# Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)

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

## 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 | 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. 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 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 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 | 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 | |
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 | 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 | | | |