IMC - HOMEBAKE

                                 HOMEBAKE 2005 – THE HONOURS YEAR
                                   Tackles Technology & Turns On To iTunes!

We had it all planned – the remaining band announcements; the timing and the huge news regarding one of the biggest co-promotions to have ever taken place with Homebake. However, the ‘wind had been removed from our sales’ (excuse the pun) sooner than we had thought courtesy of the lightening speed sell out of this year’s Homebake festival event. Although we were caught off guard (and extremely overwhelmed in the process), we here at Homebake HQ had to quickly rethink our strategy and have decided to combine our second and third band announcements into this one action packed Homebake news release plus announce our latest Homebake exclusive courtesy of the launch of iTunes Australia. So folks…hold on as it’s a big one!!

Joining all our big names starring at Homebake 05 & including - a very special ‘best of’ all star performance by THE FINN BROTHERS, THE LIVING END, SOMETHING FOR KATE, BEN LEE, WOLFMOTHER, THE CAT EMPIRE, CUT COPY, COG, THE SAINTS, THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, DECODER RING, SARAH BLASKO, END OF FASHION, EVERMORE, THE GO-BETWEENS, PAUL MAC, THE DIRTY THREE, KATALYST & RU C.L, SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, KISSCHASY, WOLF & CUB

Comes another fine selection (& our final batch) of bands

THE ROGUE TRADERS, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, PNAU, ALEX LLOYD, THE MESS HALL, THE HERD, AMIEL, P-MONEY, THE PRESETS, THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS, THE GRATES, DJ PERIL + SUBURBAN INTELLECT, NFA, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, DAPPLED CITIES FLY, BRITISH INDIA, EXPATRIATE, THE SCARE, THE HOT LIES, THE GOLDEN AGE, DIE! DIE! DIE! & THE HOPETOUN INCENTIVE BAND COMPETITION WINNER.

Also on the news agenda is the reason why this announcement has taken so long. Like all good things, we’ve been spending much time behind the scenes preparing a co-promotion with the introduction of iTunes Australia. And finally, we are proud as punch to welcome iTunes to HOMEBAKE 05. Apart from on site activity taking place on the big day via a special iTunes tent, there’ll be all sorts of incentives including collectable iTunes download cards and much more. Stay tuned for the full story, although in the meantime the big news is that three of our HOMEBAKE superstars will be exclusively releasing their brand new singles via iTunes Australia only. In detail, these tracks are

PNAU – ‘Donnie Darko’
NFA (From 1200 Techniques) – ‘Universal king (Left Right Left)’
Local Knowledge – ‘Blackfellas’

We'll be setting up a page shortly devoted to this news & ask you all to stay tuned for more dedicated iTunes / HOMEBAKE 05 news as you’ll be hearing a lot more about these new releases.

We’re excited about our latest batch of acts although unfortunately we can only share that enthusiasm with all those that have already purchased their tickets as HOMEBAKE has long SOLD OUT. We are sorry, but there are NO more tickets available. However, we are very grateful to all those that have shown their support of HOMEBAKE and live local music en masse. We hope to make HOMEBAKE 2005 a very special experience for you all.

HOMEBAKE 2005 – The Honours Year
Saturday December 3rd, 2005
The Domain, Sydney City

Triple J, Channel [V], Drum Media Present & FasterLouder.com.au Present
HOMEBAKE 2005 (SOLD OUT)

FOUR STAGES (Main Stage, The Big Top, The Dome & The Hopetoun Stage) HOMEBAKE CINEMA TENT, INTERNATIONAL FOOD FAIR, MARKET STALLS, ROVING PERFORMERS, ARTIST SIGNING TENT (ALL PROCEEDS TO BEYOND BLUE http://www.beyondblue.org.au ), RIDES, YOUTH & COMMUNITY INFORMATION & AWARENESS STALLS & more!

HOMEBAKE 2005
Saturday December 3rd, 2005
The Domain, Sydney
Doors Open 11am. No age restrictions
NB: CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
As HOMEBAKE is an ADULT orientated music festival, we DO NOT recommend nor endorse children under the age of 5 (five) years of age attending HOMEBAKE. We ask that you please heed this notice as HOMEBAKE will not accept responsibility for children of this age.

Please bring photo ID if you wish to drink alcohol.
Visit the website – www.homebake.com.au

The first Homebake, in 1996, was held at Belongil Fields in Byron Bay, on the far north coast of New South Wales. And, as anyone who was there will testify, it deserves its nickname of "Mudbake": the term "bucketing down" doesn't even begin to explain how wet Homebake Numero Uno really was. But no rock festival veteran has ever let a little mud get in the way of a good party and, in spite of all and sundry copping a major drenching, 13 of Australia's best and brightest took to the stage. Those in attendance were: Spiderbait, Tumbleweed, Silverchair, Regurgitator, The Mark of Cain, You Am I, Sidewinder, Magic Dirt, Fur, Powderfinger, Hardware, Screamfeeder and the first ever Triple J Unearthed band - a little rock outfit you might have heard of by the name of Grinspoon. 15,000 people got down and dirty - quite literally - for a day which has gone down in Oz rock history as certified legend.

No rain next time around when Homebake lined up for Round Two between Christmas and New Year of the same year in the grounds of the University of Sydney. 16,000 came along for the ride, plus 29 bands on four stages including: Something For Kate, Pollyanna, Smudge, the Fauves, Flyspeak, the Underground Lovers, Frenzal Rhomb, The Mark of Cain, Tumbleweed, Spiderbait, Regurgitator, Sidewinder, Dirty Three, Swirl, Lodestar, Ammonia, Magic Dirt and Powderfinger.
Added to archive 13/10/00

Next, we skip a year and head to the beginning of 1998, when Homebake went on the road for the first time with a massive East Coast tour. Three big Saturdays in January saw the Homebake behemoth hit Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Sydney with a travelling line-up including: Spiderbait, Jebediah, Powderfinger, Screamfeeder, the Superjesus, Grinspoon, You Am I, Ammonia, Bluebottle Kiss, Tumbleweed, Pollyanna, Frenzal Rhomb, Tiddas and Underground Lovers. In Melbourne, additional acts included: Even, Crow, Rebecca's Empire, Blackeyed Susans, the Avalanches, Cosmic Psychos and the Mavis's. The Gold Coast Homebake showcased: Pangaea, Shihad, Skunkhour, Toothfaeries, Big Heavy Stuff, Gaslight Radio, Sidewinder, Custard, Not From There, Emporium and Fur. And Sydney, struck by a massive thunderstorm mid-afternoon and returning the event to 1996's muddy beginnings, brought to the stage: Even, Crow, Shihad, Sidewinder, Big Heavy Stuff, Severed Heads, John Reed Club, Custard, Non Intentional Lifeform, Lantern, Lodestar, Something for Kate and Skunkhour. Needless to say, with the rain pouring down, the Homebake Big Top became the place to be.

It was less than a year before Homebake struck again, this time for just one show - at Sydney's Domain on December 5th. 29 acts, including controversial performer Pauline Pantsdown, took to the stage that day. Others included: the Living End, Grinspoon, Jebediah, TISM, Spiderbait, the Avalanches, Toe to Toe, Something For Kate, Bodyjar, Nancy Vandal, the Feelers, the Whitlams, Finiscad, Ammonia, the Resin Dogs, Frenzal Rhomb, Screemfeeder, Not From There, Custard, Eskimo Joe, the Mavis's, Even, Primary, Endorphin, Ratcat, Karma County, Frontside, Sidewinder and Triple J "Get Baked" winner, Vapourware.

And suddenly it was the end of the millennium and Homebake's itchy feet meant a return to the on-the-road experience once again. Gold Coast and Sydney were the locations for late-1999's concerts, with a stinking hot Queensland day and full-blown glorious Sydney sunshine providing perfect conditions in which to get Baked. Appearing at both shows in 1999 were: Josh & Amiel, Area 7, the Avalanches, Dirty Three, Eskimo Joe, Frenzal Rhomb, Gerling, Grinspoon, Jebediah, Alex Lloyd, Powderfinger, Resin Dogs, Silverchair, Something for Kate and Sonic Animation. Gold Coast additions included: the Whitlams, Soma Rasa, Sunk Loto, Sidewinder, Screamfeeder, Pretty Violet Stain, Rollerball, Not From There, Gota Cola and Custard; while Sydney also added: Big Heavy Stuff, Bluebottle Kiss, 51 Monday, Deadstar, Del-Emmas, Iota, the Monarchs, Killers on the Loose, Porkers, Pound System, Rumanastone, 78 Saab, Shihad and 28 Days.

Phew - we've got our work cut out if we're going to top that lot! But when you check out all the acts which have repeatedly appeared at Homebake over the years, you can see why the festival has such a rockin' reputation for showcasing the best Aussie bands.

Starring all the biggest names, it was the fastest selling Homebake to date.