The Highlights From Good Things Festival Melbourne

Good Things kicks off with a bang in Melbourne, despite last-minute lineup changes

Melbourne weather really turned it on for Good Things Festival, my favourite Friday of the year. Under the beaming sun at the iconic Flemington Racecourse, this year’s instalment was something special. With headliners Tool, Weezer and Garbage locked in from the start, the lineup was one of the strongest since the festival launched in 2018,...

Shirley Manson Doubles Down On Good Things Outburst: “I Make NO APOLOGIES”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson has doubled down on her viral Good Things outburst, posting a defiant statement on the band’s official Threads account after unloading on a fan during the band’s Melbourne set on Friday. Video from the festival shows Manson stopping the show mid-song to tear into an audience member holding a beach ball, calling it “disrespectful” and telling him, “I’d love to send my crew to mess you up, but I won’t, because I’m a lady.”…

The Highlights From Good Things Festival Melbourne

Good Things Festival returned to Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse yesterday (5 December), kicking off its 2025 edition ahead of dates in Sydney and Brisbane.Headlined by American progressive metal band Tool, there were a handful of sets from acts that haven’t performed in Australia for a long time, including Garbage and Machine Head, with locals including Make Them Suffer, Windwaker, Thornhill, and Yours Truly proving why the Australian heavy a…