Please welcome our first portion of artists for 2019!
Add a bit of this, and then a little bit of that, bit more of that, pinch of that, next thing you know you've got yourself a bangin' good time... !
Stay tuned for the full announce in late January 2019!
BATTS
We’re pleased to welcome to the Dashville arena BATTS, the project of Melbourne-based musician and space enthusiast Tanya Batt. Her gentle blend of dream-pop, folk and rock is sure to […]
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Allensworth (USA)
Jamie Allensworth grew up in Garden Grove, CA but spent a lot of his childhood with his grandmother in Potrero Hill, San Fransisco. It was there, on the corner of Missouri […]
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dave
Newie punk rock upstarts dave have been winning hearts and minds with their raucous live shows and dangerously catchy hooks. The trio recently travelled to America to lay down a […]
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Augie March
In 2019 we tick off yet another bucket list band. Evergreen folk weavers Augie March will make their debut in the Dashville arena this April. The band, led by the […]
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Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band
A towering tick on the bucket list, the mighty Tex Perkins is making his way to Dashville. And he’s bringing one of our good mates, Matt Walker, and their new swampy blues […]
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Sampa the Great
A live performer of mesmerising spiritual power, African-born Sampa The Great is a poet and singer-songwriter who inspires through music, poetry and visual art. She captures you with her thought provoking words, yet keeps […]
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Magic Dirt
The news of Magic Dirt’s long-awaited reemergence was music to the ears of Dashville’s team. Having had the honour of hosting the band’s incredible frontwoman, Adalita, at The Gum Ball […]
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Mojo Juju
With great pride we announce the return of Mojo Juju to Dashville’s hallowed grounds. Mojo was last at Belford many moons ago for an utterly mesmerising performance at PigSty in […]
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Philadelphia Grand Jury
“The Philly Jays” are back, baby, and they’re heading to Dashville. Philadelphia Grand Jury have been in the studio working on the follow-up to 2015’s pop-rock scorcher Summer of Doom. […]
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Tamam Shud
Australia’s great innovators of psychedelic surf rock, Tamam Shud formed in Newcastle in 1964 and went to become part of the rich tapestry of this country’s musical history. Over half […]
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Los Kung-Fu Monkeys (MEX)
A little Mexican ska, anyone? Los Kung Fu Monkeys are a ska punk band based out of México, Canada and the US. Formed in Tijuana in 1997 when brothers Tarek and Hassan […]
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The Hauntingly Beautiful Mousemoon
There was a glorious time in the Hunter Valley music scene in which the Morrow Park family of musicians conquered the live music scene – a Newcastle-based fraternity that included the […]
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Van Duren (USA)
Born out of the ashes of Big Star, arguably the greatest cult band of all time, Memphis local Van Duren joined forces with ex-members Chris Bell and Jody Stephens to […]
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Nick Barker & The Heartache State
Nick Barker and his band the Reptiles may have sprung into the nation’s consciousness in 1989 with their hit cover of Cockney Rebel’s ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See […]
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The Regime
Sydney’s inner west groove machine The Regime is swiftly becoming the must-see live band on the music scene, a whopping 12-piece powerhouse of soulful hip hop and funk. Expect some […]
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Battlesnake
Battlesnake are a rock Hydra of chugging riffs, soaring harmonies, virtuosic soloing and wailing vocals, telling tales of wizards, dragons and kings of old. Forged deep in the fiery pits of the […]
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Midnight Tea Party
You won’t be able to stay still when Sydney dub-jazz-rock fusion band Midnight Tea Party take to the Gum Ball stage. Featuring hypnotic, Balkans-inspired melodies, their music is custom-made feel-good, […]
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William John Jr.
William John Jr. first visited Dashville for 2016’s Skyline. Since then he’s been chipping away at a self-titled debut record (out December 14, Santa) and it’s an expansive, psychedelic rock […]
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