Overview
Crack that whip: you've got a date with new-wave icons Devo. Back in August, the 'Girl U Want' band was announced among the headliners for Good Things 2023, touring to celebrate 50 years since first forming in 1973 — and also to say goodbye on a farewell tour that'll mark their last-ever Australian shows. Now, they're among a heap of acts that've added their own gigs as sideshows to the main fest.
Devo's famous energy dome hats will be on display at their own concerts at the ICC Super Theatre in Sydney, QPAC in Brisbane and Palais Theatre in Melbourne. Also set to do their solo shows: Limp Bizkit, Pennywise, Corey Taylor, Enter Shikari, Sepultura, Hanabie. and Taking Back Sunday — and the list still goes on from there.
So, these sideshows will keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' with Limp Bizkit; will see Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor hit the stage; and are guaranteed to burst with punk energy thanks to Pennywise.
And, they'll also serve up I Prevail, PVRIS, Slaughter to Prevail, While She Sleeps and Royal & The Serpent as well.
Different acts are going to different cities — and, while Good Things itself isn't on in New Zealand, Limp Bizkit, Behemoth and While She Sleeps are all playing Auckland.
If you're wondering about Fall Out Boy, the group behind 'Sugar, We're Goin Down' and 'Uma Thurman' hasn't locked in any Australian and NZ dates other than Good Things — so that's your only chance to see Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman so far.
GOOD THINGS 2023 SIDESHOWS:
LIMP BIZKIT
Sunday, November 26 — Spark Arena, Auckland
Wednesday, November 29 — Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Wednesday, December 6 — Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday, December 8 — John Cain Arena, Melbourne
DEVO
Sunday, November 26 — ICC Super Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday, November 29 — QPAC, Brisbane
Wednesday, December 6 — Palais Theatre, Melbourne
I PREVAIL
Tuesday, November 28 — Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane
COREY TAYLOR
Tuesday, November 28 — Metro Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday, November 29 — Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
PENNYWISE
Tuesday, December 5 — The Tivoli, Brisbane
Wednesday, December 6 — Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast
Friday, December 8 — Drifters Wharf, Central Coast
Saturday, December 9 — Torquay Hotel, Torquay
ENTER SHIKARI
Monday, December 4 — The Triffid, Brisbane
Wednesday, December 6 — Liberty Music Hall, Sydney
BEHEMOTH
Friday, November 24 — Powerstation, Auckland
Monday, November 27 — The Triffid, Brisbane
Wednesday, November 29 — The Gov, Adelaide
Tuesday, December 5 — Max Watts, Melbourne
SEPULTURA
Sunday, November 26 — Metropolis, Fremantle
Tuesday, November 28 — The Gov, Adelaide
Wednesday, November 29 — Max Watts, Melbourne
Monday, December 4 — Princess Theatre, Brisbane
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
Wednesday, November 29 — 170 Russell, Melbourne
Tuesday, December 5 — Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Wednesday, December 6 — Factory Theatre, Sydney
PVRIS
Tuesday, November 28 — Factory Theatre, Sydney
Wednesday, November 29 — Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
Tuesday, December 5 — The Triffid, Brisbane
SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL
Tuesday, November 28 — 170 Russell, Melbourne
Tuesday, December 5 — Manning Bar, Sydney
Wednesday, December 6 — The Gov, Adelaide
WHILE SHE SLEEPS
Tuesday, November 28 — Hollywood, Auckland
Thursday, November 30 — Stay Gold, Melbourne
Tuesday, December 5 — The Brightside, Brisbane
HANABIE.
Tuesday, November 28 — Stay Gold, Melbourne
Monday, December 4 — The Brightside, Brisbane
ROYAL & THE SERPENT
Wednesday, November 29 — Crowbar, Sydney
Monday, December 4 — Stay Gold, Melbourne
Good Things will hit the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December 2023 — head to the festival website for more information and tickets. The festival's sideshows run throughout November and December — head to the festival website for more details and tickets, with early bird tickets available from 9am local time on Wednesday, October 18 and general sales from 9am local time on Friday, October 20.
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