28 September 2022 - 0 Comments

The original all-Kiwi music festival, Jim Beam Homegrown has released an incredible line-up as they celebrate 15 years bringing New Zealanders one of the most diverse line-ups of summer and reaching an impressive milestone!

Jim Beam Homegrown announced the first acts that will play on Wellington’s Waterfront, on March 18th, 2023, and includes Drax Project, Shihad, Shapeshifter, Sir Dave Dobbyn, SACHI, Gin Wigmore, Mitch James, Ladi6, Katchafire, JessB, Lee Mvtthews, Sons of Zion, Savage and so much more.

At a time when the trend of summer music festivals leans heavily towards programming mainly electronic music artists, Jim Beam Homegrown continues to deliver something for everyone!

Jim Beam Homegrown also reaches another impressive milestone on their 15th Birthday, clicking just over 6 million dollars in direct payments to New Zealand artists throughout the years as well as paying a significant amount towards recorded music royalties, making Jim Beam Homegrown music festival one of the biggest independent supporters of NZ music.

Festival Director Andrew Tuck explains; “It's astounding to look back on the past 15 years and look at the festival we have created. We have always been 100% pure New Zealand Music and love celebrating the massive amount of talent we have on our very own doorstep. To stop and reflect on the value we have put back into the industry makes our team super proud and driven to continue doing what we do.”

Set across five main stages on the stunning Wellington Waterfront, the iconic Jim Beam Homegrown, billed as Kiwi Music’s Biggest Party, has cemented it as a kiwi favourite, and a ‘must do’ experience for people of all ages from all over Aotearoa. In a year where Kiwi’s are doing it tough, the festival aims to be the release kiwi's need.

Tuck explains “it’s been difficult for everyone this year and together with WellingtonNZ our goal is to allow Kiwi’s to let their hair down for a day, come together and celebrate who we are through our music. We’ve made some exciting changes to the festival layout that will make it a fresh experience for our loyal fans and ensure it’s one of the best festival experiences of summer for those that haven’t celebrated with us before”.

Jim Beam Homegrown is a unique festival set up with the freedom to come and go to the festival as you please with a focus on delivering a truly premium experience for festivalgoers. Jim Beam Homegrown takes pride in its clean facilities, efficient Bars and incredible sound and stage environments. Event organisers promise the latest version of the festival will set the bar even higher.

The full line-up announcement which is expected in early November will see more great Kiwi talent complete the already loaded variety of acts. Tickets are on sale now at homegrown.net.nz.

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