It’s here, it’s epic, and it’s a celebration of Kiwi music for the 20th year running!
New Zealand’s biggest celebration of Kiwi music, Jim Beam Homegrown, has dropped its first lineup announcement, and it’s coming in hot, with some of the country’s biggest names set to take over Hamilton.
Leading the first wave are Fat Freddy’s Drop, Sir Dave Dobbyn, Shapeshifter, Gin Wigmore, Savage, The Exponents, Devilskin and Full Metal Orchestra, which brings the orchestra-meets-live-music spectacle to rock and metal, turning some of the genre’s biggest anthems into a huge, immersive concert experience.
Twenty years after taking the stage at the inaugural Homegrown, Tiki Tane, Elemeno P, Opshop, Dick Johnson, Sunshine Sound System and Kora are also back on the bill to mark two decades of the all-Kiwi music festival.
They’ll be joined by other Kiwi favourites, including DJ Sir-Vere, Tadpole, Jon Toogood, Montell2099, Club Sachi, and breakout pop artist PRINS, who debuted as a Jim Beam Homegrown emerging artist in 2026.
Plus, further lineup announcements still to come.
Jim Beam Homegrown CEO Andrew Tuck said the festival has supported 335 artists over 20 years, and its purpose remains the same as on day one: to back Kiwi music and give it the stage it deserves, with a lineup spanning everything from rock to reggae, hip hop to house, with a classic Kiwi singalong or two thrown in for good measure.
Five stages, multiple genres and generations of Kiwi music mean there’s something for everyone from 18 to 81.
The festival returns to Claudelands Oval, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton on Saturday, 3rd April 2027.
