Bushfire

Every year, House on Fire throws a huge weekend music festival called Bushfire. Thousands of people drive from all over southern Africa to hear dozens of bands. In a fantastic coincidence, my friend Amy was on a pre-World Cup tour of South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique, and she came to spend the afternoon with us.

There was an open mic tent:
And traditional dancers...
Apparently, even traditional dancers have to wear their wristbands at all times.
I took the opportunity to try some Swazi-style tripe, which tasted way better than it looks:

Later that night, the bigger acts performed, including some (Freshly Ground, Blk Jks) that would later perform at the World Cup opening concert. There is a fire thrower guy who apparently often shows up at these events in Swaziland:

It was fantastically well organized - plenty of bathrooms, workers cleaning up trash, lots of places to sit (at least in the VIP area!) - and we had a great time.