Tickets for Peking Duk’s alcohol-free rave in a Bunnings Warehouse carpark sold out in just four minutes, with all funds donated to music industry not-for-profit SupportAct.
There’s not much Aussies love more than a Bunnings sausage sizzle. This weekend, DJs Peking Duk and Kaila got in on the action, and took to the stage in front of 1,000 fans.
“We’ve loved seeing Aussie music lovers share their enthusiasm for a Bunnings Warehouse Party,” Bunnings General Manager of Marketing, Justine Mills, tells Forbes Australia.
“Tickets sold out in just four minutes, the sausage sizzle was kept busy all evening, and the dance floor was packed.”
The rave came about after Sydney DJ Kaila posted a remix of the Bunnings jingle on TikTok. It went viral, and in July Bunnings confirmed it would host a warehouse party on the last night of August.
Tickets to the three-hour event were sold through Moshtix with all proceeds going toward SupportAct, a not-for-profit organisation that provides support services to music industry artists and workers.
“Proceeds from ticket sales and the iconic Bunnings sausage sizzle are going directly to Support Act, providing crisis relief as well as mental health and wellbeing support to people in the music industry,” says Mills.
The rave was held in Preston around 10km north of the Melbourne CBD. Kaila was joined on the warehouse rooftop by Canberra DJs Peking Duk, and performers What So Not and NayNay. The alcohol-free show was opened by Lottie – a Brisbane-based Bunnings employee and DJ, and livestreamed on TikTok.
Mills says the retailer was excited to get behind the viral event, saying “we’re proud to support thousands of community groups across Australia, and tonight was a great opportunity to support the local music industry which is doing it tough at the moment.”
What does SupportAct do?
Music industry not-for-profit Support Act provides short-term financial support, funeral support, mental health prevention, education and training programs, a Mentally Healthy Workplaces program, and the Support Act Wellbeing helpline.
The organisation was established in 1997 by Australian music industry organisations ARIA, PPCA, and APRA AMCOS.
Twenty-seven years later, it remains a vital part of the entertainment ecosystem, according to Kristy Rosser, Live Nation ANZ’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Solutions & Client Services.
“Support Act is an essential pillar of the music industry, providing crucial support to the artists, crew, and professionals who bring music to life. Live Nation’s backing of Support Act underscores the importance of taking care of those who make the music industry possible,” Rosser tells Forbes Australia.
Live Nation was one of the music industry organisations that helped raise $150,000 for Support Act at the Music In The House event held in Sydney honouring Powderfinger. The entertainment company also partnered with G Flip and Jack Daniels this year to raise money for the not-for-profit.
“We are proud to work with our brand partners to support this vital charity, most recently on a Jack Daniel’s campaign with G Flip. Since COVID-19, our partnership with Jack Daniels has raised over $100,000 for Support Act to carry out the important work it does,” says Rosser.
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