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Good Things (music festival)

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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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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
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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]

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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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2022

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The 2022 Good Things festival was headlined by Bring Me the Horizon, Deftones, and NOFX. 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

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]

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The 2024 Good Things festival was headlined by Korn, Electric Callboy and Violent Femmes; Sum 41 were initially meant to play their final ever Australian shows, however they were forced to withdraw at the last minute due to Deryck Whibley contracting pnuemonia. Killing Heidi also performed their 2000 album Reflector in full. The 2024 festival marked the debut Australian performances of From Ashes to New and Imminence; it also marked 311's first Australian tour since 1998.

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  • A^ Destroy Boys withdrew from the lineup due to unspecified reasons and were replaced by Alex Lahey
  • B^ Billy Corgan cancelled his Australian sideshows due to scheduling issues and became a festival exclusive act
  • C^ Sum 41 cancelled all their Australian shows at the last minute due to singer Deryck Whibley falling ill with pneumonia
  • D^ Grandson's set in both Melbourne and Sydney were cut short due to technical issues

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