The Peking Duk & What So Not Bunnings Rave Is On
The people have spoken: Bunnings will host "A Warehouse Party to celebrate local Aussie music" in the next few weeks.
Peking Duk, What So Not (Credit: Billy Zammit, Supplied)
Yesterday (25 July), Peking Duk took to Instagram to confirm that the ongoing fan petition and campaign by the duo and What So Not to have them perform a rave at Bunnings was successful: it’s on.
Peking Duk’s Adam Hyde shared the good news in a video. “Breaking news, this just in. We have a major announcement,” he began. Bandmate Reuben Styles said, “Bunnings have listened. We’re doing this.”
The Bunnings rave will star Peking Duk and What So Not. 19-year-old producer Kaila—who started the petition with a Bunnings remix—is keen to perform. More local acts will be added.
At the time of writing, a Bunnings store hasn’t been chosen yet, with Styles appealing to fans to choose a location for the rave to go down in the next few weeks.
In a video of his own, What So Not stood outside a Bunnings and wrote in the caption, “BUNNING’S HAVE OFFICIALLY AGREED TO HOST THE RAVE! Tell us what city you think is best?! What local djs should join us on the bill? Sussing locations/logistics & looking to throw it in the next few weeks 👀🫡🛠 THE PPL HAVE SPOKEN!”
Bunnings responded to both videos, commenting to Peking Duk, “We’re ready to celebrate local Aussie music at the Warehouse Party, who’s in?” The store replied to What So Not: “A Warehouse Party to celebrate local Aussie music - let’s do it”.
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A spokesperson for Bunnings confirmed the rave was on yesterday. In a statement to Mumbrella, the spokesperson said, “It comes with great excitement to confirm that together with Peking Duk, What So Not and Kaila, we’ve found a way to give the people what they want – the Bunnings Warehouse Party is happening.”
Earlier this month, What So Not revealed he’d “just had our first official conversations with Bunnings” about making the rave an actual, legitimate event.
He continued, “It took a lot longer than I thought because there is so much red tape about what can and cannot be done. All I can say for now is that we are all officially talking, which is a pretty big step forward.”
The DJ told The Daily Telegraph it’s a “community-supporting idea” he’s pushing to host and said he’s hopeful Bunnings’ higher-ups will approve the concept: “We’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks, and yes, there has to be a sausage sizzle.”
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