By Thembelihle Motsa
The highly anticipated Eswatini MTN Bushfire Festival will return for its 18th edition on May 30-01 June 2025.
Tickets to Africa’s biggest festival will officially go on sale on November 7, 2024 at 10am.
This was revealed by Jiggs Thorne, founder of the MTN Bushfire Festival through a press release.
With 12 consecutive years of sold-out tickets, festivalgoers are encouraged to secure their tickets early while stocks last!
As MTN Bushfire’s popularity continues to grow, the festival, along with its title sponsor MTN Eswatini are once again offering discounted festival tickets for emaSwati exclusively on Momo Marketplace. Thorne mentioned that these tickets would be sold through MoMo Marketplace to residents of Eswatini who have a valid Mobile Money account.
“To purchase these discounted MTN Bushfire tickets, simply WhatsApp “Hi” to 7808 4000 (“MoMoMarketplace”), select Option 1 for MTN Bushfire, and follow the prompts. It’s quick, easy and convenient,” he stated.
Thorne continued, saying that online ticket sales would commence with a limited number of discounted Early Bird tickets through the MTN Bushfire website, www.bush-fire.com. Payment options for online tickets include credit card, EFT, and MTN Mobile Money (MoMo).
“Full Festival Golden Lounge, Main Arena, and Children’s tickets are available on both platforms and tickets can also be pre-loaded with Top Up funds for the festival.”
“Tickets will be delivered electronically and can be downloaded directly to festivalgoers’ mobile phones. Festivalgoers will use their mobile e-ticket to gain entry. Tickets will also be emailed to buyers as a back-up,” he emphasized.
Accommodation and Travel
Camping tickets for the official MTN Bushfire campsite, managed by All Out Africa, can be purchased through the festival website’s tickets page.
For a Glamour-camping (Glamping) experience, please find contact details for Harambee Hotel and Rush Adventures on the website.
Festivalgoers can also find Travel Packages and pre-order local SIM cards for the festival here.
For other accommodation options, MTN Bushfire has a comprehensive list of nearby off-site accommodation options, which can be found at www.bush-fire.com/plan/off-site-accomodation.
Ticket Safety
Please note, festivalgoers are asked to keep their tickets safe and not show the barcode to anyone as this makes them vulnerable to fraud. Please also note that tickets are non-refundable.
More information, as well as Terms & Conditions, can be found on the MTN Bushfire website www.bushfire.com.
Top African Festival
Named “Top African festival” by the BBC and hailed by CNN as one of the “7 Must See African music festivals,” MTN Bushfire is a conscious, family-friendly, electric celebration of some of the finest music in Africa and beyond.