heat 1 winners

MEL
LIAR
SYD
STOCKADE
BRI
HEATSTROKE
more info

MELbourne – HEat #2

shotkickers

heat 2
Wednesday 11th November
The Dropkicks
Melbourne
The Dropkicks
THE SEX CUM BAND
Melbourne
THE SEX CUM BAND
Melbourne
Yikes
Anömika
Melbourne
Anömika
Melbourne
blackbird

Sydney – HEat #2

burdekin hotel

heat 2
Sunday 8th November
Sydney
Filthy Rocks
Zephyr
Sydney
Zephyr
Sydney
Alex Fears
YAGKI
Sydney
YAGKI
Sydney
EXŶLE

brisbane – HEat #2

The brightside

heat 2
Wednesday 11th November
Brisbane
Grizzlyshark
Bad Medicine
Brisbane
Bad Medicine
Seeing Violet
Brisbane
Seeing Violet
Brisbane
BOYS AT THE BACK
Lattes for MILFS
Brisbane
Lattes for MILFS

competition dates

Melbourne
Shotkickers & HOWLER

Heat 1: Wednesday 4th November

Heat 2: Wednesday 11th November

Heat 3: Wednesday 18th November

Finals (@ HOWLER): Wednesday 25th November

SYDNEY
Burdekin HOTEL

Heat 1: Sunday 1st November

Heat 2: Sunday 8th November

Heat 3: Sunday 15th November

Finals: Sunday 22nd November

Brisbane
The Brightside

Heat 1: Wednesday 4th November

Heat 2: Wednesday 11th November

Heat 3: Wednesday 18th November

Finals: Wednesday 25th November

the rules

Competing band details:

  • 5 bands per heat
  • 3 heats (15 finalists total)
  • 20 min set each

QUALIFYING & FAN VOTING:

  • Bands will submit themselves into the running.
  • Fan voting will be available via the Good Things website
  • Each fan who signs up is able to vote for up to 3 bands.
  • Fan voting will be open from Wed 7th Oct until Sun 18th Oct
  • The top 15 bands in each state will be randomly selected to compete in 1 of 3 of the heats.

Judges:

  • Each heat will have a panel of Guest Judges.

Event Scoring / Voting

Judges will score based on 5 categories, marking a score 1-5 in each for a total possible score of 25.

  • Crowd Pull
  • Crowd Engagement
  • Singing/songwriting skill
  • Instrumental skill
  • Overall performance

Crowd votes will be in the form of tokens, each attendee will receive 1x token on entry
Tokens will also be granted for every $5 spent at the venue.
Including; Alcoholic beverages, non alcoholic beverages, food.
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Final scores for each band will be based on both the judges score and crowd tokens.
Maximum score from judges of 75 (3 judges, 25 points per judge) + crowd tokens.

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Eg. band receives following voting breakdown:
Judge 1 - 19
Judge 2 - 21
Judge 3 - 16
56
Tokens - 33
Total Score - 89(56 + 33)

The Prizes

One of each prize is available per city.

• A spot on Open Stage 5 at Good Things Festival 2026

• Free venue hire for a single or album launch in 2027:
Melbourne winner – Shotkickers, Melbourne
Sydney winner – Burdekin Hotel, Sydney
Brisbane winner – The Brightside, BrisbanE

• Social media consultation with Get Social

• PR consultation with Dallas Does PR

• Consultation with Destroy All Lines

• Animated Good Things poster & recap video from One-Eighty Creative

• Shout Out Loud poster & flyer package

• Good Things Festival merch pack