What is Adrian\u2019s Kickback? Small event goes viral on TikTok TikTok: Chris Venegas\/Adrian LopezWhat started off as a half-joking, wholesome TikTok by user Adrian Lopez hoping to attract a few locals to his birthday \u2018kickback\u2019, has turned into an insane party attended by hundreds at Huntington Beach, California, on May 21. The trend started innocuously enough, with TikTok user \u2018adrian.lopez517\u2019 suggesting that people come along to a birthday party at Huntington Beach. In the now-deleted video, it seemed like what Adrian was going for was a pretty chilled gathering at a fire pit, starting at 7:30 pm. But, of course, this is the internet, so naturally, people took it to the next level. As of now, the tag \u2018adrianskickback\u2019 has 123.4 million views of TikTok, while over 50,000 tweets were made about \u201cadrian\u201d, making him trend on Twitter. As anticipation for the \u201ckickback\u201d grew, hilarious memes started going viral all over social media, and \u2018Adrian\u2019s Kickback\u2019 even started trending on Twitter. From partygoers anticipating having to tell their mom why they had to go to this stranger\u2019s party, to people hoping that they and their squad will be the center of attention. me trying to explain to my mom how i know adrian and how i have to go to his kickback pic.twitter.com\/qqo4FKdjmz \u2014 mei\ud83c\udf80\ud83e\uddf8\ud83d\udc97 (@mamiasfmei) May 22, 2021 The trend even caught the attention of star Skai Jackson, who asked her Twitter followers if they\u2019d be attending Adrian\u2019s Kickback, while Lionsgate, the makers of the Bad Neighbours movies, couldn\u2019t resist making a meme of their own. But, as California residents found out, Adrian\u2019s kickback was more than just an internet trend. At the same time, the mysterious Adrian himself was nowhere to be found (he even seemed to delete his TikTok account), which didn\u2019t stop people from all over the US making good on their RSVP and flocking to Huntington Beach. https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hopemyfamwontfindme\/video\/6964431118292520197?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6961007665544300038&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0 One TikTok user, aptly named \u2018hopemyfanwontfindme\u2019, even revealed that she was driving over four hours from Vegas to attend the event. TikToks from the event show that Adrian\u2019s event wasn\u2019t as much of a \u2018kickback\u2019 as it was a full-on party, with Huntington Police Department making good on their earlier Twitter promises and \u201cstrictly enforcing all applicable laws\u201d to shut down the event. https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_wwh\/status\/1395985881350115330 This isn\u2019t the first time an internet meme led to a full offline event. In April, following a 2020 meme about everyone with the name Josh meeting in a remote location to fight to be the \u201cone true Josh\u201d, hundreds of Joshes showed up Middle Creek armed with pool noodles to battle it out, with five-year-old \u201cLittle Josh\u201d from Lincoln eventually emerging victorious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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