Homebake is an annual Australian rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup (with the occasional artist from New Zealand). The festival was first held on 4 January 1996 at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales. The same year saw a second event held at the grounds of the University of Sydney.
The festival returned in January 1998 as an East Coast event happening in Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Sydney. In December of the same year, it was held again in Sydney this time at the Domain. In late 1999 the event went on the road again, but this time to only the Gold Coast and Sydney. In 2000 the festival reverted back to just Sydney, and since then has been held at the Domain every December.
Tickets for the festival regularly sell out in advance, the fastest sell out was the 2006 event which sold out on the first day of sale, but this was then dwarfed with the 2008 show selling all 20,000 tickets in less than 10 minutes.
The 2007 Homebake took place on Saturday 8 December, once again at The Domain. It was announced that the event would be 18+ for the first time in its history. Despite a few upset underages making some noise[who?], Homebake orgainsers explained on Triple J's Hack program that each year the all ages liquor licence was becoming harder to obtain, and compared to their research showing that attendance for the event by underagers was between 5 to 8% influenced the decision to go 18+.
Artists lineups by year
1996
Byron Bay
University of Sydney
1998
January - Sydney, Gold Coast, Melbourne
December - Sydney
1999
Sydney and Gold Coast
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Gold Coast only |
Sydney only
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2000
Main Stage |
Big Top |
Juice Stage |
Hopetoun Stage
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- The Living End
- Spiderbait
- Resin Dogs
- Frenzal Rhomb
- Jebediah
- Regurgitator
- Bodyjar
- Magic Dirt
- Sunk Loto
- Not From There
- Superheist
- Sick Puppies
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2001
Main Stage |
Big Top |
Juice Stage |
Hopetoun Stage
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2002
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage |
Acoustic Pavilion
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2003
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2004
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2005
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2006
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2007
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2008
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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2009
Main Stage |
Big Top |
The Dome |
Hopetoun Stage
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Rowland S. Howard was advertised to play but was forced to cancel citing health concerns.[1] Dappled Cities played in his allotted timeslot.
2010
On 25 August 2010, the organisers of Homebake announced the festival would not take place in 2010, and would instead return in 2011. The organisers cited "not being able to have the ‘planets align’ to a standard we feel appropriate" as a reason for cancelling the festival in 2010.[1]
2011
In 2011, the festival returned for what was dubbed "Homebake: The Classic Edition." [2] On the 21st if July, the first line-up was announced. The performers will be: Grinderman, Pnau, Gotye, Rockwiz Live, Gurrumul,Cut Copy, Icehouse, Ladyhawke, Drapht, Daniel Merriweather, The Triffids, Esimo Joe, Architecture in Helsinki, The Church, The Vines, Illy, The Jezabels, Kimbra, Cw Stoneking, Kids of 88(NZ), Unknown Mortal Orchestra(NZ), Papa vs Pretty, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Passenger, Killaqueenz, Avalanche City (NZ), Vents, Noah Taylor and the Sloppy Boys. [3]
The festival will take place at The Domain, Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens on Saturday the 3rd of December. [4]
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