Rainbow Kitten Surprise Rock New York City
The North Carolina alt-rock band brings the house down at Terminal 5, with help from L.A. band Common People
On a crisp fall night, Rainbow Kitten Surprise took the stage at Terminal 5 in midtown Manhattan, performing alongside their bandmates Darrick "Bozzy" Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, and Jess Haney. The Los Angeles quintet, Common People, consisting of Nicky Winegardner, Sam Belzer, Asher Thomson, Konrad Ulich, and Cormac Cadden, waited for drummer Cormac Cadden's cue to join the performance.
The crowd, adorned in band merch, beat-up sneakers, and leather, illuminated the venue using their phone flashlights during a poignant moment in Common People's opening set.
Frontman Nicky Winegardner, wearing a Knicks T-shirt, received a roar of applause from the NYC crowd, still celebrating the team's recent championship victory. Ela Melo, Darrick "Bozzy" Keller, Ethan Goodpaster, and Jess Haney got close for a song, with the drummer cracking a smile behind his kit. Rainbow Kitten Surprise played hits such as "Painkillers," "Devil Like Me," and "Cocaine Jesus."
The energy remained high throughout the show, with fans holding onto the barricade and participating in the band's finale, "It's Called: Freefall." Rainbow Kitten Surprise's close connection with their audience was evident, as frontman Nicky Winegardner stated, "We know if we don’t connect to it onstage, the fans won’t connect to it out there either."
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