Good Things Festival 2025 Unleashes Massive Lineup of Sideshows
Australia’s biggest alternative music celebration, Good Things Festival, is back in 2025 — and this year’s lineup of official sideshows is nothing short of epic. From heavy metal legends to punk icons and genre-defying newcomers, fans across the country are in for an unforgettable summer of live music.
TOOL
Supported by Headsend
Friday 28 November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA (Lic. All Ages) – SOLD OUT
Saturday 29 November – Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA (Lic. All Ages) – NEW SHOW
Tuesday 2 December – RAC Arena | Perth, WA (Lic. All Ages)
ALL TIME LOW
Tuesday, 9 December – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
Thursday, 11 December – Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide SA
BAD NERVES + DEAD POET SOCIETY (co-headline)
Tuesday, 2 December – Crowbar, Sydney NSW
Wednesday, 3 December – Max Watts, Melbourne VIC
Monday, 8 December – The Triffid, Brisbane QLD
COBRA STARSHIP
Tuesday, 2 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday, 3 December – Liberty Hall, Sydney NSW
DAYSEEKER
Supported by Banks Arcade + MontGomery / Headwreck
Wednesday, 3 December – Corner Hotel, Melbourne VIC
Tuesday, 9 December – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
FEVER 333
Supported by Mudrat
Thursday, 4 December – Stay Gold, Melbourne VIC
GOLDFINGER
Wednesday, 3 December – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne VIC
GWAR
Sunday, 30 November – Crowbar, Brisbane QLD
Tuesday, 2 December – Factory Theatre, Sydney NSW
Thursday, 4 December – Max Watts, Melbourne VIC
KNOCKED LOOSE
Supported by High Vis
Tuesday, 9 December – Liberty Hall, Sydney NSW
Wednesday, 10 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
LORNA SHORE
Supported by Disentomb + Gravemind
Wednesday, 3 December – 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC
MACHINE HEAD
Saturday, 29 November – Metro City, Perth WA
Monday, 1 December – The Station, Sunshine Coast QLD
Wednesday, 3 December – UC Refectory, Canberra ACT
NEW FOUND GLORY
Wednesday, 3 December – The Gov, Adelaide SA
Thursday, 4 December – Pier Bandroom, Frankston VIC
Tuesday, 9 December – The Station, Sunshine Coast QLD
REFUSED – Final Australian Headline Show
Supported by Delivery + Baby Mullet
Thursday, 4 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
SCENE QUEEN
Sunday, 30 November – Lynott’s Lounge, Perth WA
Tuesday, 2 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide SA
Wednesday, 3 December – Sooki Lounge, Belgrave VIC
SOUTH ARCADE
Wednesday, 3 December – Stay Gold, Melbourne VIC
Monday, 8 December – The Brightside, Brisbane QLD
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
Supported by Le Shiv
Tuesday, 9 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne VIC
WARGASM
Tuesday, 2 December – The Brightside, Brisbane QLD
Wednesday, 3 December – The Underground, Sydney NSW
Tickets and Info
Tickets for all Good Things Festival sideshows go on sale Friday, 17 October at 9 AM local time via goodthingsfestival.com.au.
Presented by Destroy All Lines, the 2025 sideshows promise to deliver some of the biggest and most electrifying performances of the year. Don’t miss your chance to see these incredible artists up close before they take the festival stages by storm.
Words by Aidan Willis.
