Under Table Mountain, Cape Town plays loud. Afro house and amapiano dominate the clubs; a world-class jazz tradition anchors the culture; electronic music and indie scenes grow fast. The city's outdoor festival season draws the world. 200+ venues across one of the most beautiful cities on earth.
SEE TONIGHT'S EVENTS →Black Coffee. Themba. Shimmy Beach Club. Cape Town's Afro house scene is internationally recognised. Amapiano crossed over from Johannesburg and found its sea legs here — played every weekend across the city.
Cape Town hosts one of Africa's most celebrated jazz festivals. The city's jazz tradition runs deep — influenced by American jazz, African rhythms and Cape Malay music into something entirely its own.
Cape Town's geography is perfect for outdoor festivals. The Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset concerts draw thousands. Electronic festivals use the Winelands and clifftop spaces for shows with views that exist nowhere else.
Cape Town produced its own hip-hop dialect — Cape Flats rap with Afrikaans switching. Youngsta CPT. Dookoom. The Woodstock and Observatory underground scenes run parallel to the tourist circuit.
WHERE CAPE TOWN PLAYS
Cape Town's main indoor arena. Major South African and international acts. Pop, rock, hip-hop and Afrobeats.
Cape Town's best live music venue. Electronic, indie, hip-hop and rock. Underground and mainstream in equal measure.
Open-air beachfront club at the V&A. Afro house, amapiano and electronic. The most spectacular setting in the city.
Summer Sunset Concert Series at the world-famous botanical garden. African pop, jazz and world music with Table Mountain as the backdrop.
Live shows in Cape Town sell out fast. Browse upcoming events across platforms — electronic underground, major arena tours, and everything in between.
Live events across South Africa's music city. Updated daily.
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