a chance to get it off the ground. So we put out a statement to our consumers saying that we intend to trade and we need them to preregister to purchase tickets so that we can understand how big the demand is.
“We did that two-and-a-half weeks ago and there are quite a lot of people that signed up to preregister and purchase tickets. Our tickets go on sale in September,” he said.
To keep numbers low, the event has been split up into two separate four-day parties. So there are less crowds at each party.
“This year Plett Rage will be hosted as two separate four-day long weekends. Weekend 1 taking place from December 3-6, encompassing the spirit of Bass Cabin. Weekend 2 taking place from December 8-11, the heart of our main stage,” Klugman said in a Facebook post.
If the event does not go ahead, ticket holders will be refunded, excluding booking fees.
“Our tickets are fully refundable — those get fully refunded if we can’t host the event and the decision not to host the event is taken a month before we are supposed to trade.”
“We’ve arrived at what we believe to be the best option, ensuring a Plett Rage experience that the 20 years before you have come to love and expect, as well as fit within the most likely summer restrictions,” he concluded.
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