Alex Lahey Replaces Destroy Boys on Good Things Lineup
The news comes after Billy Corgan cancelled his Good Things sideshows.
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It’s been a tumultuous last couple of days for Good Things Festival. After quietly cancelling Billy Corgan’s sideshows with The Delta Riggs in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, organisers were hit with another bombshell when punk rockers Destroy Boys pulled out of the festival.
Releasing a statement, the band said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will have to cancel our appearance at Good Things and Australia shows. To our Aussie fans - we are sorry we can’t make it this time, and we can’t wait to meet you in the future!”
Not only were Destroy Boys meant to perform at all three dates of Good Things, but they also had solo shows lined up.
The good news to come out of this mess is the addition of Alex Lahey to the Good Things bill. An accomplished artist in her own right, the indie rocker's most recent release was 2013s The Answer Is Always Yes, her third album that was nominated for a 2024 AIR Award in the Best Independent Rock Album or EP category.
Along with Lahey, three local acts have been named to play at each leg of the festival. Belle Haven will take to the stage in Melbourne, Inertia will entertain fans in Sydney and Bad Neighbour will take the spotlight in Brisbane. Also announced are the Battle of the Band competition winners, with Body Prison performing in Melbourne, Pyrefly in Sydney and Cosmica in Brisbane.
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Good Things Festival 2024 is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Friday, December 6, Centennial Park in Sydney on Saturday, December 7 and Brisbane Showgrounds in Brisbane on Sunday, December 8.
This year’s lineup includes nu metal pioneers Korn, Canadian punk rockers Sum 41, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan performing with Australia’s own The Delta Riggs, Slayer axeman Kerry King, prog rockers Mastodon, alt-punkers The Gaslight Anthem (making their Australian return after almost a decade) and riot grrrl act L7.
When it comes to the Aussie contingent, The Living End, Jet, The Butterfly Effect and Alpha Wolf are just some of the acts playing, along with Killing Heidi, who will perform their hit album Reflector in full.
Good Things Festival 2024 tickets are on sale now via goodthingsfestival.com.au.
Good Things Festival 2024 Lineup
Korn
Sum 41
Violent Femmes
Electric Callboy | Billy Corgan | Mastodon | Kerry King
The Gaslight Anthem | Jet | The Living End | L7 | Northlane
Bowling For Soup | Alpha Wolf | Sleeping With Sirens | The Butterfly Effect | 311
In Alphabetical Order:
Alex Lahey | AViVA | Dragon | Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls
From Ashes To New | Grandson | Highly Suspect | Imminence
Killing Heidi (Performing ‘Reflector’ In Full) | Loathe | Reliqa | Taylor Acorn
Plus the return of Stage 666!
