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Good Things Festival is nearly upon us, with the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane events set to ignite on Friday 6 December, Saturday 7 December and Sunday 8 December respectively; and a heap of headline sideshows in the mix for good measure!
Helmed by headliners Korn, the Good Things lineup boasts a horde of old and new favourites, spanning local and international acts from across the heavy and alternative scenes that truly offers something for everyone; and this year, Sydney's Centennial Park festival date will also be a 16+ event for the first time ever.
Ahead of the festival and impending horde of headline sideshows on the extremely near horizon, Good Things Festival has been running a series of videos bringing you all of the news and artist fun, with the weekly news segment All The Good Things and the official pre-festival interview series Good Things Brings bringing you chats directly with the artists themselves; and also helmed by The Soundcheck's Tiana Speter, aka yours truly speaking to you here.
Last episode we focused on heavy juggernauts Mastodon, and today it's a chat with all-round awesome human P-Nut from iconic Nebraska-hailing icons 311.
311 mixes rock, rap, reggae & funk into their own unique, hybrid sound – and 32 years later, the band is still regarded as one of the most entertaining & dynamic live bands in the U.S. As veterans of over 2,000 shows across 27 countries, 311 is one of the longest running original lineups in rock, alongside iconic acts like U2 and Radiohead. 311’s celebrated live shows and touring schedule have earned them a vast and dedicated following nationwide. Their annual, headlining, amphitheater show is a staple of the U.S. Summer touring season. Past support acts include: The Offspring, Snoop Dogg, Sublime with Rome, Cypress Hill, Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads, The Roots, Matisyahu, and Ziggy Marley. Most recently the band also unleashed a brand new album Full Bloom, striking in the US Billboard 200 charts and generating significant airplay and critical acclaim.
For our chat, P-Nut and I chatted setlists, memories from their previous Aussie visit back in 1998, Aussie bucket lists and diving into the new album before they trek back down under for a long-awaited return. Grab a watch below and definitely don't miss this lot when they hit the Good Things stages next month!
GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL 2024
For ticket info and more, head here
LINE UP:
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:
AViVA | Destroy Boys | 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!
DATES AND VENUES:
Friday 6 December - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (15+)
Saturday 7 December - Centennial Park, Sydney (16+
)Sunday 8 December - Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane (15+)
311 HEADLINE SIDESHOWS:
Wednesday 4 December - 170 Russell, Melbourne
Tuesday 10 December - The Triffid, Brisbane
Wednesday 11 December - Liberty Hall, Sydney
BY TIANA SPETER