Heat 1 finalists

THE HEAT #1 FINALISTS ARE ANNOUNCED! HEAT 1 KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND!
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MELbourne – HEat #1

shotkickers

heat 1
Wednesday 4th November
All Monsters Are Human
Melbourne
All Monsters Are Human
LIAR
Melbourne
LIAR
Melbourne
Everlyne
Melbourne
Unregistered Firearm
Melbourne
The Pernicious

Sydney – HEat #1

burdekin hotel

heat 1
Sunday 1st November
STOCKADE
Sydney
STOCKADE
Sydney
Albanian Blood Pantree
The Nameless
Sydney
The Nameless
Flavuh
Sydney
Flavuh
Sydney
Sprawler

brisbane – HEat #1

The brightside

heat 1
Wednesday 4th November
Brisbane
Delphic Afterparty!
Dystopian
Brisbane
Dystopian
Brisbane
Heatstroke
Nocturnal Syndrome
Brisbane
Nocturnal Syndrome
Static
Brisbane
Static

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