Overview
- Manson’s apology followed her profanity-laden callout of a beach-ball‑wielding attendee during Garbage’s Dec. 5 Melbourne set at Good Things Festival.
- In the hours after the Melbourne show, she had posted on Threads that she made "NO APOLOGIES" for hating beach balls and tied her anger to concerns about pay and respect for musicians.
- Video circulated by outlets such as Stereogum and Rolling Stone indicated the beach ball did not appear to reach the stage.
- Music Feeds published a first-person account claiming members of RedHook and other local bands introduced the balls at Stand Atlantic’s request, with Stand Atlantic’s Bonnie Fraser saying beach balls were planned for all dates.
- Garbage’s Australian run continues with Good Things dates completed in Sydney and Brisbane and sold-out sideshows scheduled in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.