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Homelands was a British

United Kingdom

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music festival

Festival

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which consisted mainly of Dance music

Dance music

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, both live acts and famous DJs. The event was held at Cheesefoot Head

Cheesefoot Head

Cheesefoot Head is a large natural amphitheatre and beauty spot just outside Winchester, England. It is situated on the A272 road , and is rated a Site of Special Scientific Interest...

near Winchester

Winchester

Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...

, Hampshire

Hampshire

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, and was one of the most popular British festivals of this genre. It was run by Live Nation UK

Live Nation UK

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.

A Scottish

Scotland

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edition of the Homelands festival also existed. In 1999 a Homelands Scotland occurred at the Royal Highland Showground

Royal Highland Showground

The Royal Highland Centre is the exhibition centre and showgrounds located at Ingliston west of Edinburgh, Scotland, adjacent to Edinburgh Airport and the A8....

near Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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. In 2000 a similar event occurred close to New Cumnock

New Cumnock

New Cumnock is a place in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It expanded during the coal mining era but, like so many others, suffered after the deep shaft pits closed in the 1980's...

in the south of Scotland.

The organisers of Homelands were also behind the Home Nightclubs chain

Home (nightclub chain)

The Home chain of nightclubs were initially started at the height of popularity of house music. The two clubs at the time were two of the largest nightclubs in their respective countries, and were of a number of dance music enterprises operated by the one company, including various other smaller...

including Home Nightclub

Home (nightclub)

Home was a music venue and nightclub located at 1 Leicester Square in central London. It was closed by Westminster Council in late March 2001 due to evidence of open drug-dealing occurring within the club. The club went into receivership shortly after it was closed...

in London

London

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and Sydney.

2000 festival

This took place on a very wet Saturday 27th May 2000. The line included BT, Moby, Public Enemy and Leftfield.

Tents

Ericsson @ Home Arena

Leftfield

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Ian Brown

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Moby

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Public Enemy

BT (musician)

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Paul Oakenfold

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Armand Van Helden

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Paul Van Dyke

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Scratch Perverts

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David Holmes

David Holmes (musician)

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Dope Smugglaz

Dave Seaman

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Meeker

Jeremy Healy

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Johnny Moy

Adam Freeland

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Dan & Jon Kahuna

Jason Bye

Alfie Costa

Manchild

Radio 1 Essential Mix Arena

Pete Tong

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Sasha

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John Digweed

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Nick Warren

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Lee Burridge

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Craig Richards

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Parks & Wilson

Col Hamilton

Stewart Rowell

Alex Taylor

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Slinky & MTV Dancefloor Chart Show Arena

Judge Jules

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Paul Van Dyk

Paul van Dyk

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Brandon Block

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Alex P

Graham Gold

Hybrid

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feat. Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde

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Ferry Corsten

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Luke Neville

Lisa Lashes

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Garry White

Tim Lyall

Gordon Kaye

Guy Ornadel

Subterrain & Ultimate Base Arena

Carl Cox

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Sven Vath

Sven Väth

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Mr. C

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Darren Emerson

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Layo & Bushwacka!

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DJ Sneak

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Jim Masters

Trevor Rockcliffe

The End's Drum & Bass Arena

Reprazent

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Fabio

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Grooverider

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Andy C.

Ed Rush

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Optical

DJ Hype

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Razor

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Zinc

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Pascall

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Randall

-Places:United Kingdom*Randall Carr, stream in Derbyshire, EnglandUnited States:*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California*Randall House , numerous locations*Randall, Indiana*Randall, Iowa*Randall, Kansas*Randall, Minnesota...

MCs Fats, Dynamite

Dynamite

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, Moose & Rage

Back2Basics/Deep South/Highrise Arena

Romanthony

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Danny Rampling

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Jon Carter

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Justin Robertson

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Junior Sanchez

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Steve Lawler

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Ralph Lawson

Adam Freeland

Jacques Lu Cont

Rebel Crew (Scott & Robbie Hardkiss)

Tayo

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Jenga Heads

James Holroyd

Ministry House Party

Darren Emerson

Nick Warren

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Danny Howells

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Lottie

Gareth Cooke

Yousef

Future Shock

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Bent

Bent (band)

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Barry Ashworth

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Ericsson MYH Arena

Robert Owens

Robert Owens (musician)

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Juan Atkins

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Kevin Saunderson

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Sister Bliss

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Groove Amada (DJ set)

L.E. Bass

Evil Eddie Richards

Dave Mothersole

T Joy

Richard Grey

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J Jeff

DJ Vee

Bud Ice Bus

Richard Fearless

Norman Jay

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Jon Carter

Bob Jones & Justin Robertson

Justin Robertson

Tim Carbutt (Utah Saints)

Jools Butterfield

J. Swinscoe & Tom Chant

Robin Lurie (percussion)

Bacardi B-Bar

Gilles Peterson

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Faze Action

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Patrick Forge

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Ross Allen

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Stuart Patterson

Radio 1 Outdoor Sound Stage

Judge Jules

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Danny Rampling

Seb Fontaine

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Dave Pearce

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Daniel Bailey

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2005 festival

Officially called "We Love Homelands" it took place on 28 May 2005 from 1pm to 5am. Headliners included The Streets

The Streets

The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...

, Beck

Beck

Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...

, Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva

Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

, Mylo

Mylo

Myles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...

, The Bravery

The Bravery

The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...

, Audio Bullys

Audio Bullys

Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....

, Babyshambles

Babyshambles

Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...

, John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

and Dimitri from Paris

Dimitri from Paris

Dimitri from Paris is a French music producer and DJ of Greek origins. His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary house music, as well as original soundtracks from 50s and 60s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce Vita and The Party,...

External links

2005 line up

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