The beloved mid-year music moment returns for its seventh edition, and the forecast is calling for good times for music lovers, with a line-up full of top-tier talents from international sensations to homegrown heroes.
There will be two curated stages at this year’s event for double the music fun, as the Sound Archive stage hosts a stack of heavyweight electronic acts.
Pop singer, songwriter and social media personality Peach PRC will take to the stage in her old stomping grounds as part of Spin Off, off the back of her biggest sold-out headline shows to date and the release of her singles ‘Secret’ and ‘Touchy Subject’.
Peach has been credited as one of the most successful Australian creators on Tik Tok, with more than 160 million likes on the platform.
Her journey to pop stardom is rooted in a true passion and love of music – plus, since coming out as a lesbian in 2022, Peach has openly embraced her queerness in her social media presence and her music. She credits her 2023 release ‘Like A Girl Does’ as ‘a lesbian pop anthem’.
Peach has just finished up a North American tour, and returns to home soil for Spin Off.
Before Peach takes to the stage for Spin Off in Adelaide, we sit down to chat to her about what she’ll be bringing, how her US dates went, and what advice she may have for young queer folks struggling with their identity or sexuality.
What does it mean for you to be chosen to be part of Spin Off this year?
It’s an honour to be on the line-up with people that I love, like Conan Gray and girl in red. I feel very special to be on a line-up with people like that.
You’ve just been on your North American tour – wow! How did it go?!
It went amazing! It was really, really lovely to see fans so far from home that were so enthusiastic and knew all the words, and like. . . Also selling out venues like that over in LA and New York, it was crazy to have such a big audience so far from home.
What’s the biggest difference that you’ve found between US and AU audiences?
The first show that I did was in LA and I thought that they were booing me. . . But they were cheering really loudly in a lower pitch compared to the Australian fans, I was confused at first because I thought they were booing, but thankfully they were cheering.
For those unfamiliar, how would you describe your writing style and how you approach music?
How would I describe my writing style. . . Difficult. It depends on what the song is. Without sounding too woo-woo, the song has to kind of come through me in one way or another. I’ll hear a phrase or something that I find poetic, that someone said, it could just be something with my friends, and I’ll put it in my notes. Then when I feel inspired, I’ll sit down and start playing some chords on my iPad, and then I’ll start singing a melody over it and try to tell a story over that, and make it rhyme.
You’re refreshingly open about things you’ve experienced in your life – not only in your music, but also online, on social media. What are you hoping your audience can take away from your life experiences so far?
I never really say things with the intention of something being taken away from it, and I didn't really ever realise that I was being vulnerable; I just kind of thought that's how everybody spoke and shared things. I think it's a beautiful side effect that people take things away from what I am sharing.
You’ve been writing since you were really young. What’s one piece of advice your current self would share with your young, pre-Peach PRC self?!
I mean, I would love to just show up to younger me and be like, 'Look, we did it.' Like, I wouldn't even give advice. I think that a belief in myself at a young age would have given me more confidence to go for things.
You came out in the last few years. Do you have any wisdom, as an openly queer woman, for young queer people who might be struggling to come to terms with their sexuality. . . And how to approach that?
I still feel like I'm figuring things out all the time. I feel like I'm never at a place where 'I have' all the wisdom on it for other people, because everybody's journey is so individual and different. For me, I think it was kind of easy; I worked it out when I was quite young. Actually, maybe ASKfm, or if there's some sort of anonymous Reddit, or something. If you feel like you're questioning things and you need some guidance, and you don't feel comfortable like being out yet, maybe that's a kind of baby step to take.
Lastly. . . What can Spin Off audiences expect from your set?!
A pink fairy stripper party. . . That's gay and free.
Spin Off plays Adelaide Showground 19 July.
Spin Off Festival 2024 Line-Up
Girl In Red
Conan Gray
G Flip
Peach PRC
Baby Gravy (Yung Gravy + BBNO$)
The Last Dinner Party
Michael Marcagi
Old Mervs
Rum Jungle
Miss Kaninna
DJ Seinfeld
Sam Alfred
JamesJamesJames
Club Angel
Rona.
Fukhed
Willo
Divide DJs
