The Gum Ball
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The Gum Ball 2025 Line-up Additions
As they gear up to the stage the 20th edition in April, The Gum Ball organisers have added more talent to an already juicy 2025 bill.
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The Gum Ball 2025 Line-up
A wholesome, family-run affair, The Gum Ball continues to be one of Australia's independent music festival success stories.
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Claire Anne Taylor Is Infused With The Spirit Of Tasmania
There is something magical about the wilds of Tasmania. Some of that magic has been picked up by Claire Anne Taylor, who was born into her father's hands in the family barn
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5 Favourite Australian Songwriters Shared By Joe Mungovan
In the two years that have passed since the release of Joe Mungovan's debut album 'A Flower In The Weeds', the South Coast performer has been touring consistently around
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The Gum Ball 2024 Line-up
A cultural escape from the daily grind of everyday life, The Gum Ball's 2024 offering features 36 artists – both emerging and established – who are headed to Hunter Valley's
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The Gum Ball 2024 Line-up
A staple of Hunter Valley's events calendar, the locally cherished cultural escape that is The Gum Ball is back for its 19th instalment in 2024.
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Get To Know: 4 Drinks With Dande And The Lion
A song focused on the chemical reaction that occurs when meeting someone new, Dande and The Lion's latest release is the buzzy-pop indie rocker 'Children Of The
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The Sheepdogs Are Letting The Magic Happen As They Return To Australia
What do you get when you combine slick blues-rock guitar tunes, enough '70s hair to make a rug, and teen-guy humour? Well, that would be The Sheepdogs of
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Cable Ties Are Grateful To Encounter 'Chance Moments' On Tour Once Again
As a musician, you know it's been too long since you've been on tour when you're packing your toiletries and have to scrap out the grime from your toothbrush holder – just as
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The Sheepdogs 2023 Australia Tour
Only 11 years since they last toured Australia, veteran Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs are returning down under this autumn.
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The Gum Ball 2023 Line-up
Update - 9 December, 2022: The Gum Ball have added more artists to their 2023 line-up with Something For Kate frontman Paul Dempsey bringing his solo show to the Hunter... -
Mudhoney 2023 Australia Tour
American grunge icons, Mudhoney are returning to Australia for a national tour in 2023.
Almost a decade since the seminal Seattle band ('Touch Me I'm Sick',... -
Mia Dyson Rolls Back To Australia Including An Appearance At Blues On Broadbeach
Ever since October 2020, Australian blues rocker Mia Dyson has been trying to return home and tour.
Originally from regional Victoria, Mia has based herself in Los... -
Tori Forsyth Continues To Expand Her Sonic Palette With New Album 'Provlépseis' Due Very Soon
Likened to artists like Lana Del Ray and Angel Olsen, emerging Australian alternative country, indie artist Tori Forsyth continues to expand her own sonic territory as she
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The Gum Ball 2021 Line-up
Hunter Valley's The Gum Ball returns in 2021 for three days of musical discovery 16-18 April.
With a strong focus on community and family, The Gum Ball has... -
Hunter Valley’s The Gum Ball Festival Moves To October Long Weekend
The Gum Ball and sister event Dashville Skyline come together for a one-off 'super duper double down mega feast' nicknamed Sky Ball in October.
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The Beautiful Girls: The (Almost) Death Of Mat McHugh
In his own words, Mat McHugh of The Beautiful Girls is happy to not be dead.
And so he should, having survived a tour that involved a traffic accident that... -
Dyson Stringer Cloher Are WOMAD About You
It's only taken six years, but the trio of Dyson Stringer Cloher have finally found time to write and record their debut album of original material.
In 2013, Mia... -
The Beautiful Girls And More Acts Added To The Gum Ball 2020 Line-up
After the pre-Christmas cheer of their first line-up drop that included The Church, Dyson Stringer Cloher, Frazey Ford and Cash Savage & The Lost Drinks, The Gum Ball
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The Soul Movers Are Entertaining Kids And Drunk Adults Alike
Put a dynamic, soul-loving frontwoman like Lizzie Mack together with a beloved children's entertainer like Murray Cook and you get irrepressible groove train, The Soul
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