THE RAINBOW Kitten Surprise tour kicks off in Pennsylvania on April 19, 2022. The tour will extend across the US and will continue to Europe toward the end of the year. When is the Rainbow Kitten Surprise tour? The Rainbow Kitten Surprise tour will take place across the US and Europe with the first performance […]
THE RAINBOW Kitten Surprise tour kicks off in Pennsylvania on April 19, 2022.
The tour will extend across the US and will continue to Europe toward the end of the year.
The Rainbow Kitten Surprise tour will take place across the US and Europe with the first performance taking place in Mckees Rocks, Pennsylvania on April 19.
The tour will continue through the end of the year, concluding in Kansas City, Missouri on December 13.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise is a religious band that references biblical stories including manna, Canaan, St. Peter, and 40 days and 40 nights.
Ela Melo and Darrick Keller founded the band in 2013 and it has risen in popularity as an alternative indie rock band, garnering roughly 3.5million monthly listeners on Spotify.
The pair comes from Boone, North Carolina, and created their sound while they attended Appalachian State University.
Two weeks before their tour, on March 30, the band members re-introduced themselves in an Instagram post.
Melo used the opportunity to share who she is and announced she is transgender.
“Over the past couple of years, I’ve been doing some major soul searching in the pursuit of my authentic self,” Melo wrote.
“I’m happy to share with you that I am trans. My pronouns are she/her. I’m grateful to be able to express who I truly am and share in this moment with you.”
She received an overwhelming amount of support from fans, and one person commented, “Congrats on coming out, Ela!! We love you so so much!!
“It makes me so happy to see fellow trans people living as themselves authentically, and you will always have my support.”
Bassist Charlie Holt, whose pronouns are they/them, is also transgender and added in the post, “Who you are doesn’t matter. Love is all there is. I’m eternally grateful to play music with my friends.”
Jess Haney is the guitarist for the group, Darrick “Bozzy” Keller plays the drums, and Ethan Goodpaster plays electric guitar.
This will be the first time the band has gone on tour since 2019, and Keller said the Covid-19 pandemic had affected his mental health, but he has grown as a person and an artist and is finding his authentic self.
“Prior to the pandemic, I rarely took the time for essential self-evaluation,” he wrote, adding, “Slowly, I have been learning and growing in this process, and I am excited for the next chapter of my life.
“I would not want to share this experience with any other group of people; loving my best friends as we grow and discover ourselves.”
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Fans who wish to attend the Rainbow Kittens Surprise concerts should purchase tickets soon as many performances have already sold out.
Tickets can be purchased on the band’s website. They are also available on Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, and Vividseats.
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