Good Things (Australian music festival)

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.

Good Things
Genre	Heavy metal, metalcore, alternative metal, alternative rock, and punk rock[1]
Dates	Early December
Location(s)	Australia Brisbane (2018–) Sydney (2018–) Melbourne (2018–)
Years active	2018–present
Website	www.goodthingsfestival.com.au

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]

2018

2018 logo

The 2018 Good Things festival was headlined by The Offspring playing their 1994 album Smash in its entirety,[8] 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.[9]

Locations

• Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, 7 December 2018
• Parramatta Park, Sydney, 8 December 2018
• Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane, 9 December 2018

Friday 7 December[10]
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
The Offspring All Time Low Bullet for My Valentine Babymetal Northlane Void of Vision	Stone Sour Dropkick Murphys The Used La Dispute Waterparks Stuck Out	Dashboard Confessional Emmure Tonight Alive Palaye Royale The Wonder Years WAAX	The Smith Street Band Mayday Parade Scarlxrd Make Them Suffer Boston Manor Ecca Vandal

Saturday 8 December[11]
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
The Offspring All Time Low Bullet for My Valentine Babymetal Northlane Void of Vision	Stone Sour Dropkick Murphys The Used La Dispute Waterparks RedHook	Dashboard Confessional Emmure Tonight Alive Palaye Royale The Wonder Years WAAX	The Smith Street Band Mayday Parade Scarlxrd Make Them Suffer Boston Manor Ecca Vandal

Sunday 9 December[12]
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
The Offspring All Time Low Bullet for My Valentine Babymetal Northlane Void of Vision	Stone Sour Dropkick Murphys The Used La Dispute Waterparks Stateside	Dashboard Confessional Emmure Tonight Alive Palaye Royale The Wonder Years WAAX	The Smith Street Band Mayday Parade Scarlxrd Make Them Suffer Boston Manor Ecca Vandal

2019

2019 logo

Locations

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

Lineup[13]

Parkway Drive A Day to Remember (USA) Violent Soho Simple Plan (CAN) Bad Religion (USA) Trivium (USA) Skegss Simple Creatures (USA) Karnivool The Butterfly Effect The Veronicas Coheed And Cambria (USA)^[A] Falling in Reverse (USA) Enter Shikari (UK) Dance Gavin Dance (USA)

Reel Big Fish (USA) Poppy (USA) Thy Art Is Murder Ice Nine Kills (USA) The Damned Things (USA)^[B] Slowly Slowly Man with a Mission (JAP) The Bennies Voyager 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.[14]

• B^ The Damned Things withdrew from the lineup due to scheduling conflicts.[15]

References

1. Jenke, Tyler (9 December 2018). "All the highlights from Australia's inaugural Good Things festival". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 12 December 2018
2. 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. Writer, Staff (10 December 2018). "Security Guard Dies Following 'Medical Episode' At Good Things' Sydney Festival". TheMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
6. "Good Things Festival - Thank you for attending..." Facebook. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
7. Jenke, Tyler (19 August 2019). "Good Things festival announce dates and venues for its 2019 return". Tone Deaf. The Brag. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
8. 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.
9. "Good Things Festival Brisbane". Good Things Festival. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
10. https://www.therockpit.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/news-goodthingsfestival-timetable-melb.jpg
11. https://www.therockpit.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/news-goodthingsfestival-timetable-syd.jpg
12. https://www.therockpit.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/news-goodthingsfestival-timetable-bris-768x543.jpg
13. Gallagher, Allison (27 August 2019). "The Massive 2019 Good Things Festival Lineup Is Here, Featuring The Veronicas". Music Feeds. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
14. Jenke, Tyler. "Coheed & Cambria cancel tour dates as drummer undergoes heart surgery". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
15. "The Butterfly Effect Have Joined This Year's Good Things Lineup". Music Feeds. 18 November 2019.

External links

• Official website