Dashville Skyline Warm Up Show Fillmores Kiama

                                           DASHVILLE SKYLINE

                                        ANNOUNCES SERIES OF WARM UP SHOWS 

It’s going to be one helluva show when Australia’s very own Cosmic Country Weekender, Dashville Skyline, celebrates its 10th anniversary this October Long Weekend (NSW) 2024.

The festival which prides itself on celebrating the art of songwriting, features over 40 acts across the long weekend and is a popular destination for many folk, country and roots music enthusiasts from around the country, who enjoy camping it up at the popular Hunter valley bush venue.

And it would seem the live music mecca can’t come quick enough, with today’s announcement of a series of exclusive Dashville Skyline Warm Up shows happening across certain parts of regional NSW throughout August in the lead up to the festival.

The Dashville tour bus will be running hot, heading to towns such as Denman, Dubbo, Kiama, Bathurst, Port Kembla and Telegraph Point, featuring a number of acts performing on the bill, including Magpie Diaries, Piper Butcher, CJ Stranger, Dank Hank, Kingsley James and Andy Abra.

The Dashville family are eager to get out amongst the communities to spread the good word on Dashville and its legendary festival of timeless cosmic country goodness and we hope to see you along at one of the shows.

The full list of shows is as follows

16th August – The Servo, Port Kembla TIX

17th August – Finding Fillmores, Kiama

18th August – Union Hotel, Newtown

23rd August – Royal Hotel, Denman

24th August – Old Bank Hotel, Dubbo

25th August – The Victoria Hotel, Bathurst

31st August – Old Butter Factory, Telegraph Point

The small music loving team at Dashville are no slouches, eloquently and independently showcasing some of the best in Australian alternative folk and country music over the past decade. Always doing things in their own special way, offering up a magical space to enjoy well-considered festival programs, full to the brim with heart and soul performances from across the country and the world, and this year is no exception!

The full list of acts performing at Dashville Skyline 2024 includes:

Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks | Hurray For The Riff Raff (US) | Shane Howard & Band | Ella Hooper | Emma Donovan | Kingswood | William Crighton | Uncle Lucius (US) | Emily Barker | Rose City Band (US) | Grace Petrie (UK) | 19-Twenty | Andy Golledge | James Ellis & The Jealous Guys | The Counterfeit | Freya Josephine Hollick | Dana Gehrman | Jeb Cardwell & The Dream Deal | Watty Thompson | Magpie Diaries | David M. Western | Leroy Macqueen | Good Corn Liquor | Buck N Stuff (US) | Camille Trail | Dank Hank & The Hot Ones | Small Town Romance | Piper Butcher | Kingsley James | Grand Pricks | Field Of Crows | Hunter Valley Ramblers | Andy Abra & The Big River Band | Dashville Progress Society | Plus two acts as part of MusicNSW ‘Golden Highway’ Tour

Held over the October Long weekend, Friday 4th October,  Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2024, on the hallowed ‘island in the stream’, Dashville, in Wonnarua Country, Hunter Valley, NSW the festival offers a weekend musical camping experience akin to no other.

This is more than a country music festival. Dashville Skyline is a well-orchestrated musical feast which casually meanders its way across a vast open country landscape, with a sky above full of stars and songs and every step below another rabbit hole. 

 The family friendly camping festival is a favourite for those who like their music a bit more laid back, perhaps a bit of cool oozed over their country, or feel in their folk. The popular festival is chock a block full of amazing live shows from hand-picked artists from around Australia and the world, with a myriad of artistic collaborations, family activities and laid back old-school country-inspired fun.

A favourite for music purists out there and for anyone looking to discover their next favourite band. A favourite for young families looking to get back into an easy camping festival adventure.

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A celebration of alternative country music and the surrounding roots culture in its varied forms, the festival gives music lovers the option to purchase single day tickets, or full event three-day passes. 

The ultra-chilled countrified camping festival will host over 40 live performances across three stages. Savor mouth-watering American-inspired food and bevvies, trawl the boutique vintage market stalls, visit the music history exhibit, join the animal petting zoo, partake in a guitar-and-car show and shine. These are just a few of the things this great family orientated, long weekend festival offers.  

Held at the same location as The Gum Ball, Dashville Skyline is a popular alternative to its predecessor, providing an amazing experience for alt-country music lovers and those who like to partake in an ultimate weekend escape, full of laid-back music and family fun.

ABOUT DASHVILLE SKYLINE

The festival’s name derives from that of Bob Dylan’s 1968 release Nashville Skyline, which lends an impression of the vibe of this festival. It’s a celebration of alternative country, its birth in America during the ‘60s-‘70s, the culture that surrounds the music and the evolution that continues to inspire modern-day songwriters.

One of the main spectacles of the festival is the immensely popular Sunset Super Round. On Saturday at nightfall, artists on the bill merge around the main stage in spontaneous collaboration, to pay homage to their favourite songs of the “golden era”. 

Tickets for Dashville Skyline 2024 are on sale now at the Dashville Store.