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"Toddler Rave" to come to Metro Detroit

DJ performs on a raised stage with a bold orange backdrop; yellow inflatable ducks wearing headphones line the front, and a tall rainbow ring stack sits to the left, as a large crowd watches. — DJ Lenny Pearce has appropriate props for the song "Five Little Ducks." Photo: Courtesy of Trey Karson

Have you ever been dancing at a rave, looked around and thought: My toddler would love this.

The big picture: That's the concept for the country-wide "Toddler Rave" tour with Australian DJ Lenny Pearce that's coming to Royal Oak Music Theatre on Oct. 14.

Family-friendly raves are taking off, growing 93% from 2024 to 2025 nationally, according to Eventbrite data shared with Axios.

State of play: Pearce has built a following by turning songs like "The Wheels on the Bus" into EDM bangers, and those tracks into an interactive show that caters both to little ones and to their raver parents.

Expect tiny hands in the air, glow sticks and pulsing beats.

Catch up quick: His first viral hit was a "Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" techno remix in 2023. Last year, he sold out U.S. dates.

"I must have just been in like a silly head space, maybe a toddler head space" when remixing his first nursery rhyme songs, Pearce tells Axios.
But the kids' music genre is familiar to the producer: He's the twin brother of a Wiggle and the father of two young kids.

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