Good Things Festival has unwrapped a hefty stack of headline sideshows to run alongside its December return.
The three-city Good Things Festival touches down at Flemington Racecourse, Sydney Showground and Brisbane Showgrounds across 4, 5 and 6 December, with Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan and Spiritbox topping the bill.
Now a swag of those touring acts are sticking around for their own club shows, and Good Things Festival is pointing punters towards intimate venues right across the country before the main events kick off.
Ticket-holders get first dibs from 10am local time on 16 September, so long as they grabbed a festival pass before 9am that date. A second presale through Good Things, Destroy All Lines, venues and ticketing agents opens at 10am local time on 17 September, with general sales to follow at 10am local time on 18 September.
Good Things Festival 2026
- 4 December – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (16+)
- 5 December – Sydney Showground, Sydney (16+)
- 6 December – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane (16+)
Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here.
Here’s every sideshow locked in so far.
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The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are heading back to Australian soil for the first time in more than 17 years, dusting off era-defining tracks like Dirty Little Secret, Move Along and It Ends Tonight. The pop rock mainstays also have fresh material to share from Sandbox, their fifth record and first independent release.
- 8 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
Millencolin
Swedish melodic punk veterans Millencolin are marking a quarter-century-plus together with a full-album run through Pennybridge Pioneers, their platinum-selling 2000 release. Nine albums deep and with a lineup that has barely budged, the skate punk favourites have logged thousands of shows across the globe.
- 2 December – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
- 8 December – Tivoli, Brisbane
Bilmuri
Ohio multi-instrumentalist Johnny Franck, better known as Bilmuri, is taking his genre-hopping blend of alt rock hooks, metal riffs and countrified charm across the Tasman for two New Zealand shows. His 2026 record Kinda Hard follows a breakout that has pushed his catalogue past 418 million streams.
- 8 December – Meow Nui, Wellington
- 9 December – Powerstation, Auckland
Ministry
Ministry are calling time on Australia, with founder Al Jourgensen billing these dates as a farewell for good. The industrial pioneers helped shape the sound across the late 80s, and they arrive fresh off album number 17, Hate to Go – Take Out or Delivery.
- 8 December – Liberty Hall, Sydney
- 10 December – Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide
P.O.D.
Three decades in, nu metal stalwarts P.O.D. are bringing hits like Youth of the Nation, Boom and Alive back to Australian stages for the first time since 2018. The San Diego crew have shifted more than 12 million records and turned up on soundtracks from The Matrix Reloaded to Any Given Sunday.
Melbourne’s own Ocean Grove open every date, folding nu metal, hardcore and alternative rock into the shape-shifting style they’ve dubbed Oddworld Music.
- 29 November – The Triffid, Brisbane
- 1 December – The Gov, Adelaide
- 2 December – 170 Russell, Melbourne
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada roll in off the back of 2025’s Flowers, threading their heaviest moments through fan staples like Danger: Wildman and Dez Moines. The metalcore fixtures are more than two decades deep and tighter than ever.
German act Future Palace warm up both shows, having formed in 2018 and built a live reputation across European giants like Wacken Open Air and Hellfest. Their fourth album Resurgence dropped recently, fronted by vocalist Maria Lessing.
- 2 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
- 8 December – The Triffid, Brisbane
All Them Witches
Nashville four-piece All Them Witches drift somewhere between slow-burn psychedelia, out-of-body blues and hefty hard rock. Just off their debut Australian visit earlier this year, the group return behind House of Mirrors, their seventh full-length.
- 1 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
- 2 December – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Kami Kehoe
Kami Kehoe has become one of hard rock’s fastest-rising names since the viral lift-off of Sleep When I’m Dead and her debut Revived. New album Love Is a Weapon pulls dark pop, punk, metal, R&B and electronic threads into one restless whole, and she plays a solo Sydney headliner.
- 2 December – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Kami Kehoe + LØLØ
Kami Kehoe doubles up alongside Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based pop punk force LØLØ for two co-headline dates. LØLØ emerged in 2018 with heart-on-sleeve songwriting, has toured with the likes of New Found Glory and Against The Current, and released her latest record, god forbid a girl spit out her feelings, this year.
- 8 December – The Brightside Outdoors, Brisbane
- 9 December – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
The Home Team
Seattle quartet The Home Team splice pop punk and metal with dashes of R&B, funk and jazz across their 2024 album The Crucible of Life. The group have built a fiercely loyal following while sharing stages with The Used, Don Broco and Senses Fail.
- 29 November – Lynott’s Lounge, Perth
- 1 December – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
- 2 December – The Espy, Melbourne
House of Protection
Los Angeles duo House of Protection pair Stephen Harrison of The Chariot with Aric Improta of Night Verses for a volatile take on art-rock and post hardcore. The pair have already opened for Poppy, Bad Omens and Architects on the latter’s 2025 Australian run.
- 9 December – The Brightside Outdoors, Brisbane
- 10 December – Howler, Melbourne
ivri
Florida artist ivri builds a world out of DIY alternative, shoegaze and what she calls sci-fi soul, racking up hundreds of millions of streams along the way. Her 2026 EP evidence of you continues the arc that began with the theory of you and tower of memories.
- 3 December – The Espy, Melbourne
The Black Queen
A decade on from debut Fever Daydream, The Black Queen come back to Australia to revisit the record in full. The trio’s mix of electronic experimentation, industrial edges and glossy 80s synth pop has only grown in stature since its 2016 arrival.
- 30 November – Lynott’s Lounge, Perth
- 2 December – Leadbeater, Melbourne
Locked Shut
Missouri hardcore outfit Locked Shut keep it fast, heavy and gloriously to the point. Built up from a scene they largely had to create themselves, the band trade in blink-and-miss runtimes and barbed grooves for anyone who likes their hardcore with a grin.
- 1 December – Jive Bar, Adelaide
- 3 December – Leadbeater, Melbourne
- 8 December – Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney
vianova
Berlin’s vianova, led by brothers Felix and Paul Vogelgesang, weld metalcore to elastic 80s textures, jazz, R&B and rap. Signed to Arising Empire in 2024, the group have racked up more than 19.1 million streams and shared bills with Thornhill and ERRA.
- 8 December – Burdekin, Sydney
- 9 December – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
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