This band canceled 2 major sold-out Boise concerts in a row. It’s coming this time. Really
It’s either third time’s a charm. Or strike three, they’re out.
After canceling sold-out summer concerts in Boise the past two years, alternative-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise is giving Idaho another shot — and hoping fans reciprocate.
The group is scheduled to perform Tuesday, Nov. 19, as part of its “Love Hate Music Box Tour.” But not at Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, the site of the cancellations. (Outdoors in November? No thanks.)
Instead, Rainbow Kitten Surprise — RKS for short — plans to headline Boise State’s ExtraMile Arena. Maybe the indoor change of scenery is enough to improve Boise’s recent luck with the group?
Tickets become available to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, June 7, for $39.50 to $80.50 at Ticketmaster.
In 2022, the bad news came at the very last minute — the day before the Boise show. It was part of a larger string of dates that got nixed. In that instance, singer Ela Melo explained in an online post that the challenges of being on tour had become too much. Earlier in the year, Melo had revealed on the band’s social media that after “major soul searching in the pursuit of my authentic self ... I’m happy to share with you that I am trans. My pronouns are she/her.”
In 2023, the band blamed a medical crisis in May and pulled the plug on the entire year’s shows.
But all seems well now.
“After years of struggling with her own mental health that resulted in writer’s block, on-stage episodes, and tour cancellations,” the band’s bio says, “Melo was properly diagnosed and treated in 2023, vastly improving her quality of life.”
Founded in 2013 in North Carolina, Rainbow Kitten Surprise has grown in popularity thanks to standout songs such as “Fever Pitch” and “It’s Called: Freefall.” The group’s latest album, “Love Hate Music Box,” was released May 10.
“As if channeling another dimension where genres simply don’t exist, Rainbow Kitten Surprise finds harmony in unpredictability,” according to the band’s bio, “weaving together lyrical poetry, hummable melodies, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities.”
This story was originally published May 31, 2024 at 3:52 PM.