It’s New Zealand’s fastest growing city but Hamilton’s population is about to swell with another 30,000 people expected to descend on ‘The Tron’ for Jim Beam Homegrown next month.
One of Aotearoa’s biggest music events, Jim Beam Homegrown has officially marked ground at Claudelands Oval for its return to Kirikiriroa after 18-years in the capital. Crews are now on site – the equivalent of 205 rugby fields in size – marking out the footprint for the 7 stages, 220 truckloads of equipment, 146 tonnes of scaffolding, and 654 toilets needed for the signature Homegrown experience.
Hundreds of crew members, specialists and suppliers, will be on site to complete the full festival build and turn Claudelands Oval into a full-scale Kiwi music playground. The construction will take three weeks and be ready for the one-day event on Saturday 14 March.
Andrew Tuck, Jim Beam Homegrown chief executive, managing director, and proud Waikato local, is working with a space three times the size of the Festival’s former location in Wellington.
“It’s now all go here in Hamilton and we’re excited to get the stages set,” says Tuck. “We’ve been looking forward to coming home to the Mighty Waikato and the energy is building every single day. Claudelands Oval gives us the space to dream bigger and deliver the most ambitious Homegrown we’ve ever produced. The setting, the scale, the energy building across the city, it’s all coming together for a Festival that will raise the bar yet again. This isn’t just another year on the Homegrown calendar; it’s a defining moment – Jim Bean Homegrown has come home. Bring on the 14th of March!”
Jim Beam Homegrown by the numbers:
- Number of expected attendees – 30,000
- 7 stages
- 220 truckloads of equipment
- 146 tonnes scaffolding
- 4,200m2 of scaffolding VIP areas and grandstand,
- 984m2 of staging,
- 9.1km cable,
- 654 x toilets,
- 5.2km fencing,
- 750 stage lights
- 322 speakers
- 951 hotel room nights
- 205 rugby fields of space used
- 40,230 man hours on the ground
- 2,300 people working on the day
- 18 x 20 foot refrigerated containers
- 1170 staff meals for the week with 3767 meals served on the day by the chefs onsite.
Types of workers on site: builders, plumbers, electricians, forklift drivers, truck drivers, marquee builders, scaffolders, toilets cleaners, sound engineers, production staff, event managers, health and safety officers, security, police, medical, engineers, building inspectors, Radio DJ’s, musicians, recycling staff, administration staff, ticketing staff, Red Frogs (welfare people) bar staff, commercial hire staff, and Party Hire staff.
Brainchild on behalf of homegrown.net.nz
About Jim Beam Homegrown
Jim Beam Homegrown is New Zealand’s largest Kiwi-only music festival, celebrating the best of Aotearoa’s musical talent. Established in 2008 in Hamilton, initially as X*Air, an extreme sports festival, Jim Beam Homegrown showcases a wide range of genres, including rock, funk, pop, reggae, hip-hop, and electronic music.
Tickets to the inaugural Hamilton event can be found at www.homegrown.net.nz
