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Good Things
GenreHeavy metal, metalcore, alternative metal, alternative rock, and punk rock[1]
DatesEarly December
Location(s)Australia
Brisbane (2018–)
Sydney (2018–)
Melbourne (2018–)
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] At its inaugural festival, the headline acts were The Offspring and Stone Sour. In 2019, the headlining acts were Parkway Drive and A Day to Remember.

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.[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 Omnicron variant. Dates and the planned lineup still stand for the 2022 festival, which was announced alongside the former's cancellation.[9]

2018

2018 logo

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]

Locations


2019

2019 logo

Locations

  • Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, 6 December 2019
  • Centennial Park, Sydney, 7 December 2019
  • Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, 8 December 2019

Lineup[12]

Notes


2022

Locations

  • Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, 2 December 2022
  • Centennial Park, Sydney, 3 December 2022
  • Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, 4 December 2022

Lineup

References

  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. 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.
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