Heaps Good festival will take over Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on New Year’s Eve before heading to Adelaide Showground one week later. The 2023/24 lineup includes the likes of Flume, The Avalanches, Foals, SBTRKT, Declan McKenna, Basement Jaxx, MAY-A and Holly Humberstone.
Heaps Good was set to launch in Brisbane in 2024 as well but “supply chain and event equipment issues” prevented it from going ahead. There is, however, a two-day mini-festival happening at Fortitude Music Hall with many Heaps Good acts on board, including Foals, The Avalanches, MAY-A and more.
Ahead of the three-date festival stint, MAY-A offers ten tips for navigating life on the road.
MAY-A’s 10 essential tips for touring
No expectations
MAY-A: Never, ever go in with an expectation of what the tour will be. You can absolutely never predict what it going to happen.
A sandwich press can go a long way
MAY-A: You’re better off buying a bag of groceries and sitting in the back of a van with a plastic fork, cutting open an avocado and spreading it on some bread than trying to track down edible food in the middle of nowhere. Also, a sandwich press can go a long way. You can cook scrambled eggs on that thing. Get an AeroPress and make your own coffee.
Pack smart
MAY-A: Pack essentials, but pack light. Carrying a 50kg suitcase up and down stairs gets old real quick.
Bring bungee cords
MAY-A: Bring bungee cords. You never know when your van door is going to fail and you’ll have to strap the door to the side mirror for the end of a tour.
Bring clothes for all seasons
MAY-A: Pack for all kinds of weather. Prepare for anything – bikini and a snow jacket.
Party wisely
MAY-A: Pick designated party nights. If you are getting plastered every night you’ll burn out real quick. It’s still a job.
Wash your clothes
MAY-A: If there isn’t a laundry, you do have a sink… and probably a hairdryer. That’s all I’m saying.
Take vitamins
MAY-A: Vitamins are your best friend. They deserve the space in your suitcase.
Thank your crew
MAY-A: Thank your crew, even if you’ve only worked with them for one night. Thank them.
Get some sleep
MAY-A: Sleeeeeeep!!! And if you are going to eat anywhere, check the yelp reviews or ask a local.
Heaps Good 2023/2024
Sunday, 31st December – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne VIC
Saturday, 6th January – Adelaide Showground, Adelaide SA
- Flume
- Foals
- The Avalanches
- SBTRKT (Mel only)
- Basement Jaxx (Mel only)
- Declan McKenna (Adl only)
- Griff
- Holly Humberstone
- MAY-A
- Sycco
- Logan
Tickets via the Heaps Good website
Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Tuesday, 2nd January
- Foals
- Declan McKenna
- Griff
- Sycco
- FELONY
Wednesday, 3rd January
- The Avalanches
- SBTRKT
- Holly Humberstone
- MAY-A
- Logan
Tickets via Secret Sounds
Further Reading
Spotify Wrapped 2023: Australia’s Most Streamed Artists, Songs, Albums & Podcasts of the Year
Foals, SBTRKT, The Avalanches + More to Perform at Heaps Good Make-Up Events in Brisbane
Here Are the Set Times for Heaps Good 2023/24 in Melbourne and Adelaide
