Canberra’s favourite punk festival – Dansonfest – returns to The Baso on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country on Saturday, April 26, 2025 and is excited to announce two blockbuster headliners from Naarm/Melbourne: Bodyjar and Press Club.
Bodyjar have kept their Canberra fans hungry for a live show since 2019 and this time, the Australian punk rock icons will add tracks from their New Rituals album to a setlist already studded with classics like One In A Million and Not The Same.
Press Club – led by powerhouse lead singer, Natalie Foster – have a massive year ahead with the release of their forthcoming album, To All The Ones That I Love in May and a European tour. Both bands will help honour Nicholas “Nicky” Sofer-Schreiber, aka The Ginger Ninja, the local punk rock legend for whom Dansonfest was set up to memorialise in 2014.
After a hiatus of several years, Dansonfest returned to The Baso in 2024 and was all about the comeback and a reunion for Nicky’s friends. In 2025, it’s all about the re-establishment of the festival as an annual fixture on Canberra’s punk rock calendar, with support from the Australian Government’s Revive Live initiative.
The 2025 line-up also boasts Steel City All-stars (Dharawal/Wollongong), Amends (Dharug/Western Sydney), Local Resident Failure, Boudicca and Jamie Hay & Liam White (all from Muluubinba/Newcastle) plus Nerdlinger, Ebolagoldfish and Modus Fire (all from Gadigal/Sydney).
And it wouldn’t be a Dansonfest without acts from The Ginger Ninja’s local scene, with Nelly Nova (Mel from Box Dye), Revellers, Sketch Method and Dingusman 2000 reppin CBR punk along with reunion shows from SUperbestfrienDS (members of Super Best Friends and SUDS playing songs from both bands) and Canberra 90s-punk legends, Lamexcuse.
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DansonfestTix
