PHOTOGRAPHY: NATE HILL
Good Things Festival Melbourne 2025 rolled into Flemington Racecourse with the sort of energy that hits you the moment you walk through the gates. From the first crack of guitars to the last sweep of lights, the whole day moved with this steady, confident momentum — big crowds, louder singalongs, and an atmosphere that reminded everyone why this festival has such a devoted heartbeat. Lorna Shore came out firing and absolutely bulldozed their stage, Refused delivered a set loaded with emotion and a sense of finality, and Garbage ended up at the centre of one of the day’s most replayed moments after Shirley Manson’s now-legendary clash with a runaway beach ball. It summed up the tone of the day perfectly: unpredictable, loud, and impossible not to watch.
Across the grounds, everything just clicked. Lines moved quickly, the production kept pace, and there was this easy sense of community running through every set change. Fans drifted between eras and genres without missing a beat, letting nostalgia brush up against new discoveries as younger acts held their own beside the icons. By the time the sun slipped away, it felt like everyone knew they’d been part of something that landed a little differently. Good Things 2025 didn’t just arrive — it left people buzzing, carving itself in as one of the festival’s standout years.
