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Camp A Low Hum returns to Wellington after a decade-long break. In 2010 the festival was at Flock House in the Manawatū (File photo)
A music festival that doesn’t announce the acts that are playing but still attracts a devoted following is returning to Wellington after a decade-long hiatus.
Camp A Low Hum is set to make a comeback in February 2024 to the Wainuiomata campground, Camp Wainui, that was one of its homes of the festival 2007-2014.
The festival was founded by event manager and photographer Ian Jorgensen in 2007 and featured a diverse range of music from indie to metal. It was canned in 2014.
It is expected to once again bring an eclectic mix of genres, with the festival website saying “There are no restrictions on genre – from the bubbliest pop to the most sombre drone to the darkest metal.”
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The festival, which regularly had 1500 people attend the annual gathering, has already had more than a thousand people show their interest in attending on its Facebook event page.
Jorgensen, founder of the festival and former owner of the much-loved Wellington music venue Puppies, declined to comment on the return of Camp A Low Hum.
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Celeste Potter, vocalist/guitarist for Melbourne band “Ouch My Face” entertains the crowd at 2010’s Camp A Low Hum at Flock House in Manawatu. (File photo)
While there will be no official lineup, the festival’s website says it will include 150 live performances across 10 stages or “environments”.
Despite the nostalgic return of the event, a “vast majority” of these bands will be new to the camp.
There will be no separation of artists and attendees, with backstage and VIP areas out of the question.
Attendees will be able to camp at the ground in their own tents, while there will also be options for hired tents equipped with bedding and lighting.
The camp will also include a “Renegade Room” where just about anybody can set up an impromptu concert with their own instruments.
Tickets go on sale on April 15, find out more at the Camp A Low Hum website.
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Camp A Low Hum will return to Camp Wainui in February 2024.
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