Good Things (music festival)

Good Things
GenreHeavy metal, metalcore, alternative metal, alternative rock, and punk rock[1]
DatesEarly December
Location(s)Australia
Brisbane (2018–2019, 2022–)
Sydney (2018–2019, 2022–)
Melbourne (2018–2019, 2022–)
Years active2018–2019; 2022–present
Websitewww.goodthingsfestival.com.au

Good Things is a music festival held in major cities around Australia. It features a number of international and Australian music acts, from various genres including rock, metal, punk, and emo.[1]

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In early-2018, music tour organiser Destroy All Lines announced a new music festival, Good Things. It would become the biggest music festival held in Australia since Soundwave in 2015.[2] The Good Things festival debuted in Melbourne, before playing at Sydney and Brisbane. On 19 November, the New South Wales Police Force issued a statement addressing accusations that they "made it impossible" for the Good Things festival to operate as all-ages in Sydney by imposing "multiple impediments" and charging "exorbitant" policing fees. The next day Destroy All Lines announced that the Sydney festival would no longer be an all-ages event, and it would restricted to 18-and-over. Under-age ticket holders for the Sydney festival were later contacted and given full refunds.[3]

Two weeks before the first festival, Destroy All Lines announced that under-aged ticket holders would have to be accompanied by a responsible adult at the Melbourne festival. The move was met with outrage as festival-goers and parents alike described it as 'unfair'. The Brisbane festival had no restrictions and was an all-ages event.[4] At the Sydney show, during Tonight Alive's set a 46-year-old security guard died due to a suspected heart attack.[5]

Good Things confirmed via their Facebook page that they would be back to host a 2019 festival.[6] On 19 August 2019, organisers announced the dates and venues for Good Things 2019. The Sydney venue was changed to Centennial Park to accommodate more people.[7]

The 2020 festival was cancelled due to the then-ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. Dates were announced for the 2021 festival for 3–5 December in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.[8] However the 2021 festival was also cancelled from an outbreak of the then-recent COVID-19 Omicron variant. Dates and the planned lineup still stand for the 2022 festival, which was announced alongside the former's cancellation.[9]

2018

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The 2018 Good Things festival was headlined by The Offspring playing their 1994 album Smash in its entirety,[10] and Stone Sour. The festival marked Babymetal's first Australian tour, welcoming one of the biggest crowds of the day.[2]

The 2018 festival was sponsored by Nintendo Switch, Marshall Amplification, Vans, Uppercut Deluxe, Dangerfield, Jack Daniel's, Furphy Ale, Captain Morgan, and Smirnoff.[11]

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2019

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2022

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The 2022 Good Things festival was headlined by Bring Me the Horizon and Deftones. The festival marked the reunions of TISM, who performed their first shows since 2004, and Kisschasy, who played their 2005 album United Paper People in full, their first live shows since 2015. NOFX also played their 1994 album Punk in Drublic in full. The festival marked the debut Australian concerts of Electric Callboy, Nova Twins, and Blood Command.

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  • A^ 3OH!3 withdrew from the lineup due to a dispute with promoters over their allocated set time and were replaced by Ocean Grove.[15]
  • B^ Fever 333 withdrew from the lineup due to the sudden departure of several band members.[16]
  • C^ Jxdn withdrew from the lineup for unknown reasons and was replaced by Teenage Joans.[15]

2023

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The 2023 Good Things festival was headlined by Fall Out Boy, Limp Bizkit and Devo. The 2023 edition marked the debut Australian performances of Hanabie., Magnolia Park, Slaughter to Prevail, and Royal & the Serpent.

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  • A^ Fall Out Boy's performance in Sydney was cut short due to an evacuation order caused by a thunderstorm warning.[17]
  • B^ Pvris did not perform in Sydney due to illness.[18]

2024

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The 2024 Good Things festival is scheduled to be headlined by Korn, Sum 41 and Violent Femmes. Killing Heidi will also be performing their 2000 album Reflector in full. The 2024 festival will mark the debut Australian performances of Destroy Boys, From Ashes to New, and Imminence; it will also mark 311's first Australian tour since 1998.

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  1. ^ a b Jenke, Tyler (9 December 2018). "All the highlights from Australia's inaugural Good Things festival". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 12 December 2018
  2. ^ a b Young, David James (10 December 2018). "The Brilliant, The Bad, And The Babymetal: How Good Things Festival Lived Up To The Hype". Junkee. Retrieved 13 December 2018
  3. ^ Mack, Emmy (20 November 2018). "NSW Police Issue Statement Following Good Things Festival Accusations". Music Feeds. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ Buttigieg, Melissa (24 November 2018). "Music festival slammed for restricting underage ticket holders". Yahoo7 News. Retrieved 12 December 2018
  5. ^ "Security Guard Dies Following 'Medical Episode' At Good Things' Sydney Festival". TheMusic.com.au. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Good Things Festival - Thank you for attending..." Facebook.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ^ Jenke, Tyler (19 August 2019). "Good Things festival announce dates and venues for its 2019 return". Tonedeaf.thebrag.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ Rinaldo, Talia (4 December 2020). "Good Things Festival announces its 2021 return". Beat. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. ^ Mack, Emmy (14 December 2021). "Punks Rejoice! Good Things Festival Announces 2022 Return With "Biggest Lineup Yet"". Music Feeds. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. ^ Baxter, Lauren (5 December 2018). "Can't Wait To Hear 'Smash' At Good Things? The Offspring's Noodles Shares The Making Of". TheMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Good Things Festival Brisbane". Good Things Festival. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  12. ^ Gallagher, Allison (27 August 2019). "The Massive 2019 Good Things Festival Lineup Is Here, Featuring The Veronicas". Music Feeds. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. ^ Jenke, Tyler (27 October 2019). "Coheed & Cambria cancel tour dates as drummer undergoes heart surgery". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. ^ "The Butterfly Effect Have Joined This Year's Good Things Lineup". Music Feeds. 18 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b Chriswhatavibe [@chriswhatavibe] (24 November 2022). "Stoked that Ocean Grove & Teenage Joans join the massive lineup! Sad JXDN can't join us but a situation has arisen where he simply can't make the show. 3oh3! threw a tantrum over their playing times we tried everything to make them happy they still threw the toys out of the cot. https://t.co/Ab7lsJ09zc" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Robinson, Ellie (5 November 2022). "Fever 333 cancel all tours until next March "in order to give everyone the best experience possible"". NME. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Freak storm cuts music festival short, halts soccer match in Sydney". www.9news.com.au. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  18. ^ "From PVRIS". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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