David Archuleta flaunts his gym gains as he embraces his raver era & calls out the haters
David Archuleta is living his best life on the electronic dance music circuit and is unbothered if his conservative fans have a problem with it.The 33-year-old has come a long way since taking second place on the seventh season of American Idol exactly 16 years ago today.We’ve never forgotten that devastating moment on May 21, 2008.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.16 years ago, david archuleta lost in 'american idol' pic.twitter.com/SFZtjPr4ayIn the years since, Archuleta’s personal journey has included coming out as queer, leaving the Mormon church, becoming a gym bro and reveling in his newfound freedom with exciting experiences that include hitting up music festivals and raves.Over the weekend, the “Crush” singer continued on the techno circuit by attending the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas, which is considered to be the largest electronic music festival in North America.The 3-day event featured headlining main stage performances by David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Zedd, Alesso, Kaskade, Gryffin, and John Summit, among a long list of others on the various stages.Archie’s circuit boy transformation went off without a hitch as he shared a shirtless slideshow showing off his musculature in giant metallic cargo pants and raver shades while dancing to the techno and dubstep beats.His unbridled joy was palpable.A post shared by David Archuleta (@davidarchie)After disclosing all the positive reaction he received from “straight dudes with their girlfriends just coming up and fist bumping me saying they can tell I’ve been working hard at the gym,” Archuleta expanded how the vibe at the festival is more that it may appear on the surface.“It looks wild because of the hard techno and crazy outfits and lights and visuals but the PLUR culture (peace, love, unity, respect) is a great standard to have for a festival and amazing to be.
