Band comp

the good things
band comp is back!

Good Things Festival, Australia’s favourite alternative east coast summer music festival is almost upon us and it continues to bring the good news.

As a strong supporter of Australian music and talent, Good Things Festival is giving 3 up-and coming bands the opportunity to perform at this year’s festival. You’ll have the chance to share the stage with some of Australia’s and the worlds biggest alternative acts and win a range of prizes to assist in your bands long-term development.

The 15 artists with the most votes in each city will be invited to play a series of heats where one winner will be picked per heat to compete in the finals for their chance to perform at Good Things Festival 2024 and win an array of prizes aimed to assist their long-term development including a merchandise package for your band from Love Police, Flyer and Poster pack from Shout Out Loud, Tour Trailer or Animated poster from One Eighty Creative + consultations with some of the best in alternative music from managers, booking agents, publicists, social media managers and more to set you up for success and give you the tools to benefit your career well beyond the festival.

***Please note that any assets attached in this form will be available for public viewing. Please do NOT attach unreleased music unless you would like voters to be able to also view this material***

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competition dates

Sydney – Burdekin

Sunday 3rd November - Round 1

Sunday 10th November - Round 2

Sunday 17th November - Round 3

Sunday 24th November - Final

Melbourne – Stay Gold

Thursday 7th November - Round 1

Wednesday 13th November - Round 2

Thursday 21st November - Round 3

Wednesday 27th November - Final

Brisbane – The Brightside

Wednesday 6th November - Round 1

Wednesday 13th November - Round 2

Wednesday 20th November - Round 3

Wednesday 27th November - Final

the rules

5 bands per heat doing 20 minute sets

Preheat voting

• Voting will be via the GTF website

• Each person who signs up can vote up to 3 bands

• Preheat voting will be open for 1 week

• Top 15 bands in each state will be selected to compete in 1 of 3 of the heats

3 x GUEST JUDGES PER HEAT - Voting out of 5 on the below topics (total of 25)

• Crowd Pull

• Crowd Engagement

• Singing/songwriting skill

• Instrumental skill

• Overall performance

1 token upon entry plus 1 token every $5 spent

Including; non alcoholic drinks, alcoholic drinks and food from the venues  

Voting will be calculated by adding the total tokens received via fan vote plus the judge vote (max of 25 points x 3)

Eg; Band 1 receives 76 tokens via fan voting plus a score of 40/75 via judge voting

Band 1 total score - 116 points

The Prizes

1 winner per city

Consultation with booking agent, Jayden Roy

Consultation with Dallas Does PR

Consultation with Josh Smith from Open Door Management

A3 Poster/Flyer pack from Shout Out Loud

Consultation with Get Social

Animated Tour Poster and 30 second Tour Trailer from one–eighty creative

GTF x Love Police Merch Pack

Opening stage 5 of Good Things Festival 2024

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