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Are you excited?

It's all systems go at Rainbow HQ! With just over a month to go, we are dotting our i's and crossing our t's to put the finishing touches on what's sure to be a spectacular event. 

Here's our MASSIVE final major music announcement featuring a range of live acts and dj’s from Australia and around the globe. Keep an eye out for our full lineup posters soon for any last minute additions!

Also joining us are some of our favourite crews who will showcase the best they have to offer across the Temple (formerly Chill Stage) & Playground Stages.

Festivities will be kicking off on the Thursday evening with the retelling of the ancient Rainbow Serpent Dreaming story and songlines told and performed by Yolngu Clans of Arhnem Land, followed by more southern tribes of Australia performing a fusion of traditional and modern music, song and dance performances.

We have Twisted Audio bringing the best of Bass, Breaks, Jungle and Drum & Bass to the Temple Stage on Friday Night, a Saturday afternoon ‘House Party’ takeover by Culture Jam on the Playground Stage and in the evening, soulful House and funky Disco on the Temple Stage with Animals Dancing.

On Sunday, we have the Carnival extravaganza on the Playground Stage brought you by Mista Savona. Finally, the legendary UK label crew Jungle Cakes will be bringing their special flavour of Jungle meets Dancehall meets Reggae meets Drum & Bass.

There is something for everyone. Which dancefloor will we see you on?

Thank you everyone for your patience, messages of support and generous offers to help. Once again, we are humbled by the enormous show of love, both from our Rainbow and local Pyrenees communities.

We’ve been busy with key stakeholders assessing the site. It’s unfortunately been slower than we would have liked given the holiday season and continued extreme weather. 

As well as damage to trees, the greatest impact to the site has been to some of our facilities, including our recycling centre and artworks. The vast majority of our infrastructure, including The Village and main operating compounds, have been unaffected.

Our team is confident of being able to produce a safe and spectacular RSF2020. It is likely there will need to be some adjustments to the layout and format but we are positive all featured artists will perform and it will no doubt be an unforgettable year. 

A formal meeting with the Pyrenees council and relevant authorities will take place as soon as possible in the new year, where we hope our revised plans will be examined and approved.

We appreciate your patience and understanding, as we all know there are still many high-risk areas around the country and our thoughts are with those affected and the firefighters still battling to keep everyone safe.

More information will be released as soon as possible, in the meantime, we ask for your ongoing patience and support while we work through details. 

Have a safe and enjoyable New Year.

Frank, Felix and the Rainbow Serpent Team

To Our Rainbow family,

You have, no doubt, heard by now that a bushfire hit the festival site on Friday evening. To say we’re devastated is an understatement but we’re also overwhelmed with awe and gratitude for the incredibly courageous CFA volunteers and our site crew who worked together to save most of the buildings and infrastructure onsite.

As you can see from this photo taken yesterday, there is some damage to the festival site but it could have been so much worse if it weren’t for these brave volunteers.

Our sincere hope is that the festival can go ahead in some form over the January long weekend.

We have temporarily halted ticket sales while we are assess the damage. We appreciate your patience as it will take a week to consult with experts and our stakeholders about the format of the 2020 festival. Of primary concern is your safety and that of the crew. 

Our thoughts are with the Lexton, Beaufort, surrounding communities and the many other communities in Australia who have suffered much larger losses than ours. 

It comes as no great surprise that the incredible Rainbow community have generously offered their support. While we consider how best to organise the offers, please sign-up below to show your interest and we’ll be in touch in the coming days with further information on how you can help.

In the meantime, we wish to stress again, please do not travel to the site or area until further notice as safety is still a concern.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we have meetings with stakeholders over the next week. In the meantime, try to not speculate; we’ll let you know the outcome as soon as we do. 

Keep an eye on our social media pages and your inboxes for updates.

In gratitude,

Frank, Felix and the Rainbow Serpent Team

We’re sure you’ve all been wondering what has happened to our Urban Edition venue announcement and further details following the bushfire and postponement of our regular Rainbow gathering in Lexton this year.

Despite the best efforts of our hard working crew and exhausting every avenue, we have not been able to get the required approvals to secure a suitable venue for our one day Urban Edition of RSF2020. 

While we progressed to the final stages for a couple of venues, with contracts being prepared in one case, for reasons out of our control all options ultimately fell through. 

Eventbrite will automatically refund all RSF2020 tickets purchased through the Eventbrite platform. Refunds will be processed this week, please allow 10-14 business days for the funds to appear on your statement. 

This includes people previously requesting no refund or partial refunds. We appreciate some of you were prepared to not request refunds - but now that things have changed so much the best thing to do is to refund everybody and make a fresh start. 

If you have have hardcopy tickets please email tickets@rainbowserpent.net with the subject line ‘hardcopy tickets’. 

The good news is, Rainbow is taking over the city with an impressive number of the original headline acts you have been looking forward to in venues all around Melbourne. Come together, catch up with old friends, make new ones and get a fix of the Rainbow spirit to tide you over until our Regen Edition of Rainbow over Easter. 

Please show your support and book tickets for as many of these events as possible and tell your friends to come too!

Event details:

Sun 26th Jan (Day Party) - Welcome to Rainbow - Atish, bayawaka, Ed Solo, JFB, K+Lab, La fleur, Oona Dahl, Pig & Dan, Saqi, Slynk, Somatoast, Spoonbill, Stickybuds, Tara Brooks, YokoO and more @ Welcome to Thornbury

Sun 26th Jan (Night) - Day Din, James Monro, Dekel @ LaDiDa

Sun 26th Jan (night) - John Monkman, Marco Bailey, Ø Phase @ XE54

Sun 26th Jan (night) - Welcome to Rainbow After Party @ 24 moons, details to be announced

Fri 31st Jan - Infected Mushroom brought to you by Rainbow Serpent and Hardware @ Chasers

Sat 1st Feb - Rainbow Serpent Boat Party - James Monro, John Monkman, Kasey Taylor

Wow, what a couple of months it has been, it sure was a rollercoaster. We were devastated the bushfire forced us to postpone what would have been the 23rd successive instalment of Rainbow.

In the face of adversity, our team worked in style to pull off an epic series of events with seven packed out shows. Together we showed the Rainbow spirit continues, no matter the location. We can’t thank you enough for your support.  

As one chapter closes, another begins….We are excited to officially invite you, our dedicated community, to our special Easter long weekend Rainbow Serpent Festival - Regen. Early Bird release tickets are now on sale! 

Our Rainbow home in Lexton is looking vibrant, with new life already shooting from the recent rains. Changes to the regular format and layout will be unveiled soon. Along with a reduced capacity of 10,000, it will provide an opportunity for the land to recover while going back to our roots with a more intimate event. 

We guarantee it will be everything you’ve grown to love about Rainbow. Be sure you get in quick and grab your tickets to avoid disappointment.

We’re putting the final touches on our first round announcement, and it’s packed full of the best international and homegrown artists you’ve come to expect from Rainbow. 

The Village will be in full swing with an inspiring selection of talks, healing space, workshops and permaculture garden. And of course, visual delights to feast your eyes on! Live painting, the Evolve gallery and incredible installation, decor and VJ artists bringing the stages to life. 

We will also be setting up optional projects to allow patrons to contribute and participate in regeneration works. 

More details will be announced in the coming weeks. We hope that you, our dedicated Rainbowers, will be a part of this new chapter. 

Together we can make great things happen. 

Are you ready?

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We might be missing our Rainbow home, but the flags are out in Beaufort and Lexton and we’re feeling the love. While the Pyrenees community and patrons all wish we were gathering at our home near Lexton, the Rainbow spirit continues.

We'll be spreading that Rainbow love even further this year as we take over the city this weekend! There is something for everyone.

A reminder that ALL tickets are now being refunded and you will need to repurchase tickets for any of the new events.

Tickets for the Regen Edition of RSF2020 over Easter will be on sale soon. We’ll have a special Early Bird offer available for anyone who did not a request a refund from their original ticket.

Welcome to Rainbow is selling fast so make sure you get in quick to secure your spot on the dance floor.  

Keep an eye on our Facebook Page tomorrow for our set times.

And don’t forget a smorgasbord of After Parties at venues across Melbourne, Infected Mushroom next Friday and who could miss our very special Rainbow Boat Party.

Which dance floor will we see you on?

Don't forget to Donate!

We really need your support to help to rebuild and recover, especially with infrastructure and art onsite. There will be donate options for local Lexton community support, Wildlife Victoria and if you are able, please support our path to rebuilding as well. Please check the boxes as generously as you are able.

Welcome to Rainbow
Rainbow @ XE54
Rainbow @ LaDiDa
Rainbow @ 24 Moons
Infected Mushroom
Rainbow Serpent Boat Party

Summer may be over, but things are heating up for Rainbow Regen. We have another newsletter instalment jam packed with announcements, news and information. And we have some great news to share..

So much of the fantastic art that was booked for January will appear at our Rainbow Regen event! We have stellar stage, canopy and installation artists coming to create that complex visual vortex that you have grown to love over the years. 

If that wasn't hot enough, we have our second round music instalment featuring Mad Tribe - the Australian debut Space Tribe and Mad Maxx collaboration. These two trance favourites are joining forces to help bring back the old school vibe.

Check out the line up so far below. Along with massive names in Tech, House, Bass, Dub, Glitch, homegrown favourites and a smaller crowd, there will be many special dancefloor moments to be had. 

More is still to come, so keep an eye out on your facebook page and inbox in the next couple of weeks. It''s set to be a special edition Rainbow not to be missed. Early Bird tickets are still available. Get your tickets now to avoid FOMO. 

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In this edition:
Music Announcements
Arts Announcements
Tickets Are On Sale Now
Family Camping
Sleepy Hollow
EWOC Village
10 Pillars of Festival Safety
I''m Going To Rainbow Regen Facebook Frame