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Homebake 2013 cancelled

Poor ticket sales and a fan backlash over the event changing its venue and format have led to the festival's cancellation.

23 Oct 2013 12:00

Richard Watts

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Performing Arts

Homebake 2013, featuring such popular Australian bands as Architecture in Helsinki, Birds of Tokyo and The Cat Empire, was due to be held over 6-8 December, on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, after difficulties occurred with the original venue, Sydney’s Domain.

The relocation meant that the one day festival was expanded to three days, a move which angered the event’s fans.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts