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Good Things Festival has announced 30 sideshow performances from 15 acts ahead of its three-city December run, while 16 artists on the 2026 lineup will be exclusive to the festival.

John Douglas, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with Scottish indie favourites Trashcan Sinatras, has died at the age of 63 following a brief illness, only days after the band released its first studio album in a decade, Ever The Optimist.

Chelsea Wolfe has unveiled her ninth studio album, The Dark, alongside its lead single Cold, marking the next chapter for one of contemporary music's most distinctive artists as she continues to expand her catalogue across gothic rock, folk, industrial and heavy music.

Sparks have unveiled Live On The Moon, a new 20-track live album that playfully imagines the duo becoming the first band to perform a concert on the lunar surface, with actor Cate Blanchett appearing as the event's “Lunar Emcee”.

Sublime have released their first new studio album in three decades, *Until The Sun Explodes*, marking a new chapter for the influential Long Beach band with original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh joined by Jakob Nowell, the son of late frontman Bradley Nowell.

Mike D has released new solo track ‘What We Got', continuing a rare return to recording activity from the Beastie Boys co-founder as a run of intimate live shows unfolds in New York and California.

Scene Queen has released ‘Tracksuit', a new standalone single that pushes the American artist's hyper-feminine metal hybrid further into aggressive territory while continuing her commentary on relationships, gender politics and alternative culture.