Brisbane police have issued thousands of dollars in fines to the kebab shop that was caught on video hosting an impromptu dance party at 3am on Saturday.
Brisbane police have issued thousands of dollars in fines to the kebab shop that was caught on video hosting an impromptu dance party at 3am on Saturday.
Videos published on TikTok showed a tightly packed crowd bobbling to the beat of English DJ Endor’s Pump It Up.
A man behind the counter with a Super Mario moustache claps along to the song while the drunken mob turns the establishment into an unlikely mosh pit.
On Monday, the police slapped the kebab shop with a $6772 fine for failing to comply with COVID-19 public health directives.
@brisbanetimes A clearer video from inside the Fortitude Valley kebab shop rave that has sparked a police investigation. Credit: balaclint – TikTok pic.twitter.com/dwOmrlvbPF
— Toby Crockford (@tobycrockford23) August 24, 2020
COVID has brought about a lot of ‘unprecedented’ moments… but I feel like this Valley kebab shop dance party takes the cake ? .@QldPolice are looking into it .@7NewsBrisbane pic.twitter.com/flzEH15q2n
— Georgie Chumbley (@G_Chumbley) August 23, 2020
One wonders if the kebab shop could have played a more appropriate song for its last (and quite expensive) hurrah.
Maybe You can’t stop the beat from Hairspray… with lyrics such as “And you can try to stop my dancin’ feet but I just cannot stand still… ‘Cause you can’t stop the beat.”
Or perhaps Footloose from the 1984 film about a small town in America that bans dancing… “Now I gotta cut loose, footloose, kick off the Sunday shoes, Please, Louise, pull me off of my knees…”
The Queensland government has specifically banned nightclubs and other venues from using dancefloors for dancing.
But the state government is being careful not to gain a reputation for being a complete party pooper. There’s a specific exemption in the Chief Health Officer’s emergency directions that allow newly married couples to have their first dance.
“A restricted business hosting a wedding may allow the couple getting married to dance with each other and/or their parents,” the legislation reads.
“Example – a couple may perform a ‘first dance’ for their wedding guests, but the guests may not participate in dancing on the dance floor.”
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has previously said that any dancing would have to be done “at home”.
If you see something stupid, say something stupid… Send your home alone dance clips to felicity@medicalrepublic.com.au.
