16DEC
On sale
Wednesday
Spoegwolf
with Deon Meiring
A public holiday, a lawn that knows every word, and nowhere to be in the morning.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00
Tickets soon
18DEC
Dreaming Out Loud
with Neon Dreams and Booshle G
Three acts on one bill — Booshle G as the gates fill, Neon Dreams through the middle of the afternoon, Dreaming Out Loud as the sun drops. The longest run of music of the season, and the first Friday of the holidays.
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- Date
- Friday, 18 December 2026
- Gates
- 15:00
- Opening act
- 17:00 · Neon Dreams, Booshle G
- Main act
- 18:00 · Dreaming Out Loud
- Ends
- Before dark
- Venue
- Stanford Hills Estate
- Status
- Tickets soon
The artist
Dreaming Out Loud
Showcase · Hosted by Neon Dreams
Dreaming Out Loud is not a band — it is a travelling, all-ages summer showcase built by the Canadian alt-pop duo Neon Dreams, Frank Kadillac and Adrian Morris, after their music went viral here and they decided to come and see why. It now runs as an annual series across coastal and inland South Africa, with a rotating cast of local guests: Majozi, Ben Rodrigues, Ross Learmonth, Matthew Mole, Booshle G. Their records come out through their own Dreaming Out Loud Records.
The showcase closed the 2025 Stanford Hills season on 30 December. In 2026 it moves to the first Friday of the holidays and brings Booshle G with it — three acts across one afternoon, the longest run of music of the summer, finishing as the light goes.
How theafternoon runs.
15:00
Gates open
Arrive. Find your spot on the lawn. Something to eat, something cold, no hurry.
17:00
Opening act
Two hours in, the afternoon finds its rhythm. Shadows get longer. So do the conversations.
18:00
Main act
The sun drops. The music rises. This is the hour people come back for.
Before dark
Home
The last song lands while there is still light in the sky. Drive home in it.
Before you come
- Gates open at 15:00 and the first act plays at 17:00. Those two hours are not dead time — they are the part people forget to plan for and then remember afterwards. Arrive early, eat something, pick your spot.
- It varies by act. Albert Frost and Dan Patlansky on 20 December is R300 for adults and R200 for children aged 5 to 16. Under-fives come in free at every session. Prices for the rest of the season are published as each one goes on sale.
- The ticketing partner changes with the show — Spoegwolf on 16 December is on iTickets, Watershed on 21 December is on Quicket. Every session page links straight to the right one, so start there rather than searching.
- Yes — bring a blanket or a fold-out chair, that is exactly how the lawn works. Food and drink are the exception: no outside food or beverages come through the gate. Local vendors and two fully serviced bars are on site, and they are genuinely good.
- Yes. Sessions run in daylight on open lawn, and families make up a large part of the crowd. Children under five come in free.
- Yes — group tickets are available. Message the estate on WhatsApp and they will sort it out with you directly.
Other sessions
20DEC
On sale
Sunday
Albert Frost & Dan Patlansky
Two of the country’s finest guitar players, trading licks until the sun goes.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00 · R 300
21DEC
On sale
Monday
Watershed
with Keanan Eksteen
Twenty years of songs the whole lawn already knows, on the Monday before Christmas.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00
Dreaming Out Loud
18 DEC