Keli Holiday Hates Coffee Shop Raves
“Coffee shop raves… personally, I find them pathetic,” the singer and Peking Duk member revealed.
Keli Holiday (Credit: Mitch Lowe)
Raves are meant to be enjoyed at night, in nightclubs and other tightly knit spaces, right?
Sticky floors, warm and intimate, dancing as lights go off in dark rooms, and hard-hitting electronic music plays. But what if raves took place in coffee shops?
It turns out that Adam Hyde – one half of Peking Duk and solo artist known as Keli Holiday – isn’t a fan of the concept.
“Coffee shop raves… personally, I find them pathetic,” he said, not mincing his words in a recent chat with triple j.
He continued, “I find them disgusting. I think they’re void of any culture. I think it’s actually representative of the commodification of culture; it just feels like ChatGPT in a real-life setting to me.
“I don’t want to see people in athleisure wear at 6 am, dancing like this with a latte while there’s some dude that’s ChatGPTed some tech house records that he hasn’t listened to, DJing in the corner going [starts dancing]. I don’t want it.
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“Like, if you want to go to a rave, go to a rave, support the culture. Like, those people aren’t about it, and that’s okay. But if you do want to be about it, be about it. Coffee shop raves, get ‘em out!”
When presenter Concetta Caristo asked if Holiday had ever attended or witnessed a coffee shop rave, he admitted that he’d seen one and thought it was pathetic.
You can watch the video below.
Last year, Peking Duk headlined the “most Australian rave in history”: in a Bunnings car park.
The concept of the Bunnings Rave originated with a viral EDM mix of the Bunnings Warehouse jingle created by 19-year-old producer Kaila, which then snowballed into a full-fledged rave concept.
With fans commenting online for Peking Duk to be the metaphorical headliner, the duo willingly jumped on board, creating their own version of an energy-fuelled Bunnings Remix. With big-name What So Not also supporting the concept and spreading the word via Australian television, the idea became a reality.
Keli Holiday recently made headlines following the release of his romantic single, Dancing2, and it inspiring a TikTok trend.
The song has gone viral on TikTok, with fans taking the song’s lyrics of finding love and hope and showcasing their own journeys. Partners shared their love stories to the song, while young people in cancer treatment revealed how the song gave them hope.
Holiday reacted to the song’s virality, “Seeing this song connect to people on such a joyful human level has me lost for words. Every time I’m opening TikTok at the moment, I’m seeing a new video set to ‘Dancing2’ that brings me tears of happiness.”
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