Rainbow
Rainbow were a British hard rock and heavy metal band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore following his first departure from Deep Purple, initially built around Ronnie James Dio and members of the American band Elf. The Dio-era lineup produced landmark albums including the self-titled debut (1975) and Rising (1976), establishing a template of mythological hard rock that was enormously influential; after Dio's departure, the band shifted toward a more commercially oriented sound before disbanding in 1984 and reuniting intermittently thereafter.
Rainbow Shows
No shows found for this date range.
Frequently asked questions
Rainbow is a hard rock band from GB. They play hard rock, heavy metal. Browse more hard rock bands on our index to discover similar heavy metal bands.
Browse our index of heavy metal bands filtered by genre. Rainbow plays hard rock — use the hard rock filter to find similar bands. We index death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and hundreds more heavy metal bands.
Rainbow plays hard rock, heavy metal. They combine elements of hard rock and heavy metal. Explore more heavy metal bands and hard rock bands in our genre-filtered index.
Rainbow is from GB. They are part of the GB hard rock scene. Discover more hard rock bands from this region by filtering by location.
No upcoming shows listed for Rainbow. Check our metal concerts page for other hard rock shows and heavy metal concerts near you — updated daily.
Rainbow is a notable hard rock band from GB. Browse our full hard rock index to discover the best hard rock bands and explore related genres like death metal, black metal, and thrash metal.
Stream Rainbow on Spotify and Bandcamp via the links on this page. Discover more hard rock bands and heavy metal bands through our genre-filtered index.
hard rock is a subgenre of heavy metal. Rainbow is a hard rock band from GB. Browse all hard rock bands in our index, or explore other heavy metal subgenres like death metal, black metal, and thrash metal.