I woke up and it was 07:30am and I quickly got dressed and ready to hit the road to head to KDay. I went with Monica and her mom. We were all extremely tired and stopped at a McDonald's on the way. We drove past the Engen 1 stop and to our surprise, we saw the KFM Ground Patrol Team drive past us, that is when I knew I couldn't wait for KDay to start! It would be my very first time going to KDay and I knew that it would be one of the best days for this year.
When we arrived at Val de Vie, there was a queue of cars waiting to go into the venue. Monica and I walked ahead to see how many cars there were, but it was car after car after car...
We walked back to our car and after a while, we were allowed to go into the venue. The parking lot was quite hectic, you had to try and find a parking spot and run to get to the line before anyone else as the line to get into the KDay venue was getting longer.
It felt like ages before we could go into the Val de Vie venue. After a while, the Ground Patrol Team came out and asked are we all ready for KDay and we all screamed "YEAH!". After a while, when it got to 11am, we were still waiting to get inside the venue. I could hear that one of the artists were busy with sound checking, I think KFM wanted us to get excited for KDay, even though we were haha!
The gates finally opened, we all got inside the venue and I ran straight to the stage, I even took my shoes off and bolted to get us a perfect spot. I didn't really have to run to get a good spot, as everyone else was walking, taking their time to get a spot. I looked up by the stage and I saw Dan Patlansky and Elvis Blue who were busy with sound checking. Three girls screamed for Elvis Blue and he looked up at them.
I saw KFM members come out with KFM merchandise, so I went to get sunscreen and a KFM cap which I wore for the rest of the day. We waited for a while, then my friend and I decided we were going to walk around and see where everything is. We went to the merchandise table, there was the Look & Listen stand where the music artists came to sign merchandise after their performance and some of the KFM presenters and there was The Greek Merchant table where they sold the music artists merchandise like T-shirts, earrings, necklaces, caps and vests.
While we were at the merchandise table, I saw Cassidy, Terrence and Candice (who are the KFM Ground Patrol Team) and they all knew who I was. I gave Cassidy and Candice a hug and we got pictures taken with them. They are such incredible people, so nice and sweet and are always happy.
After chatting to Cassidy, Terrence and Candice, my friend and I walked around the whole venue, then we went back to out seats. I turned to see Ben Peters from GOODLUCK on stage, so my friend and I went to the stage and said hello to him and then we went right in front were GOODLUCK was going to perform. I found out that before each act, about 2 KFM presenters will come on stage and welcome the music artist on stage. For the first act, which was GOODLUCK, Ryan O' Connor, Charmaine Noy, Jeremy Harris, Deon Bing and Stephen Werner came on stage.
They were so cool and the crowd went crazy when they were on stage. They welcomed GOODLUCK on stage and WOW! GOODLUCK is so awesome when they perform live! I saw them when I went to the KFM Studios on Tuesday but, honestly, I haven't seen them perform live on stage in front of so many people. They are just so AMAZING! Juliet looked stunning in her outfit she was wearing. I still remember she said to the crowd that she received a wonderful gift from my Monica, my friend. When GOODLUCK performed "Taking it Easy" Juliet welcomed Mathew Moolman on stage who is featured in the song. They were both brilliant on stage, it was beautiful to see Mathew and Juliet sing together. Ben came with a drum and Raven came with his saxophone and they both played in front of the stage and everyone, I mean EVERYONE was dancing and going crazy. After a couple of their songs, Juliet gave 2 GOODLUCK CD's away, but in order to win one, you had to dance like crazy. Two girls won the CD's. Overall, GOODLUCK was so cool in stage! I personally think they were my favourite act on stage. With all their music and performance, you cannot help but dance to every song they perform.
After their performance, Mark Pilgrim came on stage and he was live on air with the Kia Take40SA. He asked for all of us (the crowd) to scream and we all did, it was great to see so many people had fun and really had a good time.
Next up were The Arrows. To be honest, I haven't seen The Arrows perform live, but they took my breath away when they started performing their first song. They were amazing! It was cool to see Pam and hear her lovely voice live for the first time and see Christie play the drums, she was really good. They are both very talented.
About halfway in their performance, Monica and I went to see if GOODLUCK was at the merchandise table signing any merchandise or CD's. To our surprise, GOODLUCK was there. As we were in the queue, I turned and saw one of the KFM members bringing out a huge KFM hand, I went to grab one and then I went back to the queue. When Monica and I were in front of the queue and GOODLUCK saw us, we started talking for a while and got our big KFM hand signed as well as cards GOODLUCK had. Juliet thanked Monica for giving her the bracelet and that she'll treasure it.
After chatting to GOODLUCK, we walked past the VIP section and I saw Benito, a KFM presenter, and I got a picture taken with him. He asked me if I would like to be live on air on KFM and I said that I would be delighted to. Benito was talking live on air on KFM and he said that he is going to chat to someone who is here for the first time, then he asked me was KDay everything I expected it to be. I replied saying that it was beyond what I expected, all the enthusiasm, excitement and the people are great and the music artists are just amazing. After the interview, Ian, who work at KFM said that I was brilliant. We also saw Mathew Moolman and my friend and I got a picture taken with him, he is such a talented person with an amazing voice!
After talking to Ian and Benito, Monica and I went back to the merchandise table as I saw Keri miller going there, so we went back and I finally got to meet Keri Miller. She is such an Amazing person and is very pretty! I remember she said that it felt like she has known me forever, which was pretty awesome! It did feel like that. I got a picture taken with her and I got a card signed by her as well as my KFM hand she signed and Deon Bing signed. Deon Bing, he is such a funny person. He was signing cards and said that a card will get you a free beer Haha! (I don't know if that was true though...). The music Artist that was on stage was Loyiso, who was pretty good on stage, everyone that was near the stage went crazy for him and I just saw hands in the air!
Next up, Stacey Norman and Elana Afrika came on stage to welcome Danny K. When he came on stage, all you heard were girls screaming for him. I must tell you that he performed very well, everyone I saw went mad for him and were dancing and singing to his music.
Monica and I walked around more (Yes, we hardly sat down, we just walked, but we were mainly by the Merchandise area Haha!). We saw Liezel van der Westuizen and we got a picture taken with her. She is also very pretty and she was wearing very bright shoes, which were really cool! Monica and I also got to meet Pam from The Arrows. We walked around more and we saw Ryan O'Connor and Elana Afrika. To my surprise, they knew who I was, which was totally awesome! I got to also meet Stephen Werner, who is a producer of KFM. I talked to him for a while, saying that I still have my Pumped up for Summer sticker that I received last year when KFM was by corner of Wetton Road.
The next act I saw on stage was Elvis Blue. He performed "Save Me", which is my favourite song from him. After a few songs, Elvis Blue welcomed Dan Patlansky on stage, and I must say that it was an amazing performance. I last saw Dan Patlansky at Kirstenbosch in January and he was really good. This performance with Elvis Blue and Dan Patlansky was very nice and they are really talented guys! I got to meet Elvis Blue at the Merchandise table. I told him that it was me who made the KDay picture especially for KDay and he said that he wanted to meet me. I got a picture taken with him and he signed one of my T-shirts I bought with me to KDay.
The next act was The Parlotones. They were amazing! (Beyond Amazing actually.). I wasn't near the stage, but I could hear everyone going crazy for The Parlotones. I was happy that they performed "Save you best bits" as it is their new single and there will be a new music video for this song, and I am featured in this music video. It felt like The Parlotones performed for a long time, but I didn't mind, I loved their performance, they are so talented and they are one of the reasons why I am Proudly South African. South Africa really has great music bands who have worked so hard to get to where they are today. The Parlotones were really great! I truly enjoyed their performance, Kahn jumped off the stage and I just heard the crowd go WILD! Many people that were standing next to me asked how will Kahn get back on stage, haha! It was a true question. Throughout their performance, I was standing in the queue at the merchandise table, after I met Elvis Blue, while The Parlotones were performing, I saw Cassidy and I went to ask her if she can maybe call Lee Downs, and she did. Wow! She is such a wonderful girl! She is really kind and really sweet! She came back with Lee Downs and he signed a card and I got a picture taken with him. He is such an awesome guy! I listen to his afternoon drive on 94.5 KFM every weekday with Keri Miller.
After I chatted to Lee Downs, I went back the line to get my merchandise signed. The queue was very long and it felt like ages just to get to the front. I think the reason for that is people were pushing in, which was unfair. Anyway, Monica and her mom came to me in the line as I was in line for them because I have already met The Parlotones, so I wasn't too worried if I didn't get to meet them.
The next act was Flash Republic, who I was dying to see on stage. Their opening song was "Devastation", which was so cool because that is one of my favourite songs from them. I was also very happy that they performed "Killer Moves", which is my favourite song from them and is a totally AMAZING. I couldn't help but sing when they performed that song, one of the guitarists even licked his guitar. I was unable to meet Flash Republic as the line for Flash Republic to sign merchandise was too long and I have been basically standing there the whole day, so I went closer to the stage and stayed there.
The next act was Prime Circle. They definitely took my breath away with their performance. Just as I was going to take pictured of Prime Circle, my camera battery died, which was really sad! All I can say is that prime Circle was really Fantastic on stage! Word cannot describe how amazing they were, seriously! I cannot describe how amazing they were! My friend and I just danced like mad and were rocking it out to Prime Circle's songs.
After their performance, Locnville came on stage. Their performance was cool! They played most of the songs I like on their "Running to Midnight" Album. My friend and I were getting tired from dancing, but we kept on. Locnville's music really makes you dance, you cannot help but dance and go crazy. They did, however, play a new remix, which took me by surprise and left me speechless. I really wanted to record the song, but my camera batteries were really dead, which was truly upsetting! I was happy to see the rest of Locnville's performance, it was truly Amazing! I was so happy they performed "6 Second Poison", which is my favourite song off their "Sun in my Pocket" Album. Their performance is always Fantastic! I also did see Sarah-Jan Nicholson at KDay and she looked very pretty! She is really an amazing girl, very kind and very sweet, I always say that she is a Super-Awesome Girl!
After their performance, I didn't have the energy to stand in line to meet Locnville and have merchandise signed as my feet were killing me. Plus, I have met them already at KFM's Front Row Friday and at the Cornetto Festival, so I didn't mind and my camera batteries were dead. I also had to leave as it was getting late. As I was leaving, I think it was people who work at Val de Vie gave us a bottled water and a pamphlet. As I got into my car, Monica, her mom and I left Val de Vie, but wow! It was hectic because there was traffic!
Overall, I had One Heck of an Amazing time at KDay! it was my very first time to KDay and let me tell you if you weren't there, you missed out on so much fun! From the excitement to the actual day to the wonderful venue to meeting the KFM Presenters to all the music artists that performed on stage, it was really one of the best days ever for 2012! I cannot thank 94.5 KFM enough for organizing this day, it was really a great experience to see the music artists and to mostly see the spectacular and awesome KFM Presenters. I could not believe all of the KFM Presenters knew who I was, it was totally Fantastic! Another reason why i love KFM is because all the KFM Presenters are so kind and very sweet, not one of them were rude to anyone. They are all truly amazing!
Also a big thank you to Look & Listen and The Greek Merchant.for selling Albums, T-shirts, Caps, necklaces, earrings and vests!
If you'd like to purchase anything from The Greek Merchant, here is their website:
http://www.thegreekmerchant.com/
I cannot think of a better Merchandise team like The Greek Merchant. Seriously! They are the best online-store I know. The person that is in charge of The Greek Merchant is: Yiorgos Spanoudis.
A BIG Thank you to KFM for everything! I really appreciate all your hard work and effort you put into organizing KDay! The weather was wonderful, the venue was lovely and it was the perfect day for KDay. I also love KFM merchandise I received from the KFM members this day!
KDay took place at Val de Vie Estate.
Thank you to everybody who attended KDay!
Thanks for Reading!
