Uncle Waffles, Nasty C and Others Are Set to Headline ‘I Am Dark & Lovely Festival’ in Jozi

• Dark & Lovely recently announced that Uncle Waffles, Nasty C and other A-list artists will headline their upcoming event
• Briefly News was invited to attend the exclusive media launch of their I Am Dark & Lovely Festival on Thursday, 4 September 2025
• The brand's business lead, Bongi Manqele, exclusively shared with Briefly News what attendees can expect from the event and the history behind the festival

Dark & Lovely is about to light up the city of Joburg this coming November as they have announced their I Am Dark & Lovely Festival.

Recently, Briefly News was invited to the exclusive media launch of the festival at Rockets Bryanston on Thursday evening, 4 September 2025, where influencers and the media pulled up to get a sneak peek of what to expect on Saturday, 8 November 2025, during the main event.

On the night of the media launch, the Brand Business Lead for Dark and Lovely, Bongi Manqele, officially announced their lineup for the festival, which got many of us excited to hear that most of the powerful artists will be sharing the stage at the I Am Dark & Lovely Festival at 1 Fox Street, in Johannesburg.

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Who will be performing?

Murdah Bongz, DJ Zinhle, Kabza De Small, Cassper Nyovest, Young Stunna, Major League DJz, Zee Nxumalo, Lelowhatsgood and Kamo Mphela are the stars that will be performing on the day of the festival, and the headliners of the event are the AFRIMA-nominated star, Nasty C and Uncle Waffles.

Speaking exclusively to Briefly News about the lineup and how they curated and decided on these artists being the ones to keep the attendees entertained on the day was the Brand's Business Lead, Bongi, who said:

"When we were putting it together, we said these are also stars that our fans and supporters love to listen to, so that is why it's such a good mixture of male and females this year, however we did have our non-negotiables which are the beautiful female stars and with Uncle Waffles being the headliner it was a no-brainer I mean she done so well globally, so why not have her here where she started, so yeah and I believe people will be happy with the lineup we chose for the day."

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What you need to know about the I am Dark & Lovely Festival

Manqele further explained to Briefly News what the festival is all about and why they decided to organise it.

In her conversation with the publication's journalist, Mbali Tebele, Bongi emphasised how Dark & Lovely has been a generational brand in many of our homes for many years, and now it has entered its iconic era.

As we all know that the brand is about women's empowerment and confidence, Manqele revealed that the festival is not only about the vibes and entertainment.

"With the I am Dark & Lovely Festival, we’re giving our people a place to express, connect and celebrate their crown.”

Hey Neighbour postpones event

In a previous report from Briefly News, Hey Neighbour has announced that the festival has been postponed.

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Source: Briefly News