Author: morgan_collens

  • It’s Fundraising Time!

    THE MELBOURNE RAINBOW BAND PRESENTS: TRIVIA NIGHT 7:30pm 5 August 2022 Doors open 7:00pm. Trivia starts 7:30pm No BYO – Drinks available at bar prices (But you are welcome to bring your own snacks) Hosted by, Dean Arcuri – entertainer, journalist, photographer, community darling, and all-round busy homosexual, as he tests our grey matter in…

  • Another Amazing Success

    MRB, you’ve done it again! What a thrilling and exciting afternoon of music. You can probably already tell we had way too much fun with this one! If only every concert we do could have such super fun outfits, but then we might be a bit too distracted by making fun cosplays every time… Thank…

  • Open Rehearsal 2022…Wow!

    We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again…wow! Check out how many people joined us for Open Rehearsal! We honestly can’t believe how amazing it felt to have a nearly full band hall once again. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the night, and we’re even very excited to…

  • Open Rehearsal 2022!

    Wow, what an absolute whirlwind of a summer season! Thank you to everyone who came and supported not only our band, but also our community during Midsumma 2022. Now…we have a few important questions for you… Do you play a brass, woodwind or percussion instrument? Do you love playing in an open, accepting environment? Do…

  • 2022 Summer Season!

    Summer Season 2022! We’re back! And boy do we have a busy line up planned for the summer of 2022. You can catch us at the following events over January and February as part of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival: Midsumma Carnival Main Stage – 12:50 PM January 23 2020 (and find us throughout the day manning…

  • Carols by Queerlight 2021!

    We made it!! What a way to celebrate the end of 2021, although it felt more like two years worth of celebrating wrapped up into one huge amazing night. Thank you to everyone who came and joined us for our sold out, yes SOLD OUT, show on Saturday the 11th. Your singing was amazing, and…

  • Carols by Queerlight 2021

    Carol season is here and officially queer! Back by popular demand, Carols by Queerlight makes its triumphant return for 2021. Join the Melbourne Rainbow Band and our special guests Rachel Dunham, Trudi Camilleri and Justin Clausen as we kick off the silly season in style. Also returning is our seasonal choir – the CbQ Singers…

  • Through the Darkest Night (Finally!)

    Well, we finally made it, and again just sneaking in before another pesky series of lockdowns. How amazing to finally be back in front of an audience – thank you to everyone who donned their masks and joined us as we journeyed through some mysterious pieces, through to the light on the other side. Thank…

  • Midsumma Pride 2021

    Who knew we would be sneaking in another year of Midsumma Pride just before another lockdown! After a year of Zoom rehearsals and playing quietly to ourselves, the Melbourne Rainbow Band came back stronger than ever, and marched proudly down Fitzroy Street on the 23rd of May. Despite our concerns that it would be a…

  • Through the Darkest Night – 11 July 2021

    Rug up and join the Melbourne Rainbow Band on winter solstice eve for our first live concert in over a year and a half! Hosted by community darling and all-round busy homosexual Dean Acuri and conducted by Tracy Videon, join us as we delve into the darkest night and then back out into the light…