VIP Club Dance

Following a hugely successful debut Global Breakthrough returns for its second innings in February 2008 joining forces with premium beer powerhouse Miller Genuine Draft for a 5 day, full throttle ride taking in some of the coolest house DJs on the planet alongside South Africa’s awesome home grown talent with two distinct missions in mind: 1.) Expose South Africa’s clubbers to some of the most cutting edge DJs in global clubland, covering a whole spectrum of genres, 2.) Give International clubbers the opportunity to escape the cold, check out the city’s vibrant scene and party all day and night at some of the most jaw-dropping locations on the planet! Last years event saw the likes of James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, Steve Bug and Mark Knight make the trip down to South Africa to perform in exotic locations including a wine estate, an aquarium and a castle and offered attendees the opportunity to discover activities such as Shark Diving, Huey Helicopter trips down the coast and Sandboarding as well as taking in the sights and sounds of this most dramatically beautiful city and this year’s event looks set to top this!Voted Favourite Foreign City by the UK Telegraph, Cape Town is one of the places you just have to visit before you die. It’s too awesome for words. All the vibe you want - crazy parties, breathtaking beaches, beautiful people and one can’t detract from the fact that what makes Cape Town so special is the fact that it is set in one of the most dramatic landscapes on earth carved between Table Mountain and a myriad of beaches.Expect nothing but groundbreaking, experiential events from the festival that refuses to be painted into a stylistic box covering various genres of electronic dance music.This five day extravaganza welcomes three leading electronic artists including one of the hottest DJs on the planet Chilean born Luciano, a man responsible for shaping the face of the Latin American music scene, his DJs sets have become something of legends, a hybrid of minimal, house and techno, Luciano’s impact on the global clubbing scene is nothing short of prolific.Âme are producers Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann who struck gold last year with the massive club single ‘Rej’ taking their name from the French word for ‘Soul’ Âme used to be part of electronic imprint Sonar Kollectiv before stepping out on their own with their all things deep label, Innervisions.Hailing from the southern part of Germany, Bodensee, Henrik Schwarz is a long time veteran of the German Deep House scene. Henrik has been taking his laptop sets worldwide and finding massive support from the likes of Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson and of course, Innervisions.From deep and minimal to totally eclectic…In a spectacular 5 years, Snow Patrol have gone from Glasgow’s best kept secret to Global superstars… Topping charts, filling stadiums and becoming the biggest selling band in the world.After 5 years of non stop touring, recording and promoting, the band are taking a well deserved break and what could be more fun than joining Cape Town during the hedonistic celebrations of the festival?Well, perhaps one up on that would be soaking up the parties AND headlining the star studded line up.

Yes, indeed. Snow Patrol are making a name for themselves across the globe with their versatile, high energy DJ sets featuring two of the band members; Tom Simpson (Keyboards) and Gary Lightbody (Vocals).Gary and Tom will perform an exclusive sunset DJ set on top of Signal Hill with 360 degree views of Cape Town, the Atlantic Ocean and Robben Island. This once in a life time opportunity which will also feature an Innervisions showcase with Âme and Schwarz as night falls will be the high point for many people’s week with Global Breakthrough.Alongside the stunning Signal Hill venue, this years locations include a sundrenched beach venue, a warehouse, an exotic yacht and with more TBC this years event looks set to raise the bar in international dance events.Expect nothing but groundbreaking, experiential events from the festival that refuses to be painted into a stylistic box covering various genres from eclectic to deep house to minimal and tech house.Ultra fresh, executed at full throttle and targeted at the right side of cutting edge, the festival will leave both SA’s youth and international attendees with something to talk about long after the closing party!THE SCHEDULE: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICAWednesday 27 February

An intimate event with just 150 people…

The Global Breakthrough stars, local industry and visiting internationals.

Location: Karma Beach Lounge, Camps BayThursday 28 February

Details TBC shortly.Friday 29 February

Luciano (Circoloco/Cocoon/Cadenza) @ a central warehouse locationSaturday 1 March

Sunset to sunrise on top of Signal Hill

Exclusive DJ set with Tom & Gary �” Snow Patrol @ sunset.

Night falls and Innervisions takes over with Âme and Henrik SchwarzSunday 2 March

Details TBC shortly.If you’ve finally had enough of the cold, grey weather treat yourself to a once-in-a-life time experience, Global Breakthrough style!“The Miller Global Breakthrough Festival is unique in that the locations depict the size of the event. We’re not about feet through the door, but rather we want to create the most unforgettable, intimate experiences that will have people coming back for more every year. There really is nothing else like it in the world.”

-Jamie Joseph, Global Breakthrough FounderReferences: http://www.global-breakthrough.com/