The Melbourne Rainbow Band brings back its Small Ensemble Showcase for 2026!
Our members have put together smaller groups or solo performances for an intimate cabaret show. This beautiful performance showcases the individual talents of our members as they express themselves outside of a large concert band format.
This show is a celebration of our members, and is a free event to attend. Please join us!
Time : 2pm, Saturday 12th September Place : Library at the Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands Tickets: Free
Last Year’s performance at the Victorian Pride Centre
The Melbourne Rainbow Band Trivia Night is back for 2025 with a Christmas Twist to test your grey matter with a fun filled evening to raise funds for your Melbourne Rainbow Band.
Doors open at 7:00pm. First round starts at 7:30pm
No BYO – Drinks available at bar prices (But you are welcome to bring your own snacks). No-one under the age of 18 is permitted without a supervising parent or guardian.
Book a table of six or eight for a group, or book individual seats and make some new friends.
All proceeds support the Melbourne Rainbow Band to help us keep bringing music to our community.
Saturday 5 July 2025 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM (UTC+10)
Location
Prahran RSL Memorial Hall 301 High Street, Prahran Victoria 3181
Applications for our new Musical Director position have now closed. Thank you for your time and consideration, we look forward to sharing news when the audition and decision process is complete.
Welcome to the Melbourne Rainbow Band! The MRB is Australia’s premiere LGBTQIA+ concert band. We have an exciting opportunity now open for applications as we seek our new Musical Director.
A successful applicant will:
Have substantial conducting experience and proven ability to lead a concert band, including through choice of repertoire
Collaborate with others to engender an environment conducive to inclusivity and improved musical performance
Full the full criteria, description and details of how to apply please explore our MD Position Description: HERE
Browse our website and social media to learn more about us
Attend our next major concert and farewell to the current MD Tracy Videon. This concert, ‘Visions and Reflections’ will be held on Saturday June 1st, tickets on sale soon.
Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon as the Melbourne Rainbow Band brings its vibrant musical prowess to the heart of St Kilda!
We’re thrilled to invite you to an exhilarating afternoon of music and celebration at the magnificent Pride Centre. This isn’t just a concert; it’s a celebration of diversity, unity, and the power of music to bring us together. Immerse yourself in the joy of all your favourite musical theatre delights, all performed with the unique flair that only the Melbourne Rainbow Band can provide.
Whether you’re a long-time supporter or new to the magic of our music, we promise an afternoon filled with spectacular tunes, a warm atmosphere, and the spirit of celebration.
When: Sunday 25th February 2024, 2:00pm
Where: Victorian Pride Centre 79-81 Fitzroy Street St Kilda, VIC 3182
Days are getting longer, and warmer. Decorations are going up in stores. Mince tarts are in the shops, and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg teases your nostrils. It’s the sense of Christmas, which means that it’s time for Carols by Queerlight!
Join the Melbourne Rainbow Band, along with our special guests and seasonal choir – the CbQ Singers – as we kick off the silly season in style.
Gather your family and friends and get ready to sing along with what has been billed the “Campest thing since Christmas” and “A rainbow Christmas for everyone”. There is nowhere like Carols by Queerlight, where being home with the LGBTIQA+ for Christmas puts the sparkle and glitter back into the festive season and brings together the Diverse Gender and Sexuality (DGS) communities.
We are encouraging families of all ages to attend, with an early start time of 7pm and a visit from the jolly Man in Red likely to occur in the first part of the program. Then, after the interval, we’ll see how the grown-ups celebrate once the kids go to bed!
When: Saturday 9th December, 7pm
Where: St Kilda Town Hall Corner of Carlisle Street and Brighton Road, St Kilda
The Melbourne Rainbow Band (MRB), under the baton of Music Director Tracy Videon, is proud to present “Just Dance”, a foot-stomping performance that will have you moving to the beat.
We have put together an incredible selection of concert music that will take you everywhere and every when. Get Jiggy with an Irish Riverdance. Or perhaps musicals are your thing? We also have the classics Satiric Dances, the famous wind band composition by Dello Joio, the Snowflakes Waltz from the Nutcracker. With a touch of Hairspray, Strictly Ballroom, or Gangnam Style we have something for everyone.
Hosted by the sunny and effervescent Kirsty Webeck, this once only performance will be an event not to be missed. Come out and join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music, dancing, and community in the spirit of love, acceptance and connections.
When: 2.30pm Sunday 21 May 2023
Where: St Kilda Town Hall (99A Carlisle Street St Kilda)
St Kilda Town Hall Corner of Carlisle Street and Brighton Road, St Kilda
Carols by Queerlight is back to help you see out 2022. Join the Melbourne Rainbow Band, along with our special guests and seasonal choir – the CbQ Singers – as we kick off the silly season in style.
Gather your family and friends and get ready to sing along with what has been billed the “Campest thing since Christmas” and “A rainbow Christmas for everyone”. There is nowhere like Carols by Queerlight, where being home with the LGBTIQ+ for Christmas puts the sparkle and glitter back into the festive season and brings together the Diverse Gender and Sexuality (DGS) community.
We are encouraging families of all ages to attend, with an early start time of 7 pm and a visit from the jolly Man in Red likely to occur in the first part of the program. Then, after the interval, we’ll see how the grown-ups celebrate once the kids go to bed!
Tickets for individual seats or whole tables, with special prices for concession and children 12 & under, as well as discounts for booking a whole table, it’s possible for everyone to be part of the festivities.
In what is perhaps our most ambitious collaboration yet, the Melbourne Rainbow Band is excited to announce Together, We Are Heard!
What started as a mid-lockdown dream has finally become a reality, and we cannot wait to be joined on stage by not one, but three LGBTQ+ choirs: shOUT Youth Chorus, Rainbow Voices Kyneton, and Castlemaine Pride Choir.
We are beyond thrilled to be partnering with these amazing choirs to bring you a celebration of protest, change, and unity, showcasing songs that highlight the change we can make when we work together.
Stay tuned for ticketing details, and we hope we see you there!
Join your favourite Rainbow Band in their first ever performance within the Victorian Pride Centre!
Featuring vocalist, Campbell Reither, and soloist, Damien Hickey (aka Mr Australasia Bear 2022) on Tuba.
This Sunday afternoon will certainly be sizzling, can’t wait to see you all dancing along to your favourite tunes! (there might be some YMCA, maybe even some Queen, who knows…)
After almost 5 years, our annual trivia night was a huge success, stretching brains and stimulating community generosity.
The night was hosted by the fabulous Frock Hudson and saw a room full of rainbow folk, friends and family duking it out for the ultimate trivia trophy.
Pop culture, music, videos and general knowledge were the name of the game leading to shrieks of laughter and groans of consternation.
Guests bought amazingly scrumptious feasts and drank our bar dry in about 45 minutes. After a quick re-stock our glamorous trolly dollies took the bar to our guests, keeping social lubrication running at an all-time high.
Our coveted raffle prizes featured exotic prizes like a ’Spring Time Fling’, ‘Winter Warmers’ and ‘High Tea’.
Our trivia competitors sashayed away with prizes from DTs, Cat Camp, Scratchies (we’re sure everyone won at least $10k), mulled wine kits, Haighs chocolates and many many more.
The MRB also launched our new pronoun badges on the night, being snapped up at $3 a pop.
A huge thanks to all our supporters and prize sponsors, and an extra special thanks to Vic Bears Inc who have made an amazing donation to support the band.
Funds raised on the night will go towards purchasing a big, burly new Tuba in the near future.
