Before the 10th annual Gum Ball hits the exquisite bush of Belford in the Hunter Valley, the festival has released its program as well as made three exciting new additions to the impressively diverse program.
The exciting new additions include Australian grunge rock icon Adalita, famed surf film producer Andrew Kidman and his ethereal band The Windy Hills, as well as spectacular local troubadours The Lairs.
The three acts will join bands such as King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Jinja Safari and Adrian Edmondson on the Friday evening, whilst the Saturday program will see a packed day of genre -hopping with the Hoodoo Gurus performing around 10pm before an all star band led by Nicky Bomba enters stage left to close out the festival in a massive 10 year celebration.
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Within seconds of Ignition’s lacerating opening riff, you know what you’re in for. Behind Waleed Aly’s slamming guitars (RN Drive, The Project), and Jeff Wortman’s (Peanut Gallery, Triple M) vocals, a siren wails and a spoken voice warns us that desperate people do desperate things. Soon the rhythm section arrives and we’re off: the track is surging and the stakes are high.
Soundworks Touring & KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present the genre-breaking instrumental pyrotechnics of the incredible 2CELLOS live in Australia.
It’s a gorgeous Thursday evening in the Queensland capital, the smell of the rain still hanging in the crisp air after an earlier downpour. Following a brisk walk to the Tempo, we are met with a killer blast of noise: that’s Hope Drone, eagerly conforming to their moniker by dousing the venue with bucketfuls of post-black metal (yep – everything is “post” these days) and death growls. It’s not all Cookie Monster-esque bluster, though – the quartet aren’t shy on melody and have their cleans and atmospherics down pat.
Melbourne 5 piece Playwrite create a wild, haunting wall of sound and energy. For years Playwrite have captivated audiences with their vibrant live performance. Through pounding drums, samples and swirling guitars come soaring lyrics and chants and an infectious live performance that is, at times, both electric and poignant.