AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2008
NSW: Homebake festival becomes sunbake on hot Sydney day
By Cleo Braithwaite
SYDNEY, Dec 6 AAP - When Homebake first began in 1996, huge downpours earned it the
nickname mudbake.
This year with temperatures peaking in the mid 30s, the Australasian music festival
could be called sunbake.
Festival-goers were undeterred, packing Sydney's Domain and braving the afternoon sun
to bop along to ska-inflected funksters bluejuice and psychedelic group Little Red.
Headlining the all-Australian and New Zealand showcase were veterans Crowded House,
new star Gabriella Cilmi, dance act Sneaky Sound System, electro outfits Cut Copy and
Pnau, and country duo Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson.
"It really is such a diverse line-up. I think that's part of the success of Homebake,
it doesn't just cater to one crowd," Dan Whitman of Cut Copy enthused.
Chambers and Nicholson played songs from their ARIA Award-winning album, Rattlin' Bones,
their first as a married couple.
Chambers described writing the album together as "like a little test of our marriage".
Each year the festival highlights the work of a chosen charity. This year the focus
was on Amnesty International, with the theme being Peace in the Park.
Some attendees embraced the theme adorning themselves with peace signs, and matching
outfits were also de riguer.
An emphasis was also placed on the environment with music fans being encouraged to
recycle cans in exchange for drink tokens.
The moderate police presence was felt as much on stage as on the ground, with Bluejuice
dedicating a song to the police and Snob Scrilla getting crowds dancing with their song
Mr Officer.
Cilmi made her debut performing to an Australian crowd, having recently returned from
extensive international touring.
Industry veterans Crowded House are due to close the festival on the main stage.
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