The Gum Ball has announced dates for 2014, marking its 10th year as an independent boutique music and arts festival. The event is set to take place again at the pristine country venue ‘Dashville’, in Lower Belford, held over two nights; Friday 11th and Saturday 12th April 2014. Slightly earlier on the calendar this year, the two night event will be held on the first weekend of the April school holidays. A move that organisers hope will better suit families looking to get away over the break before Easter kicks in.
Organiser Matt Johnston feels a mixture of joy and relief at having made 10 years in the highly competitive Australian festival market. “It’s been a rollercoaster of passion, fatigue, joy and hindsight. In the end though, the reason we keep putting The Gum Ball on is for the people that come to the festival and make it what it is”. Johnston attributes the unique atmosphere and family-friendly nature of The Gum Ball as the reason it has sustained a growing popularity over the years. “People have become ‘festival experts’- they go to so many events they begin to realise what they want in their down time. In our experience people are seeking comfort, serenity and uncomplicated set ups to help them enjoy good music making for good times”. The line-up for The Gum Ball 2014 is tipped to be a big one, themed as a celebration of the best of the last 10 years with some fresh long awaited inclusions. Expect a line up announcement mid-December. Over 200 acts have graced The Gum Ball stage, previous years have included: Turin Brakes, Mia Dyson, Regurgitator, Tumbleweed, Redgum, The Beards, Jinja Safari, Saskwatch, Katalyst, The Bamboos, Eugene Bridges, Jordie Lane, Kora, Ash Grunwald, Mat McHugh (The Beautiful Girls) to name but a few.
For a short retrospective of the 2013 event, take a look at this video For a small selection of high res images please visit our Dropbox link here “A positive extravaganza of natural world inhabited by the beauty of musical talent, friendly guests, and welcoming owners of the striking property … unmatched by anything I have come across.”- Amy Freshwater, Life Music Media. “…one of the last remaining simple, uncorrupted festivals”. – Iain McKelvey, Vulture Mag. “A dickload of fun … With a relaxed and open atmosphere, the festival stands true as one of the last bastions of the real festival scene.” Baz Ruddick, BMA Magazine.
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