Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)

Homegrown Music Festival
Genre	Rock, indie, electronic, dub & roots
Dates	April/March
Location(s)	Wellington, New Zealand
Years active	2008 - present
Website
homegrown.net.nz

Homegrown Music Festival has been held annually in Wellington, New Zealand since 2008. As the name suggests, it showcases artists from New Zealand.

2008

Saturday 26 April 2008, 1.00pm – 11.00pm

The Line-Up

ROCK STAGES - Shihad, Kora, Pluto, The Feelers, Opshop, Elemeno P, Goodnight Nurse, Autozamm, The Valves

DUB & ROOTS STAGE - Salmonella Dub, The Black Seeds, Tiki, Cornerstone Roots, Ladi6, Little Bushman, Mike Fabulous

ELECTRONIC STAGE - Concord Dawn, Minuit, Sunshine Soundsystem, Recloose and Tyna, Dick Johnson, Takas, Tim Phin

INDIE STAGE - The Mint Chicks, The Phoenix Foundation, The Checks, Motocade, So So Modern, The Rabble, The Coshercot Honeys

2009

The 2009 Homegrown Music Festival was held on 14 March 2009. Set across 5 stages along the waterfront, 35 of New Zealand's premier bands and DJ's performed from 12:30pm to 11:00pm.

The Line-Up

ROCK STAGE	INDIE STAGE	ELECTRONIC STAGE	DUB & ROOTS STAGE	AMPHITHEATRE STAGE
Supergroove	Head Like A Hole	Shapeshifter	Concord Dawn	Dick Johnson Vs Cool Kids Club
Blindspott	Weta	State of Mind	Kora	Nick D
Opshop	Dimmer	Aural Trash	The Black Seeds	DJ Reno
Evermore	The Checks	Tim Phin	Tiki	Sunshine Sound System
Elemeno-P	Fur Patrol	Dick Johnson	Tahuna Breaks	Manuel Bundy
Goodnight Nurse	Bang! Bang! Eche!	Clarke Gayford	Katchafire
Streetwise Scarlett	Tiger Tones	DJ Spragga (Sola Rosa)
Luger Boa	Brain Slaves
	Knave Knixx

2010

The 2010 edition was called Vodafone Homegrown after the sponsors, Vodafone. Homegrown 2010 was held on 20 February, with the line-up announcement on 14 September 2009 and tickets going on sale 21 September 2009.

The Line-Up

ROCK STAGE	INDIE STAGE	ELECTRONIC STAGE	DUB & ROOTS STAGE
Shihad	The Mint Chicks	Minuit	The Black Seeds
The Feelers	Liam Finn	Antiform	Salmonella Dub
The Datsuns	Cut Off Your Hands	Aural Trash	Ladi6
Midnight Youth	Pluto	Tim Phin	Katchafire
Goodnight Nurse	The Checks	Dick 'Majik'Johnson	Opensouls
Dane Rumble	Bang Bang Eche	Nick D	Sunshine Sound System
	Motocade		Manuel Bundy
	Knives At Noon		Kora

2011

The 2011 edition has been named Jim Beam Homegrown after the sponsors, Jim Beam. Homegrown 2011 will be held on 5 March 2011, adding a Pop and RnB stage and more acts than previous years.

The Line-Up

JIM BEAM ROCK STAGE	VODAFONE DUB & ROOTS STAGE	VODAFONE POP & RNB STAGE	NOKIA ELECTRONIC STAGE	REDBULL STUDIO LIVE STAGE	REDBULL AMPHITHEATRE STAGE
Blindspott	Shapeshifter	Nesian Mystik	State of Mind Live	The Clean	3 on 3 Breaking
I Am Giant	TrinityRoots	Dane Rumble	The Upbeats	Die! Die! Die!	Downtown Brown
Black River Drive	Tiki & the Dub Soldiers	J Williams	Optimus Gryme	The Phoenix Foundation	Jayson Norris
Midnight Youth	Katchafire	Scribe vs. Savage	Dick Johnson	Cairo Knife Fight	Brazilbeat Soundsystem
The Checks	Six60	PNC	Tim Phin	Kids of 88
The Feelers	Salmonella Dub	Kidz in Space	Clarke Gayford	Coco Solid
Elemeno P	Sunshine Soundsystem	Ivy Lies	Maya and Vanya	Tommy Ill
	Jayson Norris	Motocade		The Ruby Suns
		Supermodel		Artisan Guns
		DJ Logikal		Family Cactus
				DJ Lotion

Notes

This will be Blindspott's first gig since reforming.

This will be one of Nesian Mystik's last ever gigs.

The Redbull Amphitheatre Stage is free to everyone, even if you don't have a ticket.

2012

The 2012 edition was on Saturday February the 18th 2012. The final line up that was printed on the handout is below. For the fifth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets)

The Line-Up

JIM BEAM ROCK STAGE	VODAFONE DUB & ROOTS STAGE	VODAFONE POP & RNB STAGE	JIM BEAM ELECTRONIC STAGE	REDBULL LAB	REDBULL AMPHITHEATRE STAGE
Shihad	Kora	Kids Of 88	State Of Mind Live	King Kapisi / Che Fu / Manuel Brundy	Breakdancing
Blacklistt	Sunshine Soundsystem	Zowie	Optimus Gryme ft. Tiki	Minuit ft. Gamelan	Juse1
The Feelers	Fat Freddy's Drop	David Dallas	Bulletproof	The Adults	Downtown Brown
Opshop	The Black Seeds	Smashproof	Dick Johnson	Ahoribuzz & Guests	Manuel Bundy
The Checks	DJ Sir-Vere	P Money	Mayavanya	Tiki Acoustic Set
The Thomas Oliver Band	Six60	K One	Kids Of 88	Redbird Jnr
Shotgun Alley	Sola Rosa	Kidz In Space	Karn Hall	Concord Dawn vs. P Money
Black River Drive	1814	Marek		Nick D & Yewala Sound System
		Homebrew
		Computers Want Me Dead

References

• http://www.homegrown.net.nz