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
26DEC
Matthew Mole
Boxing Day on a lawn, which is the correct use of Boxing Day. Warm, melodic and unhurried — the right volume for an afternoon when half the crowd is still full of yesterday’s lunch and nobody has anywhere to be.
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- Date
- Saturday, 26 December 2026
- Gates
- 15:00
- Opening act
- 17:00
- Main act
- 18:00 · Matthew Mole
- Ends
- Before dark
- Venue
- Stanford Hills Estate
- Status
- Tickets soon
The artist
Matthew Mole
Folktronica · Fish Hoek
Matthew Mole’s father taught him guitar in Fish Hoek; he taught himself the rest — ukulele, banjo, banjolele, piano, organ, drums. He was writing by the end of school and studying music production by 2010. Winning Converse’s Get Out of the Garage in 2012 put him on stage at London’s 100 Club and in a New York studio, and led to a record deal.
The Home We Built made him the first South African artist to debut at number one on iTunes SA on the day of release. Run did it again in 2016. Four albums in, the sound is still what people call folktronica — organic indie folk with electronics underneath it.
He has played Sunset Sessions longer than anyone else on this bill: December 2019, again on 21 December 2025, and now the Saturday after Christmas. Warm, melodic, unhurried — the right volume for a day when nobody is in a hurry.
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
18DEC
Tickets soon
Friday
Dreaming Out Loud
with Neon Dreams and Booshle G
Three acts, the longest run of music of the season, on the first Friday of the holidays.
Gates 15:00 · Main act 18:00
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
Matthew Mole
26 DEC