Homelands (festival)
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| Genre | Electronic music, dance music |
| Dates | 1999 - 2005 |
| Location(s) |
Matterley Bowl near Winchester, Hampshire Scotland Ireland |
| Founded by | Live Nation UK |
Homelands was a British music festival which consisted mainly of Dance music, both live acts and famous DJs. The event was held at Cheesefoot Head near Winchester, Hampshire, and was one of the most popular British festivals of this genre. It was run by Live Nation UK. The organisers of Homelands were also behind the Home Nightclubs chain including Home Nightclub in London and Sydney.
A Scottish edition of the Homelands festival also existed. In 1999 a Homelands Scotland occurred at the Royal Highland Showground near Edinburgh. In 2000 a similar event occurred close to New Cumnock in the south of Scotland.
Line-up TBC although the flyers included cloud filled skies
Master at Work - 4 deck mixing,
Beastie Boys - Live
Hot sunny summer day
The 2000 festival took place on a very wet Saturday 27 May 2000. The line included BT, Moby, Public Enemy and Leftfield.
Officially called "We Love Homelands" it took place on 28 May 2005 from 1pm to 5am. Headliners included The Streets, Beck, Roots Manuva, Mylo, The Bravery, Audio Bullys, Babyshambles, John Digweed and Dimitri from Paris. Medicine 8 performed in the festival's 'Strongbow Rooms'.
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