The first such party was held in a former quarry in the de Tyger area.

The Quarry was referred to as “die gat” in die gront. in Afrikaans and in English “ the hole” in the ground. To throw off the that time police from where the location is.

The disused brickfield below the Tygerberg Hills being rehabilitated for development. Today it houses the De Tijger residential estate. And the Parow athletics club. 

And that is how the gat party get its name.