Please note: Rainbow Kitten Surprise is cancelling all September dates. 

Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s first recordings were made by founding members Ela Melo and Darrick “Bozzy” Keller in an Appalachian State University dorm room; the North Carolina group has since expanded into a five-piece alt-rock band with a strong hip-hop and R&B influence. Their major label debut How To: Friend, Love, Freefall draws on the learning experiences of life and love, including Melo’s own coming out to his bandmates. The subsequent tour culminated in a coronation of sorts at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater and three consecutive gigs in Athens, GA—chronicled on their 2021 live album, Live From Athens Georgia.