Today Team Dashville is stoked to finally be able to share with you a little baby of ours. It’s the full program for our biggest, most beloved event, The Gum Ball, which goes down in under three weeks time.
If you’re familiar with The Gum Ball, then you’d be aware of the energy we strive to create through this festival. If you’re new to the festival, congratulations on a decision well made, you’re in for a real treat! If you’re unable to make it, we apologise for adding salt to the wound.
In 2022, with three full days of activity, supported by some helpful government funding for our ‘House of Big Dreams’ Kids Program and Young Gums Youth Mentorship program, it feels like our biggest Gum Ball program in its 18 year history. It’s all laid out below, so you be the judge.
Also heads up, we’ve added the option for Thursday night entry and for anyone who can only make a day or so, we’re trialing a new option to allow for single day entry.
As we get stuck into the next few weeks of festival prep, we encourage and appreciate everyone who shares the Gum Ball love amongst friends and trusted cohorts. It really is the best mode of travel.
Thank you! Have a great rest of week and we seriously can’t wait to see you in a few weeks time.
much love,
Team Dashville x
P.S Yes the silent disco is happening Friday and Saturday nights! We just realised we didn’t put it anywhere on the info.
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Always a journey of discovery and intrigue, the highly revered boutique cultural festival, The Gum Ball, returns for three days of discovery over the last weekend of the April school holidays, 22-24th April 2022.
Today the festival announces a swag of more acts to the already impressive line-up.
THE GUM BALL
DASHVILLE, HUNTER VALLEY
22-24th April 2022
BAD//DREEMS + SKUNKHOUR + MIA DYSON + HORRORSHOW + DIDIRRI
WILLIAM BARTON + KIM SALMON’S SMOKED SALMON
ED KUEPPER WITH JIM WHITE + ENDLESS BOOGIE (USA)
BLACK ROCK BAND + CLAIRE ANNE TAYLOR + WOLF & CUB
HOWLIN RAIN (USA) + BEN SALTER + CARLA GENEVE
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND + ISOBEL KNIGHT & HER BAND
HOT POTATO BAND + SWEDISH MAGAZINES + BABY VELVET
JOHNSTON CITY + VAUDEVILLE SMASH + BANANAGUN + JAZZ PARTY
BOBBY ALU + POLLYMAN + THE BOTTLERS + RUBY GILL + FOOLS
VAN WALKER & THE FERRITERS + BONES & JONES + HORSE DRAWN CADILLAC
AUTUMN HEARTS + TURPENTINE BABYCINO + PEACH FUR + YABOK + YOUNG GUMS
Performers announced today include indigenous virtuoso composer William Barton, dark and brooding New York rockers Endless Boogie & Californian topographic meditators, Howlin Rain. There’s a Thrashville refugee in Australian garage punk royalty, Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon, and the slick WA high octane rock n roll of The Southern River Band. Joining us also is arguably Australia’s greatest singer songwriter Ben Salter, and making their way down from West Arnhem land is the Black Rock Band and Yabok, plus captivating Perth singer songwriter Carla Geneve. The homeground anthemic rock of Johnston City returns, along with other local acts Turpentine Babycino and Autumn Hearts. And it wouldn’t be The Gum Ball without the Dashville Progress Society to add to the mix.
Held amongst idyllic bushland of the Hunter Valley, in the heart of Wonnarua country, The Gum Ball is the grandest event on Dashville’s calendar and in 2022 it will run for three days and nights, with the Anzac Day public holiday on the Monday.
The family friendly cultural jamboree will celebrate a 17th birthday in 2022 and the hard working team at Dashville are stoked to be finally getting back into business and are ready to deliver this cherished cultural escape with a positive return to days of old.
In 2022, the festival continues to connect community and culture, with distinct homage to the traditional owners of the land, the Wonnarua, featured through a one-off artwork by local Indigenous artist Debbie Becker.
The festival also hosts the Young Gums Youth Mentorship Project. A five-day mentorship project for budding young teenagers. The House Of Big Dreams is a huge kids festival program which will be announced shortly when all playing times are released.
The Gum Ball brings a selection of the best musical acts from around Australia and showcases them in an intimate setting one by one, alongside comedy, pro skateboarding, markets, workshops, camping and more.
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22 December 2021
One of Australia’s most cherished musical escapes, The Gum Ball, returns to its long weekend roots in 2022 for three days of discovery over the school holidays, 22-24th April 2022.
THE GUM BALL
DASHVILLE, HUNTER VALLEY
22-24th April 2022
BAD//DREEMS + SKUNKHOUR + MIA DYSON + HORRORSHOW + DIDIRRI
ED KUEPPER & JIM WHITE + CLAIRE ANNE TAYLOR + WOLF & CUB
ISOBEL KNIGHT & HER BAND + HOT POTATO BAND+ SWEDISH MAGAZINES
BABY VELVET + VAUDEVILLE SMASH + BANANAGUN + JAZZ PARTY
BOBBY ALU + POLLYMAN + THE BOTTLERS + RUBY GILL + FOOLS
VAN WALKER & THE FERRITERS + BONES & JONES
HORSE DRAWN CADILLAC + PEACH FUR…
WITH MORE TO COME
Held amongst idyllic bushland of the Hunter Valley, in the heart of Wonnarua country, The Gum Ball is the grandest event on Dashville’s calendar. In 2022 the family friendly cultural jamboree will celebrate a 17th birthday and the hard working team at Dashville are eager to get back to business, counteract the community’s disruption and deliver a much needed cultural escape with a positive return to days of old.
The festival continues to connect community and culture, with distinct homage to the traditional owners of the land, the Wonnarua, featured through a one-off artwork by local Indigenous artist Debbie Becker.
At the previous festival in 2021, Festivals Australia project funding assisted in the creation of the Young Gums Youth Mentorship Project. This five-day mentorship project was a huge success in its pilot year and organisers await eagerly the determination of their funding application for the project in 2022.
The Gum Ball brings a selection of the best musical acts from around Australia and showcases them in an intimate setting one by one, alongside comedy, pro skateboarding, markets, workshops, camping and more.