Friday evening saw people from all the corners of the country come to Rubavu town to enjoy the long weekend, and revelers eagerly waiting for the Kivu Fest concert. The annual festival takes place at Kivu Public Beach at the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District for two days. On Saturday evening, around 6:00pm, the show was supposed to get started but it was delayed for a couple of hours as people kept coming in small numbers. Drinks and food were provided to those who managed to respect the calendar as well as enjoy music from a variety of DJs like DJ Tyga. Around 11:50pm, the mood changed when Singer Chriss Easy showed up on the stage in one of his hit songs, 'Amashu' followed by 'Inana' which is a favourite in the local night clubs especially by youth. He electrified the stage until 12:33am when Kenny Sol came in with 'Haso', then ‘Say My Name'. Despite facing some challenges of sound system, turn on and off, his music fans never gave in-they did not discourage him at all. The audience welcomed the two local artistes including foreigners and people from Western African countries like Togo as well as the neighboring DR Congo citizens. At around 12.50am, the concert was called off by the police over late hours as organisers responded to revelers who were impatiently complaining of closing the concert early. No official comment was made to the media but the area is a place mainly for hotels in the town which are, of course, near Rubavu Public Beach. On Sunday, which was the second day for Kivu Fest, many people did not show up at large until 1:00 am when Kivumbi came on stage. From 6:00 pm until Kivumbi's performance, it was the DJs' moment but the party goers seemed interested only in the South African music duo Blaq Diamond who never came on stage as they did not make it for their flight. Performing Namumena, Amaso, Nana, and Yampaye, Kivumbi left the stage and everyone called it a day unhappy. He also performed on Monday, July 3, for the celebration of Liberation Day's concert along with Ariel Wayz at the beach, as well.
