Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Location: O2 Academy
Rainbow Kitten Surprise are an American alternative rock indie band. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 31st May 2026.
As if channelling another dimension where genres simply don’t exist. Rainbow Kitten Surprise finds harmony in unpredictability. Weaving together lyrical poetry, hummable melodies, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities. Now boasting over 2 billion global streams across platforms. The band first began building their devoted fanbase with independent albums ‘SEVEN + MARY’ (2013) and ‘RKS’ (2015).
On 26 September 2025, the band will release their most collaborative and quintessentially Rainbow Kitten Surprise album yet, ‘bones’. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant, Orville Peck, Lainey Wilson). The record is both an incredible return to form and a distinct elevation from their previous releases. This comes on the heels of Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s first album in six years, ‘LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX’, released in May 2024. Produced by Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) along with Konrad Snyder (Noah Kahan). As well as lead singer Ela Melo. The record was met with critical praise from Billboard, Consequence, Paste, and more.
‘LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX’ followed the band’s breakout full-length debut for Elektra, ‘HOW TO: FRIEND, LOVE, FREEFALL’, which arrived in April 2018. Also produced by Jay Joyce, the album featured RIAA-certified Platinum single “It’s Called: Freefall,” earned widespread praise from Billboard, TIME, Vice, and NPR, and saw the band make several national television appearances, including performances on “CBS Saturday Morning,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and PBS’s “Austin City Limits.”
Rainbow Kitten Surprise is: Ela Melo (she/her; lead vocals), Darrick “Bozzy” Keller (he/him; guitar, vocals), Ethan Goodpaster (he/him; lead guitar, vocals), Jess Haney (he/him; drums)
