Homegrown 2012 Line-Up
Jim Beam Homegrown is at the forefront of music culture; with a record of four consecutive sell-outs drawing thousands of people from around New Zealand. The festival returns to the Wellington waterfront on Saturday 18 February with an imposing line-up and a reputation for groundbreaking live performances.
Ever-evolving, Homegrown 2012 will be mixing it up - literally - at the new Red Bull Lab. Kiwi musicians are famous for collaborating with their mates so the challenge has been issued to our nation's music fraternity to come, jam and make some magic. Hosted by Nick D, the Red Bull Lab will showcase the ultimate collective of super bands and DJ battles; already announced are The Adults, AHoriBuzz with guests Tiki Taane, Fran Kora and LA Mitchell with more guests to be confirmed; and a DJ sound-clash featuring Concord Dawn vs. P-Money.
For the first time, the Jim Beam Rock Stage proudly combines the two biggest names in Kiwi rock: Shihad and Blacklist (featuring four of the five original members of Blindspott). Also confirmed are Black River Drive, The Thomas Oliver Band and Shotgun Alley, with three major acts still to be announced.
The Vodafone Pop and RnB stage showcases the popularity of our hip hop cultural movement - with chart topping names like Smashproof, David Dallas, K.One, P-Money, Kidz In Space and crowd favourites Kids of 88 with three sensational acts still to be named.
The electronic stage offers a hedonistic super-club environment with top DJ/Producers Optimus Gryme, FM's Karn Hall and Jay Bulletproof with Jesse G, the voice of his smash-hit Dub Me Crazy.
The monster Dub & Roots stage welcomes back Six60 hot off the heels of their No. 1 single and new album. Rising reggae stars 1814 will kick start the day and The Black Seeds and Kora return this year to wow with their amazing live prowess. That leaves three huge acts still to be named to cap off a who's who of Aotearoa's dub & roots talent.
The second and final announcement will be made on Monday 31 October, adding another 18 massive bands and DJ's to the line-up.
Every Homegrown festival has sold out, so don't miss out - go to http://www.homegrown.net.nz to register for the $75 early bird presales on Monday 19 September before the general public get their chance from Monday 26 September.
