Homegrown Music Festival has been held annually in Wellington, New Zealand, since 2008. It showcases artists from New Zealand.
Saturday 26 April 2008
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.
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.
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.
This was Blindspott's first gig since reforming.
This was one of Nesian Mystik's last ever gigs.
The 2012 edition was on 18 February 2012. For the fifth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets).
The 2013 edition was held on 2 March 2013. For the sixth consecutive year the festival was a sell out (17,000 tickets).
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".
The lineup also included busking acts: Shay Horay, Mullet Man, Sport Suzie, Mr Fungus, Fraser Hooper, Wellington Batucada.
The 2015 edition was held on 7 March 2014. Tickets sold out and around 17,000 people attended the festival.
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.