In The City is a

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

n, one day music festival that takes place annually in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...

at the Mary Fitzgerald Square.

Background

In The City was started in 2012 by ''Seed Experiences'', the same company responsible for the

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

festival ''Rocking The Daisies''. As such, both of the festivals have shared headlining acts since In The City's inception in 2012http://sheepnoirdefused.blogspot.com/2012/07/bloc-party-to-perform-in-south-africa.html and the first year's edition hosted

Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle ( ...

as its international headlining act. In The City 2012 was considered a huge success as it sold out all of its tickets. The festival is largely sponsored and endorsed by the South African telecommunications company

Vodacom Vodacom Group Limited is a South-Western African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers. From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include ...

http://www.mio.co.za/article/time-for-vodacom-unlimited-in-the-city-2012-09-26 resulting in the festival often being called "''Vodacom In The City''" and "''Vodacom Unlimited In The City''".

Previous Editions of In The City

The following table displays the year, date and key performers of each year's edition of In The City.

References

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Background

Previous Editions of In The City

See also

References