Friday 27th April 2018

12.00PM CAMPGROUND OPEN 5.50pm Thunder Fox

2.00PM - KIDS CHILL SPACE 6.40pm Terra Lightfoot (CA)
5.30PM @ The House of Big Dreams
7.30pm New Venusians
3.00pm Welcome To Country
8.20pm The Squirts (CA)
3.20pm Lachlan X Morris
l l i ng Fast!
4.10pm Letters To Lions
9.05pm The Cribs (UK)
TickectksweS e test update
10.05pm The Bamboos
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5.00pm Nicholas Connors
11.05pm Butterfingers
5.15PM - DAUGHTERS OF THE RUM REBELLION

Plus all this!

5.35PM (Porch) 12.00 AM -
3.00AM SILENT DISCO

Saturday 28th April 2018 Live Comedy Theatre

8.00AM CAMPGROUND/ARENA OPEN 2.00PM SARA TWISTER (PORCH)

8.00AM FREE INTERMEDIATE YOGA CLASS

(FRONT ARENA LAWN)
2.20pm The Resignators Pro Skateboarding
8.15am Dave Wells 2.45PM DUKE DREAMER (PORCH) demos
FREE BEGINNERS YOGA CLASS
9.00AM
(FRONT ARENA LAWN)
3.10PM Hat Fitz & Cara
9.30am Hana & Jessie-Lee 4.00PM MR GORSKI (PORCH) House of Big
10.00AM - KIDS CHILL SPACE 4.00PM The Creepshow (CA)
Dreams - kids Creche
5.30PM @ The House of Big Dreams
Fri/Sat nights 6-10pm
10.00AM - CIRCUS WORKS 4.45PM SARA TWISTER (PORCH) bookings essential
6.00PM
Lennie Tranter & 5.00PM Screamfeeder
10.30am
The Bagism Revelation
5.50pm Dave Graney & The Coral Snakes
Live Visual Art Creation
11.00AM KIDS BELLY BANCING (PORCH)
5.30PM DUKE DREAMER (PORCH)
11.15am Coda Chroma Free Puppet-Making Workshops
6.40pm Dashville Progress Society
11.30AM ADULTS BELLY BANCING (PORCH) Saturday at 11am and 2pm
7.30PM OP-SHOP BOP Bookings must be made @
11.55am Ben Salter Squeaking Tribe stall - places are limited
7.45pm Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire (CA)
12.00PM REPTILE SHOW (PORCH)
8.45pm Rocket Science
12.40pm V Tribe The Bird Bath
9.45pm The Aints!
1.00PM HANG ME OUT TO DRY (SIDE OF PORCH) Boutique bar open 'til midnight
1.15PM MR GORSKI (PORCH) 11.00pm REMI each night.
12.00 AM - SILENT DISCO
1.30pm Wanderers 3.00 AM

Sunday 29th April 2018

8.00AM GIVE IT A YOGA (FRONT LAWN) 10.00am Magpie Diaries
8.00AM - BLACK DOG BIG WHOPPIN’
CIRCUS WORKS 10.45AM RAFFLE DRAWN
12.00PM
9.00am Ruby Gilbert 11.00am Baghead

9.00AM MEET & GREET - HAMISH THE LLAMA 12.00PM FESTIVAL CLOSE
SUNDAY WIND DOWN FROM 2PM

SUPPORTING PROUDLY
PARTNERS SUPPORTING
 The beautiful thing about The Gum Ball is it’s real easy. We’ve made it that way, and with your help we’ll endeavour to keep it that way.
Please read through the following points of interest, designed to help you plan ahead for potentially the best weekend you’ll have all year.

CAMPING ONSITE WHAT WE’VE GOT COVERED

The gates to the campground open at midday on Friday, April 27. It’s first come first • The Bird Bath - licensed bar
served, but there's plenty of good spots, so don’t stress. We’ll do our best to help • Great food options
groups camp together but ideally you need to arrive together if you want to camp in the • Lots of seating, shade/covered areas, chill-out areas
same spot. You’re welcome to bring whatever camping set up you feel appropriate but we • House Of Big Dreams - evening child minding service
ask kindly to avoid taking up unnecessary space. Our camping crew will be on hand to (pre-booking essential)
assist with establishing your camp spot. Please ensure any gas cylinders are in date. • Art & craft workshops
Strictly no fires in campground. We’ll have warm fires in the arena should the weather • Market stalls
require it. • Onsite ATM
• Merchandise tent for festival and all artists
• Toilets, showers
UNDER 18 SUPERVISION • Lots of laid back fun entertainment

Please ensure that all persons under the age of 18 have a guardian for the festival. It is
a strict requirement that all under 18s be signed in on entry and generally accompanied THE BLACK DOG BIG WHOPPIN’ RAFFLE
for the festival’s duration. Any person caught supplying alcohol to a minor will be
referred to police and asked to leave the festival. We will again be running the mighty Black Dog raffle in aid of mental health. THIS YEAR
THE MAJOR PRIZE WILL a very special Dashville "DREAM PASS” - ANNUAL FESTIVALS Pass for
one lucky winner. The Black Dog Institute will be hanging out, so drop on by, grab a ticket
LEAVING, COMING BACK? and have a chat. It’s all about winning cool shit whilst supporting a worthwhile cause
through raising funds and awareness. Thank you in advance for your support. The comp
You can come and go from Dashville as long as you obtain a leave pass from security on will be drawn on Sunday morning, so stick around.
your way out. If you return without a leave pass, you will not be able to come back in. A
free-to-use breathalyser will be available for those who would like to use it. See
security at the front gate. THE GOLDEN RULES
Please take note of the following rules:
WHAT TO BRING • NO GLASS anywhere
• NO PETS regardless of size
You could rock up with nothing and Gum Ball would have you covered. But if you’ve got to • NO DIPSHITS OR DIPSHIT-ISH BEHAVIOUR
bring gear, pack a good torch and warm clothing for the nights. Please do not bring • NO LOUD MUSIC IN CAMPGROUND
anything in glass. Remember that gazebos, shit tents and broken • NO EXCESSIVE NOISE AFTER MIDNIGHT, the silent disco has you covered for this.
camping chairs all must go home with you. We're not a tip. • NO CAMP FIRES PERMITTED - they’ll be in the arena as required.

• UNDER AGE 18 – persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult (+25) at
all times during the festival.
• ID must be provided to verify age for both guardian and minor on entry to the festival.
• UPON ENTRY - All vehicles will be subject to a search. No GLASS or illegal items
To get to Dashville, turn onto permitted into festival. We obviously allow BYO food and alcohol, please respect this
Kirkton Road from the Hunter ability by keeping your camp area clean during the festival and before departure.
Expressway/ New England • GAS BOTTLES – must be in service date.
MAITLAND Highway just past Branxton. • Please respect our family property and do not litter, this includes cigarette butts and
can pull tops.
Address:
103 Kirkton Rd,
Lower Belford. HELP US LIMIT WASTE
Newcastle Every year The Gum Ball team works on limiting our non-recyclable waste and we ask
that you please help us in this aim. This year we will not be selling single-use plastic
water bottles, but will be providing drinking water. So please bring a reusable drink
bottle for refills throughout the festival. We also encourage you to bring a keep-cup
Sydney for your morning coffee. Glass is strictly forbidden on-site, including wine and cham-
2hrs pagne bottles. We have food trucks on-site but if you need to bring food to your campsite,
please bring it in re-usable containers, ie Tupperware.

MORE INFO: www.thegumball.com.au