Deb Pelser

Get ready, Australia! As the Good Things Festival rolls into town, some of the festival’s top acts are hitting the road for exclusive sideshows. From punk rock legends to heavy metal icons, these intimate gigs will offer fans the chance to experience their favourite artists up close.

Buck Meek’ s music it inhabits a space. As the lead guitarist of Big Thie f and a poetic force in his own right, Meek isn’t concerned with spectacle but with presence. In March 2025, he’ll bring that distinct presence to Australia’s East Coast, guiding listeners through the weather-worn beauty and eerie stillness of Haunted Mountain, his third solo album. Meek’s songs feel like handwritten letters from faraway places, full of sparse yet tactile details—roses made of light, tiny crystal dewdrops, a field of dead lilies—that quietly bloom with each note.

Viagra Boys stand as one of Europe’s most electrifying live acts, and tonight they’re making the Enmore Theatre in Sydney the epicentre of their chaos. It’s a sold-out spectacle, their first time here since 2019, and they’re roaring back with their Australia Shrimp Grand Prix tour.

Pixies have announced two Australian headline shows.. Fresh off a main-stage summer in the UK, they’re bringing their “still-punk-at-heart” dynamism to two exclusive sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney, cozied up in venues where every chord and Frank Black howl will reverberate like a pulse in the chest. November 15 marks The Croxton in Melbourne; November 20, Liberty Hall in Sydney.

Indie Dog’s new single, ‘Nothing But Day,’ feels like an electric shock to the system—a sonic pivot that amplifies the band’s raw, livewire energy into something urgent, restless, and unabashedly intense. Fresh off the success of their album ‘Theory of Emotion’ and a cover of ‘Flowers’ that sent waves through their fanbase, Indie Dog has re-emerged with a track that pushes their boundaries, a shot of adrenaline that feels both intimate and defiant.

It’s been 25 years since ‘Heartbreaker’ dropped like a bittersweet bombshell into the landscape of indie music, defining a moment and setting the course for Ryan Adams ’ storied career. Now, the multi-Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter is bringing the album’s melancholy magic to life on the

DOWNGIRL don’t just make music—they create a world, and their latest dual release, ‘HORSEGIRL’ and ‘DIG,’ feels like stepping into a bedroom circa 1999, where rebellion, femininity, and unvarnished angst meet. In the video for ‘HORSEGIRL,’ the band takes you inside a teenager’s room, plastered with Aaron Carter, Britney Spears, Hole, and their own posters, bathed in hyper-femme pink. It’s a scene that feels saccharine and nostalgic at first glance but flips the script entirely when the femme-grunge quartet starts shredding. The contrast is electric—soft, girly visuals colliding with the raw, kinetic energy of DOWNGIRL rocking out, the pink hues weaponised to amplify their message rather than soften it.

Cyndi Lauper doesn’t just bow out; she does it in neon, with glitter, and a dance beat that could wake the dead. The pop icon, who’s spent decades breaking barriers and rewriting what it means to be a superstar, has announced her final Australian tour—a six-city farewell that feels as much like a celebration as a goodbye.

Róisín Murphy, Ireland’s reigning queen of electronic indie pop, is finally returning to Australian shores for her first headline shows in over five years. The avant-garde icon will kick off the Live at the Gardens March series with a performance under the stars at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens on Friday, 7 March 2025.

ERRA are bringing their unique blend of crushing heaviness and melodic finesse to Australian stages in March 2025 for their first-ever national headline tour. The CURE Australian Tour will feature the Alabama-based metalcore trailblazers alongside special guests Silent Planet (USA) and Resolve (FRA), creating an unforgettable lineup for fans of heavy music.