History - The Middle Years  

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, Screamfeeder, Not From There, Custard, Eskimo Joe, the Mavis's, Even, Primary, Endorphin, Ratcat, Karma County, Frontside, Sidewinder and Triple J "Get Baked" winner, Vapourware.

  History - End of the Century  

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.

  History - Homebake 2000  

Saturday December the 9th 2000 at The Domain was our biggest Homebake ever! 41 bands graced our 4 stages, including our new Hopetoun Stage: The Living End, Frenzal Rhomb, Resin Dogs, Regurgitator, Sonic Animation, Alex Lloyd, Spiderbait, Pnau, Something for Kate, Sick Puppies, Friendly, Jebediah, Bodyjar, Testeagles, Machine Gun Fellatio, 78 Saab, Full Fathom Five, Not From There, Endorphin, On inc, Sunk Loto, Tumbleweed, Art of Fighting, Rocket Science, Skulker, Nokturnl, H Block 101, Magic Dirt, Bexta, Pound System, Screamfeeder, Gersey, Soma Rasa, Superheist, The Anyones, John Butler Trio, Augie March, Abel Waikiki, Pocket, and Wicked Beat Sound System. For more info, photos and features on the bands check out last year's site here!