‘Where’s Your Head At’: UK dance music pioneers Basement Jaxx to headline Kiss Kiss

Vula Malinga, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx perform onstage during Wilderness Festival at Cornbury Park on 3 August 2025 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. The electronic duo will perform at Kiss Kiss in Cape Town and Johannesburg in April 2026. Pictures: Jim Dyson/Getty Images and Supplied The 2026 edition of the daytime festival Kiss Kiss will bring Grammy Award-winning electronic duo Basement Jaxx to “two cities, two stages” in April this year.

Renowned for their era-defining 90s hits, such as Where’s Your Head At, which has more than 33 million views on YouTube, Basement Jaxx is celebrated for blending their house and UK garage beats with pop, grime, punk, and more. Kiss Kiss, the culture-led festival which featured Gypsy Kings in 2025, unfolds as a full-day experience on 11 April in Cape Town and 12 April in Johannesburg under the banner of this year’s theme,Where’s Your Head At. Apart from the Basement Jaxx reveal, the full line-up will be announced in the coming weeks.

Kiss Kiss shared withTime Outthat it will be “arichly curated line-upfrom around the world that brings something for everyone. Young and old, a perfect mix of both. We focus on rich experiences above all else.” According to the organisers, the venues’ two distinct stages “operate with their own sonic identities, encouraging movement across the grounds rather than passive consumption”.

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“Between sets, expect seriously good food from some of Cape Town and Joburg’s best chefs, immersive theatre, roaming performers, stilt walkers, doves in flight, and details that reveal themselves when you’re not looking for them.” The festival will take place in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. NOW READ:Ultra South Africa: 2026 line-up stacked with masters of the electronic music universe

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