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MTN BUSHFIRE 2025 TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Cover Image: MTN Bushfire Festival By Sydelle Willow Smith

07 November 2024

A limited number of discounted Early Bird tickets for MTN Bushfire 2025 are available, from 10am today. Festival tickets have sold out for 12 years in a row, so get yours now, while stocks last!

Tickets can be purchased via the MTN BUSHFIRE WEBSITE.

MTN Bushfire will be held from 30 May - 1 June 2025, at the iconic House On Fire in the scenic Malkerns Valley of Eswatini. 

Named “Top African festival” by the BBC and hailed by CNN as one of the “7 African music festivals you really have to see,” MTN Bushfire is a conscious, family friendly, eclectic celebration of some of the finest music in Africa and beyond.

This uniquely African yet globally infused festival experience welcomes over 20,000 people from over 55 countries in an atmosphere of tolerance and passionate commitment to music, the arts and the environment. Join us for an energizing and uplifting weekend that celebrates the music and arts of Africa and beyond!

Ihashi Elimhlophe at MTN Bushfire by Bram Lammers

Image: Ihashi Elimhlophe at MTN Bushfire by Bram Lammers

Tickets

Early Bird tickets are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and typically sell out within a day, so festivalgoers are urged to purchase them as soon as they become available. Phase 1 Festival tickets will become available for purchase as soon as Early Bird tickets run out. 

MTN Bushfire Online Ticket Prices

Ticket Type Early BirdPhase 1Phase 2 Phase 3
Full Fest Golden LoungeZAR 2,250ZAR 2,900ZAR 3,150ZAR 3,300
Full Fest Main ArenaZAR 1,150ZAR 1,450ZAR 1,650ZAR 1,850
Full Fest Children (6-12yrs)*ZAR 250ZAR 350ZAR 400ZAR 450

*Children aged 5 and under enter free with accompanying parent/s.

The MTN Bushfire online ticket platform has several options available to make your Road to MTN Bushfire journey easier and more pleasant. 

Full Festival Golden Lounge, Main Arena and Children’s tickets are all on sale, as well as a variety of Festival Bundles, including pre-loaded tickets as well as ticket combos with SIM cards and WiFi data. 

Payment options for the online ticket platform include credit or debit cards and, in Eswatini only, MTN MoMo WhatsApp Marketplace.

All tickets are valid for the duration of the three-day festival. Tickets will be emailed to festivalgoers, who are asked to keep their tickets safe by not showing the QR Code/Barcode to anyone as this makes them vulnerable to fraud. 

Travel & Accommodation

Tickets for the official MTN Bushfire Campsite, managed by All Out Africa, are also available from the online ticket platform. Please note that MTN Bushfire is not affiliated with any campsites apart from the official onsite partners: All-Out Africa, Rush Adventures and Harambee Hotel. To book a Glamping (glamour-camping) experience with Rush Adventures or Harambee Hotel, please find details on the festival’s official glamping partners HERE  

The festival has also partnered with some of the best hotels in the country to promote convenient, comfortable stay over the festival weekend. To book with one of our accommodation partners, please visit https://www.bush-fire.com/plan/off-site-accomodation/Travel packages from official and affiliated travel partners can be found HERE

Pre-Load Your festival funds!

MTN Bushfire is a cashless festival. For all in-festival purchases, festivalgoers use funds loaded onto the festival wristband NFC chip and can either pre-load them onto their tickets via their Howler accounts, purchase a Pre-Loaded ticket online or Top Up their funds at the festival.

MTN Eswatini and Bushfire remain committed to maintaining access to the festival for EmaSwati with a special, discounted rate for local festivalgoers, available to Eswatini residents only via MoMo WhatApp Marketplace. More information, as well as Terms & Conditions, can be found on the MTN BUSHFIRE WEBSITE.

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