Garbage Announce Good Things Festival Sideshows

It’s been a long time coming, but to the thrill of their fans, Garbage have announced Good Things Festival sideshows.

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Last in Australia in 2016 for their Strange Little Dreams tour, their Good Things appearances were already hotly anticipated before announcing sideshows today.

Garbage will perform at the Auckland Town Hall on Wednesday, 3 December – two days before their Good Things dates in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Then, they’ll perform at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Thursday, 11 December, Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre on Friday, 12 December, and the Sydney Opera House on Sunday, 14 December.

Frontier Members will be able to access pre-sale tickets on Tuesday, 21 October, at 10 am local time, followed by the general sale on Wednesday, 22 October, at 1 pm local time. You can find more ticketing information on the Frontier Touring website.

Sharing excitement for their long-awaited return, singer Shirley Manson said, “To be able to return to sacred, stunning New Zealand and to Australia – the home country of our most beloved music business guru, Michael Gudinski – is an immense thrill for us as a band.

“We have been aching to return to this part of the world for a long time now, and this tour will be played every night in Gudinski’s honour.”

Garbage released their latest album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, earlier this year.

The band, consisting of original members Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, recorded the album at the Los Angeles studio Red Razor Sounds, Vig’s Grunge Is Dead, and Manson’s bedroom. It was produced by the band and longtime engineer Billy Bush.

Manson said about the album, “This record is about what it means to be alive, and about what it means to face your imminent destruction. It’s hopeful. It’s very tender towards what it means to be a human being. Our flaws and our failures are still beautiful, even though we’re taught that they’re not. This is a tender, thrilling record about the fragility of life.”

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HAPPY ENDINGS 2026 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR

Wednesday 3 December - ​Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ | ​Lic. All Ages
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Thursday 11 December - Palais Theatre | Melbourne, VIC | ​Lic. All Ages
​ticketmaster.com.au

Friday 12 December - ​Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA | ​Lic. All Ages
​ticketmaster.com.au

Sunday 14 December - ​Sydney Opera House Concert Hall | Sydney, NSW | ​Lic. All Ages
​sydneyoperahouse.com

*Also performing at Good Things Festival 

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