Resistancefestsa

Resistancefestsa Music • Art • Youth Power • Fashion
11 April 2026
Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa ✊

12/09/2026

THE CIRCLE IS CLOSING. ⭕

For 20 years, we’ve met in the same place for the same reason.

THE CULTURE.

The MCs.
The DJs.
The dancers.
The graffiti.
The fashion.
The people who built it.
The generation carrying it forward.

On 10 October 2026, South Africa comes full circle.

20 years of memories.
20 years of resistance.
20 years of South African hip hop history.

If this culture ever gave you a soundtrack, a dream, a voice, a style or somewhere to belong…

You need to be inside the circle.

📍 Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown
📅 10 October 2026
🎟️ Get your tickets now.

WWW.BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

“AGAINST ALL ODDS”

Miss this one and you’ll spend years hearing about it.

12/09/2026

THE CIRCLE IS CLOSING. ⭕

For 20 years, we’ve met in the same place for the same reason.

THE CULTURE.

The MCs.
The DJs.
The dancers.
The graffiti.
The fashion.
The people who built it.
The generation carrying it forward.

On 10 October 2026, South Africa comes full circle.

20 years of memories.
20 years of resistance.
20 years of South African hip hop history.

If this culture ever gave you a soundtrack, a dream, a voice, a style or somewhere to belong…

You need to be inside the circle.

📍 Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown
📅 10 October 2026
🎟️ Get your tickets now.

WWW.BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

“AGAINST ALL ODDS”

Miss this one and you’ll spend years hearing about it.

THIS IS NOT JUST A LINE-UP. THIS IS 20 YEARS OF CULTURE. 🔥Johannesburg, it’s official.🇺🇸 AB-SOUL🇺🇸 SLUM VILLAGE🇺🇸 BLU & ...
10/09/2026

THIS IS NOT JUST A LINE-UP. THIS IS 20 YEARS OF CULTURE. 🔥

Johannesburg, it’s official.

🇺🇸 AB-SOUL
🇺🇸 SLUM VILLAGE
🇺🇸 BLU & EXILE

Alongside some of the biggest names, voices and movements shaping South African hip-hop:

Cassper Nyovest. Emtee. Blxckie. Stogie T. Reason. Tuks. Touchline. Trompies and MANY more.

From the legends who built the culture to the new generation pushing it forward, every era has entered the chat.

20 YEARS OF BACK TO THE CITY.
140 YEARS OF JOBURG.
ONE MASSIVE CELEBRATION.
You’ve seen the line-up.

Now the only question is:

ARE YOU IN THE CITY OR ARE YOU HEARING ABOUT IT AFTER?

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS NOW.
🌍 www.backtothecityfestival.com

BACK TO THE CITY 2026. AGAINST ALL ODDS.

🚨 JOHANNESBURG, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. 🚨AB-SOUL is coming to BACK TO THE CITY. 🇿🇦🔥Johannesburg… are you seeing what’s ha...
07/09/2026

🚨 JOHANNESBURG, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. 🚨

AB-SOUL is coming to BACK TO THE CITY. 🇿🇦🔥

Johannesburg… are you seeing what’s happening here? 🔥

BACK TO THE CITY is celebrating 20 YEARS, and the international line-up is getting heavier with every announcement.

✅ BLU & EXILE
✅ SLUM VILLAGE
🔥 AB-SOUL

And we’re not even at festival day yet.

8 621 tickets are already sold.

If you’re still saying “I’ll buy later”, just remember, everybody says that until the ticket they want is gone.

📍 Newtown, Johannesburg
📅 10 October 2026

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET NOW:
BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

Don’t watch history through somebody else’s Stories. BE THERE.

THE SOUNDS THAT RAISED A NATION. 🇿🇦🔥Kwaito legends Trompies are coming to the Back to the City stage for our Heritage Sl...
28/08/2026

THE SOUNDS THAT RAISED A NATION. 🇿🇦🔥

Kwaito legends Trompies are coming to the Back to the City stage for our Heritage Slot. Trompies’ inclusion in the Heritage Slot celebrates the enduring impact of Kwaito and the role the group played in shaping South Africa’s popular music landscape. Are you reeeadyy?? 📢

Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown
10 October 2026

🚨 JOZI, DETROIT IS PULLING UP. 🇺🇸🇿🇦SLUM VILLAGE LIVE AT BACK TO THE CITY 2026! 🔥One of the most influential groups to co...
20/08/2026

🚨 JOZI, DETROIT IS PULLING UP. 🇺🇸🇿🇦

SLUM VILLAGE LIVE AT BACK TO THE CITY 2026! 🔥

One of the most influential groups to come out of Detroit touches down in Newtown, Johannesburg with Vice Souletric for a special live performance at Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival.

This is HIP-HOP HISTORY MEETING HIP-HOP HISTORY.

🎤 SLUM VILLAGE

🔥 WITH VICE SOULETRIC

📍 Newtown, Johannesburg

📅 10 OCTOBER 2026

And the city is already moving…

🎟️ 8,621 TICKETS SOLD.

If you know what Slum Village means to hip-hop, you already know, this is not the set you hear about afterwards.

BE IN THE CITY. BE PART OF HISTORY.

🎟️ BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW:

BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

THE CITY IS CALLING FOR THE NEXT ONE UP. 🔥MCs and producers: This is your chance to turn your sound into a Back To The C...
17/08/2026

THE CITY IS CALLING FOR THE NEXT ONE UP. 🔥

MCs and producers: This is your chance to turn your sound into a Back To The City moment.

Enter the BTTC 10K Challenge for a chance to win:
🏆 R10 000 cash
🎙 Studio time at the SA Hip-Hop Museum
🚀 A main-stage opening slot at Back To The City 2027
🎛 A Studio in a Box

Submissions are open from 17–28 August. Send your original track or beat, high-res image, contact details, stage name and city via WhatsApp: 068 488 1127

And for the real hip-hop heads: 8 621 tickets are already secured. Don’t be the one watching the stories, so get yours now at www.backtothecityfestival.com.

The mic is open. The city is listening.

🚨 THINK YOU KNOW HIP-HOP? PROVE IT.The next international act is hidden inside the code. 👀11 clues.1 mystery artist.20 D...
13/08/2026

🚨 THINK YOU KNOW HIP-HOP? PROVE IT.

The next international act is hidden inside the code. 👀

11 clues.
1 mystery artist.
20 DOUBLE TICKETS up for grabs.

Crack the crossword, reveal the name and send:

📲 BTTC [ARTIST NAME] to 43366

Entries close 18 AUGUST 2026.
Artist revealed 19 AUGUST at 10AM.

TICKETS ON SALE:
WWW.BACKTOTHECITYFESTIVAL.COM

No hints. No shortcuts.
CRACK THE CODE. GUESS WHO’S ALSO COMING? 🔥

AGAINST ALL ODDS. 20 YEARS STRONG. 🇿🇦🌍Twenty years ago, Back To The City planted a flag for South African hip-hop. This ...
12/08/2026

AGAINST ALL ODDS. 20 YEARS STRONG. 🇿🇦🌍

Twenty years ago, Back To The City planted a flag for South African hip-hop. This October, we’re marking two decades of culture, community and chaos-in-the-best way and we’re doing it with one of the most respected duos in the game.

Blu & Exile. LIVE. Newtown, Johannesburg. 🎤🔥

Since Below the Heavens dropped in 2007, Blu & Exile have been the blueprint for soulful, boom-bap storytelling, the duo other rappers and producers study. Off the back of their new album “Time Heals Everything,” they’re bringing that unmistakable chemistry to South African soil for the first time on the BTTC stage.

This is more than a festival. It’s 20 years of Back To The City, honouring 50 years since the 1976 Youth Uprising, and celebrating 140 years of Johannesburg. All on one stage, in the city that built us.
8,621 tickets sold and counting. Africa’s biggest hip-hop festival doesn’t wait.

📅 10 October 2026
📍 Newtown, Johannesburg

🎟️ Tickets: Webtickets, available at Pick n Pay
BUY NOW → www.backtothecityfestival.com

🚨 THE AUX IS OPEN. ONLY 50 NAMES MAKE THE LIST.If your music is ready, this is your moment.2 tracks. One crowd. The bigg...
11/08/2026

🚨 THE AUX IS OPEN. ONLY 50 NAMES MAKE THE LIST.

If your music is ready, this is your moment.

2 tracks. One crowd. The biggest hip-hop festival in Africa.
Get heard by fans, media and scouts and stand a chance to win a Studio in a Box + studio time with DJ Switch and DJ Prank.

Send your artist profile + 2 MP3 tracks to:
[email protected]

Submissions close 21 August 2026.
One entry only. Don’t watch somebody else take your place.

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