16 March 2023 - 0 Comments

The Wellington waterfront has had its festival makeover and is very nearly ready to welcome 23,000 Kiwi music fans. The iconic festival with 5 stages and 44 of Aotearoa’s finest acts has only 200 tickets left which are expected to be gone by this evening.

Organiser Andrew Tuck says “We’re really grateful for the support and enthusiasm for Kiwi music. It has been a crazy couple of years for events so we’re incredibly excited to be able to showcase the bands in front of a sell-out crowd.”

Saturday’s line-up includes big names such as Drax Project, Shapeshifter, Gin Wigmore, Kora, Mitch James, Sir Dave Dobbyn, Shihad, Sons of Zion, Kings and Ladi6. With 5 different genres there really is something for everyone and the crowd is often as diverse as the music.

Kora’s frontman Fran Kora is excited to be headlining on the Park Stage; “Homegrown has always been the festival that brings the best of NZ music together and a festival that signals the end of summer touring for many bands. Homegrown is where we give everything we have on the stage for the fans. Having all the NZ bands in one place, helps each of us push each other to perform at our best, and is an awesome way to celebrate with our muso friends once the show is done. Always a festival to look forward to”.

Jim Beam is unique in that the Waterfront remains open to the public and ticket holders can come and go from each of the stages. Attendees can also use their tickets to ride free on public transport on event day and organisers encourage festival goers to download their App and check the website for all the information they will need including the schedule and site map and other FAQs.

The weather forecast has been improving all week and is looking good for when gates open at 1pm. For the last remaining tickets and information go to www.homegrown.net.nz

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