Good Things Festival 2025 // Sydney // Saturday December 6 // Official Facebook Event

Name: Good Things Festival 2025 // Sydney // Saturday December 6 // Official Facebook Event
Start: 2025-12-06T02:00:00+11:00
Location: Sydney Showground

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 am UTC+11:00

Sydney Showground | Lidcombe

Publisher/HostGood Things Festival

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$Good Things Festival 2025 \/\/ Sydney \/\/ Saturday December 6 \/\/ Official Facebook Event$

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑦 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
Sᴀᴛᴜʀᴅᴀʏ 6ᴛʜ Dᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, 2025
Sʏᴅɴᴇʏ Sʜᴏᴡɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, Sʏᴅɴᴇʏ
LIC AA 16+
Key Dates 📅
Pre-sale Starts 📅Tuesday 19 August @ 10am AEST
General Public On Sale 📅 Thursday 21 August @ 10am AEST
Sign Up for Presale ➱ https://goodthingsfest.com/Events
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𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐔𝐏:
𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋
𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐫
𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 | 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐰 | 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬
𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 | 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 | 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 | 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 | 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫
𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫 | 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐞 | 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐗 | 𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 | 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 | 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫:
𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 | 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 | 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 | 𝐅𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟑𝟑 | 𝐆𝐰𝐚𝐫 | 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐬 | 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚
𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐞 | 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 | 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 | 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐦 | 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 | 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲
𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟔𝟔𝟔!
ℹ️ For Sydney, 2025 will see the experience levelled up across the board. The Sydney Showground venue offers larger capacity, enhanced shelter and facilities, and greatly improved accessibility for all patrons. The venue also provides better transport options with integrated services, making your journey to and from Good Things Festival much easier—so you can focus on what matters most: the music
THE LEGENDS WERE TRUE! GOOD THINGS RETURNS WITH A TRULY MYTHIC LINE-UP!
Beyond mere tales of fable and fantasy, the next chapter of heavy music folklore is already waiting to be told. Australia’s largest travelling music celebration, 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, is back once again for another round of alternative myth-making, bringing along a stellar roster of international legends, local heroes, and budding dreamweavers. With all three East Coast event dates 16+ and up, punters of all generations have the chance to chase their sonic dragon, find their stage unicorn, or solve the minotaur’s crowded maze.
As one of the world’s most idiosyncratic heavy music acts, 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 are a genre unto themselves as they mark their 35th year of existence. Fusing metal, rock, and alternative sounds through gargantuan grooves, heady instrumental runs, and the hypnotic vocal refrains of enigmatic frontman Maynard James Keenan, the group’s intimidating back catalogue features five studio albums: 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐰 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟑), Æ𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚 (𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟔), 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏),𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟔), and 𝐹𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑚 (2019). With each offering raising the band’s—Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar)—conceptual pedigree to dizzying new heights, their storied career includes numerous world tours and four GRAMMY® Award wins. 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋’𝐬 coveted appearance as part of 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 in 2025 will be their first Australian festival headline since their Big Day Out performance in 2011, and their first Australian tour in over five years.
It’s hard to think of other contemporary rock acts with as many accolades to their name as 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐑. Whether it’s airwave megahits like “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” or “Island In The Sun”; classic records like their seminal, multi-platinum ‘Blue Album’ (1994), cult-favourite follow-up Pinkerton (1996), or worldwide career record sales in the multi-millions; industry nods in the form of GRAMMY® Award and MTV Video Music Award wins; sold-out stadium tours, and even a fav-inspired cover of Toto’s iconic “Africa”—𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐑 have truly done it all, guiding the trajectory of indie rock, emo, and power-pop for decades.
Returning to Australia for the first time in nearly a decade, 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐆𝐄 aren’t ones to rest on their laurels. Led by vocalist, guitarist and bonafide ‘90s icon, Shirley Manson, the Wisconsin rockers—rounded out by Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and drummer/famed producer Butch Vig—will delight Aussie crowds by roaring through classic cuts like “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains” from their iconic, double-platinum 1995 self-titled debut, alongside 2000’s radio smashes “Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!),” “Why Do You Love Me,” and others.

Pop-punkers 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐖 will be pulling from their multi-platinum catalogue and unfurling hits for their ever-devoted fanbase. From Warped Tour anthems like “Dear Maria, Count Me In” and their smash cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” to recent commercial highs like 2020’s “Monsters” (featuring Demi Lovato and blackbear), the Maryland chart-toppers have one hell of a catchy arsenal at their disposal. Oakland groove metal titans 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 return for their first Australian Festival appearances in 13 years, and their career-spanning set is sure to include pit-starters from landmark records like 1994’s 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑀𝑦 𝐸𝑦𝑒𝑠, 2007’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, and much more. With a slew of Billboard hits to their name, it’s remarkable that 2000s rock staples 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 can still find time to play house party pop-up shows in 2025. And while 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 can’t offer that kind of intimacy, there’s still plenty of room for radio anthems like “Swing, Swing,” “Dirty Little Secret,” and “Gives You Hell,” and to wash over Aussie crowds for the first time in sixteen years!
New Jersey quintet 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐄 are coming back to raise hell once more. While 2022’s 𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 LP set the bar for deathcore extremity through the inhuman utterings of frontman Will Ramos, recent singles like “Unbreakable” and “Oblivion” showcase the group folding in anthemic stadium-worthy hooks among their pitch black brand of sonic chaos. With a coveted late-night talk show performance and Grammy nomination under their collective belt, punters will finally get to see Kentucky juggernaut 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 in devastating final form. As one of heavy music’s most uncompromisingly aggressive acts, this is destined to be an unmissable set. After selling out their first-ever Australian headline tour in just 10 days earlier this year, But alas, all *𝑎ℎ𝑒𝑚* good things must come to an end, and that’s why “𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃 Are Fucking Dead.” For their final ever Australian shows, the Swedish hardcore legends will deliver a bittersweet farewell to their forward-thinking catalogue, including 1998’s trailblazing 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑢𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒.
Floridian pop-punkers 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘 don’t know how to stop. Fast approaching three decades as a unit, their influential style of hardcore-adjacent pop-punk can be found in the sonic DNA of countless groups across the world. With 11 studio albums, one live album, one Christmas album, one acoustic album, two EPs, and four cover albums in the tank, their 2025 Good Things appearance will be all hits and no misses. After conquering the world off the back of 2024’s monstrous, self-produced and self-titled LP, Perth metalcore quintet 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑 will return home with a battle-tested set of ferocious breakdowns, insane vocal dexterity, and futuristic synth sounds. California post-hardcore genre-benders 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐑 will be eager to play a slew of new material for dedicated Aussie fans, with their long-awaited sixth studio album, 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, set for release in October. As one of the country’s finest singer-songwriters, Australian Crawl frontman 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐍𝐄 will turn the nostalgia up to 11, as the ARIA Hall of Famer and Order of Australia recipient performs iconic pub anthems like “The Boys Light Up,” “Hammerhead,” and more.
With quaking grooves and rowdy pit-calls ready to roll, Lone Star State veterans 𝐊𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐈 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐗 are sure to get the moshers out in full force, especially when they drop “The Hammer” with new cuts from 2024’s punishing 𝐸𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑠 LP. New York City rockers 𝐂𝐎𝐁𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 will bring back the hallowed glory of the MySpace Top 8, as Gabe Saporta & Co strut through dancefloor anthems from 2007’s iconic ¡𝑉𝑖𝑣𝑎 𝐿𝑎 𝐶𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑎!. Known for fusing skate-worthy pop-punk tunes with ‘90s ska-revival sounds, California’s 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 will barrel through a fun, upbeat set of horn-blazing, arm-in-arm sing-a-longs for young and old alike. Following their comeback at last year’s When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, Aussie pop-punk mainstays 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 are bringing the reunion vibes back home for 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 in 2025, rolling through classic belters from their seminal LP, 2013’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑖𝑑𝑒.
Calling themselves the “bastard child of a Ramones/Strokes one-night stand,” 𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐒 play angsty pop songs with plenty of distortion and a feisty punk rock spirit. Fresh off touring their third LP, 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑, for international audiences, Melbourne post-punkers 𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐂 are no doubt eager to get back and feed off some hometown energy. After selling out 1000+ venues across the world, L.A.-based rockers 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐘 will bring their “heavy indie rock” sound to Australia, full of down-tuned riffs and pop-adjacent hooks. No one does it quite like 𝐅𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝟑𝟑𝟑. Helmed by live-wire frontman Jason Aalon Butler, the group’s trademark blend of incendiary punk rock, hardcore, and hip-hop style will captivate 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 attendees with themes of resistance, social justice, and unflinching honesty.
𝐆𝐖𝐀𝐑 are not of this earth, and neither is their live show. Be prepared for heavy metal insanity that will scatter your brain to the furthest reaches of deep space, one gnarly riff and cosmic spray of goo at a time. Back once more following a 2024 run with Aussie sensation SPEED, 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐕𝐈𝐒 are proudly leading the UK hardcore vanguard off the back of their third studio album, the Madchester-aping 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑟. Sydney-siders 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐀 are at the forefront of Australia’s heavy music community, with their debut LP, 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤, blending metalcore and post-hardcore with progressive tendencies and alternative visions. Vegas outfit 𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐄 take brotherly love and turn it into high-octane art, peddling a glam rock sound indebted to the fashion, lifestyle and neon-lined strip of their hometown. While she might be dressed in pink, 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 is more than just an aesthetic. After opening for BABYMETAL in 2024, her blend of crushing breakdowns and catchy emo anthems has garnered a fervent fanbase with headline tours across the US and UK.
Proving that online virality can have real staying power, 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄 will bring their unique blend of pop-punk and alt-rock Down Under for fans of Pale Waves, Avril Lavigne, and Bring Me the Horizon. UK provocateurs 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐌 have never had trouble standing out, and the 2025 line-up for Good Things is no exception. Metallic mayhem, layered harmonies, crunchy cyber synths, and a prickly ‘take no prisoners’ attitude–what else might they have in store for us? After crushing their Knotfest appearance earlier this year, Aussie metalcore progressives 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 will gladly make their 𝐻𝑌𝑃𝐸𝑅𝑉𝐼𝑂𝐿𝐸𝑁𝐶𝐸 set a Good Thing affair—witness at your own risk. After the whirlwind success of their second studio album, 𝑇𝑂𝑋𝐼𝐶, Aussie rockers 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐘 are stepping up to the festival stage to show off how their relentless touring schedule has sharpened their already hook-laden songwriting.
After a wild 2024 appearance, the stunt crew on 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝟔𝟔𝟔 will unveil their “Oozing Future Freakshow” for this year’s 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, with a shocking slate of pole dancers, live bands, and competitions. Billed as the “world’s most modified marvel,” gaze upon the teflon horns and tattooed scales of Austin’s 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧 as he pulls off the touted ‘Cranial Corkscrew’! Be amazed as Brisbane’s own burlesque seductress, 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐲, takes to the stage to breathe fire, swallow swords, and do unspeakable things with an angle grinder. There’s also the straitjacket escapades of 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧, the punk rock clown, and rock karaoke with 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬, including a tribute to the late great Ozzy Ozborne!