Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)

Homegrown Music Festival
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. It showcases artists from New Zealand.

2008

Saturday 26 April 2008

Line-up

Rock stage	Indie stage	Electronic stage	Dub & roots state
Shihad Kora Pluto The Feelers Opshop Elemeno P Goodnight Nurse Autozamm The Valves	The Mint Chicks The Phoenix Foundation The Checks Motocade So So Modern The Rabble The Coshercot Honeys	Concord Dawn Minuit Sunshine Soundsystem Recloose and Tyna Dick Johnson Takas Tim Phin	Salmonella Dub The Black Seeds Tiki Cornerstone Roots Ladi6 Little Bushman Mike Fabulous

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.

Line-up

Rock stage	Indie stage	Electronic stage	Dub & roots state	Amphitheatre stage
Supergroove Blindspott Opshop Evermore Elemeno P Goodnight Nurse Streetwise Scarlett Luger Boa	Head Like A Hole Weta Dimmer The Checks Fur Patrol Bang! Bang! Eche! Tiger Tones Brain Slaves Knave Knixx	Shapeshifter State of Mind Aural Trash Tim Phin Dick Johnson Clarke Gayford DJ Spragga (Sola Rosa)	Concord Dawn Kora The Black Seeds Tiki Tahuna Breaks Katchafire	Dick Johnson vs Cool Kids Club Nick D DJ Reno Sunshine Sound System Manuel Bundy

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.

Line-up

Rock stage	Indie stage	Electronic stage	Dub & roots state
Shihad The Feelers The Datsuns Midnight Youth Goodnight Nurse Dane Rumble	The Mint Chicks Liam Finn Cut Off Your Hands Pluto The Checks Bang Bang Eche Motocade Knives At Noon	Minuit Antiform Aural Trash Tim Phin Dick "Majik" Johnson Nick D	The Black Seeds Salmonella Dub Ladi6 Katchafire Opensouls Sunshine Sound System Manuel Bundy Kora

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.

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

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).

Line-up

Jim Beam rock stage	Vodafone dub & roots stage	Vodafone pop & RnB stage	Jim Beam electronic stage	Redbull lab	Redbull amphitheatre stage
Shihad Blacklistt The Feelers Opshop The Checks The Thomas Oliver Band Shotgun Alley Black River Drive	Kora Sunshine Soundsystem Fat Freddy's Drop The Black Seeds DJ Sir-Vere Six60 Sola Rosa 1814	Kids of 88 Zowie David Dallas Smashproof P-Money K.One Kidz In Space Marek Home Brew Computers Want Me Dead	State of Mind Live Optimus Gryme ft. Tiki Bulletproof Dick Johnson Mayavanya Kids of 88 Karn Hall	King Kapisi / Che Fu / Manuel Bundy Minuit ft. Gamelan The Adults Ahoribuzz & Guests Tiki acoustic set Redbird Jnr Concord Dawn vs. P-Money Nick D & Yewala Sound System	Breakdancing Juse1 Downtown Brown Manuel Bundy

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]

Line-up

Jim Beam Rock	Vodafone Pop/RnB	Red Bull Sound Lab	Vodafone Dub & Roots	Lipton Ice Tea Electronic	Red Bull Amphitheatre
Shihad I Am Giant King Cannons Elemeno P Villainy Clap Clap Riot Midnight Youth Luger Boa	P-Money Showcase Kids of 88 Zowie Ruby Frost David Dallas Home Brew Savage Pieter T PNC	Weird Together DJ Sir Vere featuring Che Fu, PNC, K.One Illegal Sound Clash Cairo Knife Fight All My Brothers P Digsss & the Peacekeepers The Babysitters Circus	Shapeshifter Kora The Black Seeds Ladi6 Ahoribuzz Katchafire Thane Kirby vs Felix 5	Concord Dawn The Upbeats featuring MC Tali Minuit Opiuo Dick Johnson North Shore Pony Club	Breakdancing contest Juse1 Downtown Brown DJ Spell

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]

Line-up

Dub & Roots	Rock	Red Bull Sound Lab	Lipton Ice Tea Electronic	Pop and RnB	Locally Sourced	Urban
Six60 Fat Freddys Drop The Black Seeds Katchafire Ladi6 Sons of Zion Sunshine Soundsystem DJ Sir-Vere	Blacklistt Gin Wigmore The Feelers Opshop Head Like a Hole Devilskin Villainy Fire at Will	The Adults Cairo Knife Fight Beastwars Tiki Taane & Jayson Norris Flash Harry All-star Jam Thomas Oliver & Louis Baker Deceptikonz DJ Spell DJ Redbird Jnr	State of Mind ft. MC Woody Optimus Gryme ft. MC Tiki Misfits of Zion The Upbeats P-Money vs. Dick Johnson Weird Together PleasePlease Aroha	Nesian Mystik Savage P-Money Smashproof @Peace Swiss, Donnell and Brownhill Awa, PNC & Pieter T Dane Rumble Jupiter Project Marek	Benny Tipene The Digg Totems Paddy Fred Vanessa Stacey Eb and Sparrow Phoebe Hurst Jesse Sheehan	3 on 3 breaking Triple S Graffiti Crew DJ Battles Juse1 DJ Stretchmark Downtown Brown DJ Spell

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]

Line-up

Rock	Dub & Roots	Pop and RnB	Locally Sourced	Lipton Ice Tea Electronic	Sound Lab
Shihad Blacklistt Devilskin I Am Giant Villainy Black River Drive Silence the City Ekko Park	Shapeshifter Six60 Kora Katchafire Tomorrow People Tahuna Breaks Sunshine Soundsystem DJ Sir-Vere	David Dallas Deceptikonz Sid Diamond P Money Sammy J Ginny Blackmore Jamie McDell Benny Tipene Jetski Safari ft. Helen Corry Marek	Estere Black City Lights Drax Project The Bone$ Pea Stew Nomad Ash Graham A Girl Named Mo	Opiuo Concord Dawn The Upbeats Dan Aux ft. Randa The Peacekeepers ft. Tiki &PNC Clarke & Aroha Beat Mob	@Peace ft. Team Dynamite Bongmaster L.A.B. (Laughton & Brad Kora) Rhombus in Dub (DJ Set) Brockaflower Raiza Biza, Young Tapz and Mzwetwo Diaz Grimm ft. PNC, Spycc and INF Downtown Brown Donell Lewis and Brownhill

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]

References

^ "Jim Beam Homegrown celebrates its 6th SELL OUT!". Scoop. Scoop Media. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
^ "Homegrown adds 25 top NZ acts to its lineup for February". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^ "Homegrown Sold Out". Eventfinda. Eventfinda. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
^ "Homegrown Second Lineup Announcement". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

External links

http://www.homegrown.net.nz

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[1] "Jim Beam Homegrown celebrates its 6th SELL OUT!". Scoop. Scoop Media. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[2] "Homegrown adds 25 top NZ acts to its lineup for February". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[3] "Homegrown Sold Out". Eventfinda. Eventfinda. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

[4] "Homegrown Second Lineup Announcement". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 9 May 2025.

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