Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)
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Homegrown Music Festival has been held annually in Wellington, New Zealand, since 2008. It showcases artists from New Zealand.
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| Genre | Rock, indie, electronic, dub & roots |
| Dates | April/March |
| Locations | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Years active | 2008 - present |
| Website | homegrown.net.nz |
2008
Saturday 26 April 2008
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2009
The 2009 festival was held on 14 March 2009. It was set across 5 stages along the waterfront and included 35 of New Zealand's premier bands and DJs.
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2010
The 2010 edition was called Vodafone Homegrown after the sponsors, Vodafone. It was held on 20 February, with the line-up announced on 14 September 2009.
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2011
The 2011 edition was named Jim Beam Homegrown after the sponsors, Jim Beam, and was held on 5 March 2011. It had a pop and RnB stage for the first time and had more acts than previous years.
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| Jim Beam rock stage | Vodafone dub & roots stage | Vodafone pop & RnB stage | Nokia electronic stage | Redbull Studio live stage | Redbull amphitheatre stage |
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This was Blindspott's first gig since reforming.
This was one of Nesian Mystik's last ever gigs.
2012
The 2012 edition was on 18 February 2012. For the fifth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets).
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| Jim Beam rock stage | Vodafone dub & roots stage | Vodafone pop & RnB stage | Jim Beam electronic stage | Redbull lab | Redbull amphitheatre stage |
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2013
The 2013 edition was held on 2 March 2013. For the sixth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets).[1]
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| Jim Beam Rock | Vodafone Pop/RnB | Red Bull Sound Lab | Vodafone Dub & Roots | Lipton Ice Tea Electronic | Red Bull Amphitheatre |
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2014
The 2014 edition was held on 15 February 2014. The festival included over 60 acts and organisers claimed it was "the most Kiwi music ever assembled in one place at one time".[2]
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The lineup also included busking acts: Shay Horay, Mullet Man, Sport Suzie, Mr Fungus, Fraser Hooper, Wellington Batucada.
2015
The 2015 edition was held on 7 March 2014. Tickets sold out and around 17,000 people attended the festival.[3]
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Homegrown 2015 introduced the Promenade stage, located on the Wellington waterfront with free access to the general public. Acts who performed on this stage were: Randa, Midnight Gallery, K+Lab, Tiki Taane (acoustic), J Brown & the Mic Smith, Third3ye, and Kid'n'Rei.[4]