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From mid-morning party vibes to sunset fiesta fever, thousands pulled through for a full blown celebration of Mexican flavour, premium tequila culture and some of SA\u2019s hottest live acts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>The day delivered wall to wall energy, with massive performances from Die Heuwels Fantasties, Jack Parow, Droomsindroom, Desmond &amp; The Tutus, G String, Saxby Twins, WM Die Blixem, Sossi, JVE, Tristan Urwin, Avi Subban, Bongani Zulu, Kyla Jade and 5FM\u2019s own Mike Bower on the decks. Pretoria \u2013 and some super stoked VIP ticket winners from 5FM\u2019s on-air competitions - showed up loud, proud and ready to party.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>Festival goers moved between authentic Mexican food stalls serving tacos, burritos, nachos and churros, while tequila lovers sampled the who\u2019s who of the best tastebud ticklers. The entire venue turned into a colourful, high energy playground of food, music and fiesta culture.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>5FM kept the vibe pumping all day with live on air crossings, social media fire and Boipelo Mooketsi live on scene for 5FM\u2019s Vibe Check, bringing the festival straight to listeners across Mzansi!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>5FM an Good Hope FM\u2019s Business Manager, Masi Mdingane, said the Pretoria leg was everything the station stands for: \u201cToday was pure 5FM energy\u2026 young, loud, colourful and full of life and EPIC vibe. Pretoria showed us flames in the best way. The music was pumping, the food was insane, and the vibe was 2nd to none. This is exactly the kind of culture we want to celebrate with our listeners.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>With Pretoria officially wrapped, 5FM now gears up for the Ballito (27 June) and Benoni (8 August) legs, as the fiesta continues rolling. More tickets are up for grabs, so be sure to stay tuned!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>Viva la fiesta. Viva la youth culture. Viva 5FM!<\/div>\n","video_embed":"","article_images":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/7073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newsroom"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/7073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7075,"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/7073\/revisions\/7075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.5fm.co.za\/5fm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}