A fresh festival arrives in October with a lineup including Cutting Jade and The Hellphones.

From the creative team behind SA's Woodstock, the Lucky Fish Music Festival is a brand new music and lifestyle festival that runs over four days from 2 to 5 October, at Route 28 Westonaria, 50 kilometres from Johannesburg central.

It's set to feature live bands on multiple stages covering diverse music genres; chill zones with deejays; flea-markets and arts and crafts; extreme sports with games and competitions; and camping.

On the live music front, bands like Crossingpoint, Cutting Jade, HiKaToRi, Holly and the Woods, Lonehill Estate, New Found Disorder, Redhouse, Running with Scissors, One Day Remains, The Hellphones, Unlisted and Walt have been confirmed, with more names to be added.

With new, underground and top of the chart bands represented, music genres such as acoustic rock, contemporary rock, rock, pop, hip hop, hardcore, metal and punk will be showcased across the stages, with each band encouraged to provide a distinctive show by incorporating elements like guest performances, unplugged shows or additional musicians.

Off the stage organisers Authentic Ideas promise all the usual festival stuff: food and drink stalls, clean camping and secluded braai spots, secure parking, security, medics, strong cell phone signal, rentable weekend locker facilities, full bars, ATM/cash facility access, a large music and merchandise tent as well as the all-new “The Thank Goodness Store" stocking everything you forget to bring from bottle openers to sunblock — handy for the swimming pool with ambient deejays, cocktail waitresses, beach umbrellas, and palm trees.

Also new is the inaugural Durex Live to Love Lounge — an up-market lounge with an exclusive bar, bean bags, cushions, comedy, music videos and chat corners. In addition, Durex will be providing over 20 000 free condoms and over 200 gift hampers for lucky festival goers.

The Durex, uhm, cover continues with the finals of the Durex Ultimate Battle on Friday 3 October with the winning band headlining on one of the big stages the following evening.

Tickets are available at Computicket. Early bird tickets are available until 31 July at R200. After that full weekend tickets will cost you R300. Tickets at the gate are R350.

» For more info visit www.luckyfishfestival.co.za