Rainbow Kitten Surprise rolled the Bones North American Tour through Fiddler’s Green, and true to form for a band that treats every Colorado date like a homecoming, the crowd out-sang the PA more than once.
Australia’s Spacey Jane opened, bringing their high-energy, hook-driven garage-pop and staples like “Booster Seat” to a Denver-metro crowd already familiar with them from the Ogden. RKS dug into the raw, closet-clearing energy of “bones,” their fifth album and first team-up with Grammy-winning producer Jay Joyce since 2018’s “How To: Friend, Love, Freefall.”
The Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater crowd during Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
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Their first EP, “Mary,” was recorded in an old dorm room on the Appalachian State campus.
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Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater during Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
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Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater concertgoers with Rainbow Kitten Surprise merch and t-shirts.
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Between 2014 and 2017, they built their reputation at major festivals including Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits.
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The band independently released its debut album “Seven,” later re-released alongside their first EP as the joint album “Seven + Mary.”
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The crowd during Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
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Spacey Jane is an Australian indie rock band formed in Fremantle, Western Australia, in 2016.
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Original bassist Amelia Murray left in 2019 to pursue a medical career, with Peppa Lane stepping in on bass and backing vocals.
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Brandon Johnson has been a freelance photographer for Denver Westword since 2018. In his role, Brandon captures and documents local events and concerts across the Denver metro area. His previous photography work includes contributing to Live Nation Colorado, 303 Magazine and Alive Coverage. While attending the University of Arkansas, he discovered his passion for photography through frequent visits to a local music venue and working for the school newspaper. www.bjohnsonxar.com
