On Saturday night, more than 65,000 fans from five continents joined a 3500-strong
crowd in an airplane hangar in Johannesburg for an exclusive performance by Tiësto
at Smirnoff Experience™ South Africa ‘Mashup Street’, the latest in a globetrotting
series of original nightlife events.
Tiësto’s three-hour set was complete with massive video screens, custom visuals
synched in time to the music and confetti canons. The live premiere of his exclusive
track collaboration with South African psych-rockers BLK JKS, ‘Dreaming’ was one
of the climaxes of his live show with the band joining him on stage after his performance.
Of the experience, Tiësto said: “Thank you Smirnoff for throwing such a great party!
I had an amazing time playing at Mashup Street – I didn’t even realize that I played an
hour and a half longer than I was supposed to! It was such a pleasure playing to the
crowd in Johannesburg, I’m still thinking about it.”
Alongside Tiësto were performances by a host of vibrant emerging South African acts
including BLK JKS, who were honored with ‘Best Alternative Album’ at the South Africa
Music Awards just weeks ago. DJs SPECtacula, Dean Fuel and Ashton Abels kept the
crowds dancing in between and all night long.
For those who couldn’t be there, fans tuned into a live stream of the event via a
downloadable widget on Facebook – the first time ever Smirnoff has streamed one
of its prestigious Smirnoff Experience™ events live, giving fans all over the world
access to this unique experience.
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