The golden boy fills up the dome

Cassper Nyovest has set the benchmark extremely high for local artists as he has proven that not only international acts can fill up the Johannesburg Dome venue.

Since announcing that he intends to fill up the 20,000 seater arena 3 months ago, the rapper who’s real name is Refiloe Phoola, broke the Internet, trending within minutes of his big news on twitter & Instagram.

On Monday he announced that his goal has been reached, thanked his fans for all their support and the naysayers who encouraged him to work even harder so they can eat dust, which they did.

Here are a few facts you need to know about #FillUpTheDome:

 

·      Cassper is the first South African artist to sell out the Northgate Venue – The Dome

·      The concert has cost Cassper R4 million of his own funds

·      Two main sponsors are BP and AG Mobile, with which Cassper will be designing a new mobile phone

·      Cassper plans to take #FillUpTheDome concept nationwide, hosting tours in local townships across the 

       country

·      He plans to fill up Orlando Stadium next year- 40,000 seater