Good Things is a music festival held in major cities around

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. It features a number of international and Australian music acts, from various genres including

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, metal, punk, and

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. Retrieved 12 December 2018

History

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. 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. 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. At the Sydney show, during

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's set a 46-year-old security guard died due to a suspected heart attack. Good Things confirmed via their Facebook page that they would be back to host a 2019 festival. 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. 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. 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.

2018

The 2018 Good Things festival was headlined by The Offspring playing their 1994 album '' Smash'' in its entirety, and

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. The festival marked Babymetal's first Australian tour, welcoming one of the biggest crowds of the day. Retrieved 13 December 2018 The 2018 festival was sponsored by

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, Vans,

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, Dangerfield, Jack Daniel's, Furphy Ale, Captain Morgan, and Smirnoff.

Locations

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, Melbourne, 7 December 2018 * Parramatta Park,

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, 8 December 2018 *

Brisbane Showgrounds Brisbane Showgrounds (formerly known as the Brisbane Exhibition Ground) is located at 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1875. It hosts more than 250 events each year, with the largest bein ...

, Brisbane, 9 December 2018

Lineup

* The Offspring (USA) *

(USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' * All Time Low (USA) *

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

(USA) * Bullet for My Valentine (UK) ''Festival Exclusive'' * The Used (USA) * Babymetal (JPN) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

The Smith Street Band The Smith Street Band are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, in which the titular Smith Street can be found. The band have released five extended plays and six studio albums, ''No One Gets Lost Anymore'' (2011), ''Sunshine and T ...

* Dashboard Confessional (USA) * Mayday Parade (USA) *

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(USA) * Northlane * The Wonder Years (USA) *

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(USA) *

Scarlxrd Marius Lucas Antonio Listhrop (born 19 June 1994), better known as Scarlxrd (pronounced "Scarlord"), is an English rapper and former YouTuber. He is known for his unique musical style combining elements of trap music and Heavy metal music, heavy ...

(UK) * Emmure (USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

Palaye Royale Palaye Royale is a Canadian-American rock band from Las Vegas, formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. The brothers' true surname is Kropp; each one's stage moniker makes use of their respective middle ...

(USA) * Make Them Suffer * Waax * Boston Manor (UK) *

Void of Vision Void of Vision are an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne, formed in 2013. The band consists of guitarists James McKendrick and Mitch Fairlie, drummer George Murphy, and vocalist Jack Bergin. Void of Vision have released three studio albu ...

* Ecca Vandal *

Stuck Out Stuck Out were an Australian rock band from Melbourne, formed in 2015. The band's final line-up consisted of guitarist Ian Browney, bassist Sheldon Schuyler, drummer Lachy Lydiard, and vocalist Joshua Walker. The band released two extended plays ...

(Melbourne only) * RedHook (Sydney only) *

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(Brisbane only)

2019

Locations

, Melbourne, 6 December 2019 * Centennial Park,

, 7 December 2019 *

, Brisbane, 8 December 2019

Lineup

Source: * Parkway Drive *

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(USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Violent Soho *

Simple Plan Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1999. The band's lineup consists of Pierre Bouvier (lead vocals, studio bass guitar), Chuck Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), and Sébastien Lefebvre (rhythm guita ...

(CAN) *

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...

(USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Trivium (USA) *

Skegss Skegss are an Australian surf and garage rock trio originally from Byron Bay, New South Wales. The band's line-up consists of Toby Cregan (bass, vocals, guitar), Jonny Lani (drums) and Ben Reed (vocals, guitar, bass). They have released sever ...

Simple Creatures Simple Creatures is an American pop rock duo that was formed by vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low. Based in Los Angeles, the duo released their first ...

(USA) * Karnivool * The Butterfly Effect * The Veronicas * ~~Coheed And Cambria (USA)~~ * Falling in Reverse (USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Enter Shikari (UK) * Dance Gavin Dance (USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Reel Big Fish (USA) * Poppy (USA) *

Thy Art Is Murder Thy Art Is Murder is an Australian deathcore band from Blacktown, Sydney, that formed in 2006. The band consists of vocalist Chris "CJ" McMahon, guitarists Sean Delander and Andy Marsh, drummer Jesse Beahler and bassist Kevin Butler. Thy Art I ...

* Ice Nine Kills (USA) * ~~The Damned Things (USA)~~ * Slowly Slowly * Man with a Mission (JPN) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

The Bennies The Bennies are an Australian ska punk band from Melbourne, Victoria. Self-described as "Psychedelic Reggae Ska Doom Metal Punk Rock From Hell," the band are known for their high-energy live shows and their mix of genres including dub, punk roc ...

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* Yours Truly * Windwaker * The Beautiful Monument * Gravemind Notes *A Coheed and Cambria withdrew from the lineup due to sudden health concerns with drummer Josh Eppard. *B The Damned Things withdrew from the lineup due to scheduling conflicts.

2022

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 Kisschasy are an Australian rock band that formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2002. Their line-up consists of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas and drummer Karl Ammitzboll. The band released two gold cert ...

, who played their 2005 album ''

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'' in full, their first live shows since 2015.

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also played their 1994 album '' Punk in Drublic'' in full. The festival marked the debut Australian concerts of

Electric Callboy Electric Callboy (formerly known as Eskimo Callboy) is a German electronicore band formed in Castrop-Rauxel in 2010. They take a more relaxed approach to the genre, and are known for their comedic songs, live shows and videos. History Early r ...

, Nova Twins, and

Blood Command Blood Command is a Norwegian punk band from Bergen. The band was formed in 2008 by Yngve Andersen, Silje Tombre and Sigurd Haakaas. The current lineup consists of Andersen, Haakaas, Benjamin Berge, Snorre Kilvær, and Nikki Brumen. The band has b ...

Locations

, Melbourne, 2 December 2022 * Centennial Park,

, 3 December 2022 *

, Brisbane, 4 December 2022

Lineup

* Bring Me the Horizon (UK) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Deftones (USA) *

(USA) '' Festival Exclusive'' * TISM *

The Amity Affliction The Amity Affliction is an Australian metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band's current line-up consists of Ahren Stringer (bass, clean vocals), Joel Birch (lead vocals), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi (drums). T ...

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(FRA) * One Ok Rock (JPN) ''Festival Exclusive'' * Sabaton (SWE) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

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* Millencolin (SWE) * 3OH!3 3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American electronic music duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "DONTTRUSTME" from their album ''Want'', which reached number sev ...
(USA) *

(NOR) * Chasing Ghosts * Cosmic Psychos *

(GER) * ~~Fever 333 (USA)~~ * Jinjer (UKR) * Jxdn Jaden Isaiah Hossler (born February 8, 2001), known professionally as Jxdn (stylized in all lowercase and pronounced "Jaden"), is an American singer, songwriter and TikTok personality from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Hossler rose to prominence on the ...
(USA) *

Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two ...

(ITA) * Nova Twins (UK) * Ocean Grove * Paledusk (JPN) * RedHook * Regurgitator * Sleeping With Sirens (USA) * Soulfly (USA) *

Teenage Joans Teenage Joans are an Australian indie rock duo from Adelaide, South Australia, who formed in 2018. The duo consists of vocalist and drummer Tahlia Borg and vocalist and guitarist Cahli Blakers. The duo rose to prominence with their debut singl ...

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* The Story So Far (USA) * Thornhill * Those Who Dream *

To the Grave ''To the Grave'' is the fifth studio album of the Danish heavy metal band Iron Fire. It was released through Napalm Records on 9 January 2009. Track listing # "The Beast from the Blackness" - 4:50 # "Kill for Metal" - 4:11 # "The Demon Maste ...

(Brisbane and Melbourne only) * You Am I Notes *A3OH!3 withdrew from the lineup due to a dispute with promoters over their allocated set time and were replaced by Ocean Grove. *BFever 333 withdrew from the lineup due to the sudden departure of several band members. *CJxdn withdrew from the lineup for unknown reasons and was replaced by Teenage Joans.

2023

The 2023 Good Things festival was headlined by

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and

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a ...

. The 2023 edition marked the debut Australian performances of Hanabie., Magnolia Park,

Slaughter to Prevail Slaughter to Prevail is a Russian deathcore band originally from Yekaterinburg, and based in Orlando, Florida. The group debuted with an EP titled ''Chapters of Misery'' in 2015 and followed up two years later with a full-length album, ''Misery ...

, and

Royal & the Serpent Ryan Jillian Santiago (born May 25, 1994), known professionally as Royal & the Serpent, is an American singer and songwriter. Early life A New Jersey native, Ryan Santiago was born on May 25, 1994. She was raised both Catholic and Jewish. Sant ...

Locations

, Melbourne, 1 December 2023 * Centennial Park,

, 2 December 2023 *

, Brisbane, 3 December 2023

Lineup

(USA) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

(USA) *

(USA) * I Prevail (USA) * Bullet for My Valentine (UK) ''Festival Exclusive'' *

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the ...

(USA) * Pennywise (USA) *

Spiderbait Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram (musician), Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version o ...

* Slowly Slowly * Enter Shikari (UK) *

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(POL) * Sepultura (BRA) * Taking Back Sunday (USA) * Pvris (USA) * Bloom * Boom Crash Opera *

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in 1997 by Stuart MacLeod, on lead guitar, Joel Quartermain, on drums and guitar, and Kavyen Temperley, on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia, Austral ...

Frenzal Rhomb Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 1992 in Sydney. Three of the group's albums have entered the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart: ''A Man's Not a Camel'' (1999), '' Hi-Vis High Tea'' (2017) and ''Smoko at the Pe ...

* Hanabie. (JPN) * Jebediah *

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* Magnolia Park (USA) * Make Them Suffer * Ocean Sleeper *

(USA) *

Short Stack Short Stack are an Australian pop punk band. The band consists of members Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, guitar), Andy Clemmensen (bass, backing vocals) and Bradie Webb (drums). Shannon Hotchkins was also a member of Short Stack before any song was ...

(RUS) *

Stand Atlantic Stand Atlantic are an Australian pop punk band from Sydney, formed in 2012. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Bonnie Fraser, guitarist David Potter, bassist Miki Rich, and drummer Jonno Panichi. Stand Atlantic gained prominence in the Au ...

* Tapestry * The Plot in You (USA) * While She Sleeps (UK) Notes *A

's performance in Sydney was cut short due to an evacuation order caused by a thunderstorm warning. *B Pvris did not perform in Sydney due to illness.

2024

The 2024 Good Things festival is scheduled to be headlined by

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and Violent Femmes. Killing Heidi will also be performing their 2000 album ''

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'' in full. The 2024 festival will mark the debut Australian performances of Destroy Boys, From Ashes to New, Imminence, and Taylor Acorn.

Locations

, Melbourne, 6 December 2024 * Centennial Park,

, 7 December 2024 *

, Brisbane, 8 December 2024

Lineup

(USA) *

(CAN) * Violent Femmes (USA) *

(GER) *

Billy Corgan William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the ...

(USA) and The Delta Riggs * Mastodon (USA) *

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(USA) * The Gaslight Anthem (USA) *

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* The Living End * L7 (USA) * Northlane * Bowling for Soup (USA) *

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* Sleeping with Sirens (USA) * The Butterfly Effect *

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(USA) *AViVA * Destroy Boys (USA) *

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* Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls (UK) * From Ashes to New (USA) * Grandson (musician), Grandson (USA/CAN) * Highly Suspect (USA) * Imminence (band), Imminence (SWE) * Killing Heidi * Loathe (band), Loathe (UK) * Reliqa * Taylor Acorn (USA)

External links

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