HAVE WE GONE MAD?... GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK! ALEX LAHEY JOINS GOOD THINGS 2024 LINEUP
BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNERS & LOCAL ACTS ANNOUNCED
MAPS & TIMETABLES ARE HERE
STAGE 666 RETURNS WITH CIRCUS PERFORMERS,
KILL YOUR POP STARS LIVE KARAOKE BAND & MORE
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH REGULAR ALL THE GOOD THINGS &
GOOD THINGS BRINGS EPISODES
Prepare yourselves, the madcap chaos of Australia's largest travelling music festival is nearly upon us; yes, Good Things Festival season will officially kick off next week, with three East Coast festival dates, a horde of headline sideshows and a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples all ready to make 2024's Good Things Festival one for the ages.
Originally set to perform on Stage 5 alongside some headline sideshow performances, Sacramento's DESTROY BOYS are devastated to announce today that they will no longer be performing at Good Things this year:
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will have to cancel our appearance at Good Things and Australia shows. To our Aussie fans - we are sorry we can’t make it this time, and we can’t wait to meet you in the future! ” - Destroy Boys
In leiu of DESTROY BOYS performing, the band's co-headliner for their previously planned headline sideshows, ALEX LAHEY, joins the festival lineup for 2024 in their place, with the beloved Aussie alt-rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist set to bring her melodically-charged and endlessly relatable anthems to a festival setting for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
From her debut 2017 album, I Love You Like A Brother, through to her 2023 third full-length, The Answer Is Always Yes, ALEX LAHEY's ability to find comfort in the discomfort, while also crafting earworms that touch the soul, has seen her in hot demand touring globally while also receiving two ARIA Award nominations and securing pop culture infamy appearing on the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater1+2 and on Sony Picture Animation's The Mitchells vs. the Machines.
Also set to add local flavour to Good Things Festival next week will be the winners of the official Battle Of The Bands competition, with BODY PRISON winning in Melbourne, PYREFLY in Sydney, and COSMICA in Brisbane. With over 220 bands and over 20 thousand votes in the pre-heat round, the competition spanned three local heats before the final battles this week. Each winning band from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will open their respective hometown events on Stage 5, and will also take home consultations with some of the best in the biz, from booking agents and promoters, through to publicists, managers, social media and more to help them thrive beyond their Good Things experience.
And witness some extra Aussie talent at Good Things Festival this December, with the addition of some stellar local talent in each city, we are pleased to welcome BELLE HAVEN in Melbourne, INERTIA in Sydney, and BAD NEIGHBOUR in Brisbane.
Ahead of next week, you can already start planning your Good Things day, with maps and timetables for all three festival events now available, as well as the official Good Things Festival app offering event maps and a personal timetable 'My Planner' so you don't miss a single moment. The Good Things Festival app is available for download for both Android and Apple devices.
In 2023, Good Things Festival saw the launch of a brand new stage, with Stage 666 featuring a karaoke band, circus performers, AM/PM DJs and more. In 2024, the colourful Stage 666 is back to level up the entertainment factor yet again, with the Freak Lounge playing home to some very special guests, including Berlin's princess of pain, Princess Tweedle Needle, and the world's strangest strongman, The Great Gordo Gamsby, hosted by Australia's own punk-rock daredevil Captain Ruin. And if you've hanging to unleash your inner Rock Demon next week, Stage 666 will also see the return of KILL YOUR POPSTARS, with a hardcore live karaoke band experience waiting for you, led by some of Australia's best musicians with over 150 bangers to choose from. Whether punk, heavy, emo, indie, metal or classic rock is your jam, you can tell all of your mates that you performed at Good Things on Stage 666.
And all that rock'n'roll is bound to make anyone hungry, but luckily 2024 will see the return of BBQ City to Good Things Festival, with plenty of mouth-watering delights set to send your taste buds into a breakdown worthy of any mosh pit.
At the heart of the Good Things Festival Brisbane lies the Garage Stage, a hidden gem for fans craving a raw, unfiltered music experience. This secret gorilla stage strips away the grandeur of massive production, taking the festival back to its roots—a place where riffs echo off concrete walls and passion fuels the performance. Tucked away from the main buzz, it captures the essence of garage jams, celebrating the grit and soul that birthed alternative, rock, and metal. Here, the energy is pure, the connection is visceral, and the music feels as authentic as when it first roared to life. Its not on the map, but go walking trough tunnels and follow the noise to see the garage rumbling with the sounds of Perpanic, Whoroboros, Snake Mountain, Hard Luck Champions, The Silver Spurs and Deadheat.
The final tickets for Good Things Festival are on sale now, but don't say we didn't warn you - these tix won't last long! Secure your spot today and come soak up the beautiful madness in 2024!
General tickets are on sale now: www.goodthingsfestival.com.au
FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER - FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER - CENTENNIAL PARK, SYDNEY
SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER - BRISBANE SHOWGROUNDS, BRISBANE
GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL 2024 LINE UP:
Sum 41
Violent Femmes
Electric Callboy | Billy Corgan | Mastodon | Kerry King
The Gaslight Anthem | Jet | The Living End | L7 | Northlane
Bowling For Soup | Alpha Wolf | Sleeping With Sirens | The Butterfly Effect | 311
In Alphabetical Order:
Alex Lahey | AViVA | Dragon | Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls
From Ashes To New | Grandson | Highly Suspect | Imminence
Killing Heidi (Performing ‘Reflector’ In Full) | Loathe | Reliqa | Taylor Acorn
Plus the return of Stage 666!
DATES AND VENUES:
Friday 6 December - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (15+)
Saturday 7 December - Centennial Park, Sydney (16+)
Sunday 8 December - Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane (15+)
Tickets on sale now at http://goodthings.oztix.com.au/
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Have you checked out the official Good Things Festival 'All The Good Things' and 'Good Things Brings' series? 'All The Good Things' is your #1 place for all news relating to Good Things Festival, where host Tiana Speter rounds up all competition info, new releases from our artists and much, much more. The latest episode covers all the timetable and map updates, a special BILLY CORGAN deep dive, band competition news, new music from NORTHLANE, a MASTODON feature and more.
Also in the lead up, 'Good Things Brings' is your official pre-festival interview series, with bands from across the lineup joining host Tiana Speter for a one-on-one chat before the festivities commence next week! Recent guests include BOWLING FOR SOUP, NORTHLANE, MASTODON, 311 and IMMINENCE.
Catch up on both series via the official Good Things Festival YouTube channel here, or via the festival's official social media pages.
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