An Australian DJ known for turning nursery rhymes into full-blown dance tracks is bringing his toddler rave to Irving this fall, promising glowsticks, bubbles, and a costumed monkey named Kuma to the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory. Lenny Pearce, who built his career on children's songs reworked as EDM, will play the 87,742-square-foot venue on November 7, 2026, with tickets starting around $51 and VIP packages priced from $162 per person.
The Irving date is one stop on Pearce's tour, booked through Live Nation, with stops including New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and Boston's MGM Music Hall at Fenway. As reported by Axios, Pearce first went viral in 2023 with a techno remix of “Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes,” then toured internationally in 2025 and sold out U.S. dates the same year.
Pearce isn't new to performing — he won season four of Australia's Got Talent in 2010 as part of the hip-hop group Justice Crew, a group that went on to earn eight ARIA Music Award nominations and land multi-platinum number-one hits including “Boom Boom” and “Que Sera,” according to Wikipedia. Pearce is also a twin, according to Axios.
What a Toddler Rave Actually Looks Like
Per Axios, Pearce has two young children of his own and has said toddlers respond better to action and physical cues than to music alone, which is why he tries to avoid building sets around simply putting hands up and jumping. Instead, his shows lean on props and characters — Kuma the Monkey, Bubbles the DJ Duck, and Mr. Glow the Glowstick Maker all make appearances, and the shows welcome costumes for both kids and adults.
The format has been engineered specifically for the youngest fans in the room. Concert organizers and venues structure these shows for children ages 0 to 8 and their parents, using adjusted sound levels and short programming; the Ballarat listing gives a 45-minute Lenny set, according to Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat. At the Ballarat stop, doors opened an hour before showtime.
Getting In the Door at Toyota Music Factory
The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving will host the event. Under the ticketing rules for the Irving date, children younger than 12 months on the show date can enter free, while everyone else — kids and adults alike — needs a ticket.
Why Toddler Techno Is Suddenly Everywhere
The genre's rise tracks with a broader surge in family-oriented dance events nationwide. Eventbrite reported a 93% year-over-year increase in baby and toddler rave listings on its platform in 2025, while overall family attendance at those events climbed even faster, up 183% over the same period, according to the EDM House Network. That demand has pushed Pearce well beyond club-sized crowds and into amphitheater bookings like the one coming to Irving.
The trend also reflects parents looking to share electronic music with their children through daytime family events, the EDM House Network reports.
