More acclaimed acts added to
THE GUM BALL 2018
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The grandest event on the Dashville calendar is by far The Gum Ball Music & Arts Festival.
With an impressive array of national and international acts already announced in the first round line-up, the Hunter Valley’s hidden gem is pleased to reveal the complete bill for the 13th year of the boutique annual music festival.
The second round of artists includes:
The Bamboos
The Cribs (UK)
Rocket Science
Ben Salter
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire (Ca)
The Resignators
Thunder Fox
V Tribe
Letters to Lions
Baghead
Hana& Jessie-Lee
Dave Wells
Nicholas Connors
Lennie Tranter & The Bagism Revelation
Dashville Progress Society
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The Gum Ball is an all-age camping, music and arts festival, featuring around 30 live performances over three days, an array of amazing gourmet food and market stalls, licensed bar precinct, popular late night silent disco, a night-time kids crèche, various workshops and activities, roaming performers, morning yoga, pro skater demos and live artworks.
The Gum Ball 2018 is on Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29, 2018.
Early Bird tickets sold out in record time for 2018. Standard tickets and discount bundles are now selling and available via the website.
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The complete line up for 2018.
REMI // The Bamboos // The Cribs (UK)
The Aints (Play the Saints, ’73 to ’78)
Butterfingers // Rocket Science // The Creepshow (CA)
Dave Graney ’n’ the Coral Snakes // Ben Salter
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire (CA) // Screamfeeder // Hat Fitz and Cara
Letters To Lions // The Resignators // New Venusians
V Tribe // Baghead // Wanderers // Terra Lightfoot (CA)
Nicholas Connors // Thunder Fox // Coda Chroma
Dave Wells // Lachlan X. Morris // Hana & Jessie-Lee
Lennie Tranter & The Bagism Revelation // Dashville Progress Society
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ARTIST SHORTS
Heading for Dashville is Australia’s premier soul funk outfit, The Bamboos, who have taken their smooth grooves right around the world. Featuring band leader Lance Ferguson and vocalist extraordinaire Kylie Auldist, and fresh from support slots with Robbie Williams, the eight-piece band from Melbourne should be set to have Gum Ball their feet.
Bringing a touch of Brit-rock swagger will be indie legends The Cribs, who will kick off their first Australian tour in five years with a headline slot at The Gum Ball. The Wakefield three-piece, featuring brothers Ross, Gary and Ryan Jarman, just dropped studio record number seven, 24-7 Rock Star Shit. It’s a return to their rawest rock days and is produced by the legendary Steve Albini.
One of Australia’s great live bands, Rocket Science, have recently made a triumphant return to the live arena. A legendary band of the naughties, Dashville is very pleased to have coaxed them back to the Hunter for a special performance for Gum Ball this year. With their organ-soaked take on garage psychedelia, and renowned livewire performances from front man Roman Tucker, Rocket Science are a very welcome placement this year.
An exciting addition to the bill is French-Canadian psych-rock band Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire (translates as The Hosts of Humour), an award-winning Canadian act, with an energetic and enigmatic front man, who are very excited to be making their first ever journey “Down Under”.
Other acts include arguably one of Australia’s best singer-songwriters, Ben Salter, Melbourne punk-ska outfit The Resignators, beloved 10-piece reggae outfit V Tribe, Sydney indie-rockers Letters to Lions, Adelaide alt-country duo Hana & Jessie-Lee, six-piece soul funksters Thunder Fox,and stand-up locals Nicholas Connors, Lennie Tranter, Dave Wells, Baghead and, lastly, the formidable force of super group Dashville Progress Society.
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