December 8, 2025By Penny Brand
Photo by Gerry Nicholls for BLUNT: Garbage at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on Sunday where singer Shirley Manson eventually apologised for her beach ball tirade. Imagine being an international rockstar and telling a mosh-pit filled with thousands of your Australian fans in the heat of summer that you “HATE THE BEACH!” And that you also
November 28, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s biggest pint-sized band Wave Raiders are set to debut at Good Things Festival on December 7 in Brisbane. The teenage rockstars will make their festival debut on the Garage Band Stage at the Brisbane Showgrounds with some new music. They are also playing this weekend at Bluff Fest at Alexandra Headland. Pictured:
August 12, 2025By yelomag
US heavy-metal giants TOOL will headline Good Things Festival (16+) in December, it has been announced. The alternate music festival – which last year brought Korn, Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan and Violent Femmes to Australia – returns to Melbourne on December 5, Sydney on December 6, and Brisbane on December 7. Joining them, in an
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photos: Dameeka Middleton Good Things Festival saw international acts Korn, Violent Femmes, L7, Billy Corgan and JET play to 30,000 alternative music-loving revellers at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds on Sunday. Despite extreme heat punishing punters at almost 40 degrees in the City, punters made good use of the portable showers and drink stations. Read about why music festivals are held in summer in
December 9, 2024By Dameeka Middleton
Photos: Dameeka Middleton Good Things Festival brought 30,000 rock-music loving revellers to Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds on Sunday – and we took your photos! Performances from huge global acts included Korn, Violent Femmes, Electric Callboy, Billy Corgan and JET were absolutely epic despite extreme heat pushing 40 degrees in the City. Punters kept cool in the
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photo: Good Things Festival 2024 wraps up in Brisbane. Photo by Jordan Munns via Facebook. In scenes reminiscent of Woodstock ’99, music revellers were scorched alive at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds for Good Things Festival yesterday. Temperatures pushed 40 degrees in the City’s concrete jungle, with heat stroke consuming the crowd, and electrical storms tempting the
December 5, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast punk band Deadheat are set to add a local flavour to Sunday’s Good Things Festival at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds. The band will play at the 3.30pm at the Garage Stage, which offers a raw and unfiltered music experience from hand-picked local acts. Also on that stage are Snake Mountain and Perpanic – from
December 5, 2024By yelomag
Fans have expressed their sadness after US band Sum 41 announced they will cancel their Australian tour after frontman Deryck Whibley fell ill with pneumonia. In a statement on social media on Thursday the band said “they are gutted” they will be unable to perform. Yesterday, the band had to cancel their Brisbane show at
November 26, 2024By yelomag
Yelo Music Editor Penny Brand got to chat with Violet from Destroy Boys ahead of their appearance at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on December 8. Take a look: Destroy Boys will be heading to Brisbane Showgrounds on December 8 – with shows also in Melbourne and Sydney – for the punk, rock and metal extravaganza
August 28, 2024By Penny Brand
Festival goer at Blues Fest. Photo by FETEDOV via Facebook. Queensland festival guide Queensland music festivals in 2026 Looking for Queensland music festivals in 2026? YELO tracks the big weekends, regional gems, live music trails and festival dates worth putting on your calendar. Queensland does festivals differently. Some happen in city streets, some in paddocks,

