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{{for|the [[Friendship is Magic animated media|episode]] and Rainbow Dash's aerial stunt|Sonic Rainboom|Sonic rainboom (event)}}
{{Infobox character
|name = The Rainbooms
|name2 = The Sonic Rainbooms
|headercolor = #DD093A
|headerfontcolor = #34D5D4
|maintitle = Seven
|main = The Rainbooms performing Get the Show on the Road SS13.png
|maincaption = The Rainbooms with seven members in [[Get the Show on the Road]]
|temptitle = Eleven
|temp = Crystal Rainbooms pose in front of graffiti wall EGS1.png
|tempcaption = The Crystal Rainbooms with eleven members in [[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Dance Magic]]
|costumetitle = Eight
|costume = Rainbooms complete lineup EG2.png
|costumecaption = The Rainbooms with eight members in ''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks]]''<nowiki/>
|humantitle = Five
|human = Rainbooms ponified during Better Than Ever EG2.png
|humanwidth = 240px
|humancaption = The Rainbooms' initial lineup in ''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks]]''<nowiki/>
|sex = Female
|nicknames = The Rainblossoms, The Rainbrooms, The Raingoons
|occupation = Band
|cutie mark = [[File:The Rainbooms insignia EG2.png|60px|Horseshoe leaving a starry, rainbow-colored streak]]}}
The '''Rainbooms''', also known as the '''Sonic Rainbooms'''<ref>''[[Chapter books#My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - The Mane Event|My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - The Mane Event]]''</ref> and the '''Equestria Girls''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAaxV3aWzag|title=MLP: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks - "Better Than Ever" Music Video|author=Hasbro Studios Shorts|publisher=YouTube|date=2015-01-23|accessdate=2015-02-03}}</ref>  are a student band in the ''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls (franchise)|My Little Pony Equestria Girls]]'' franchise, consisting of its main characters.

The band's members are [[Twilight Sparkle]] on (temporary) [[Wikipedia:Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[Rainbow Dash (EG)|Rainbow Dash]] on [[Wikipedia:Electric guitar|electric guitar]] and (initially and later permanently) lead vocals, [[Applejack (EG)|Applejack]] on [[Wikipedia:Bass guitar|bass]], [[Rarity (EG)|Rarity]] on [[Wikipedia:Keytar|keytar]], [[Fluttershy (EG)|Fluttershy]] on [[Wikipedia:Tambourine|tambourine]], and [[Pinkie Pie (EG)|Pinkie Pie]] on [[Wikipedia:Drum kit|drums]]. After Twilight leaves, [[Sunset Shimmer]] joins as [[Wikipedia:Rhythm guitar|rhythm guitarist]] and [[Wikipedia:Backing vocalist|backup vocalist]], and in ''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree|Legend of Everfree]]'', Twilight's [[Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi)|human counterpart]] joins as a backup vocalist. Guest members have included [[DJ Pon-3 (EG)|DJ Pon-3]] on [[Wikipedia:Turntablism|turntables]] and [[Sunny Flare]], [[Sour Sweet]], [[Sugarcoat]], and [[Lemon Zest]] as dancers. Performing with the latter four, the group is known as the  '''Crystal Rainbooms'''.<ref>[[Dance Magic (song)|Dance Magic]]</ref>

==Depiction in ''Equestria Girls''==
===''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks|Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks]]''===
In ''My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks'', the Rainbooms compete in the [[CHS Musical Showcase|Canterlot High School Musical Showcase]] against several rivaling bands, including [[the Dazzlings]] and [[Trixie and the Illusions]]. It is stated by [[Rainbow Dash (EG)|Rainbow Dash]] that starting the band was her idea. Throughout the film, she asserts that it is her band, despite her friends' insistence that they each have an equal stake in the band.

When the Dazzlings arrive at [[Canterlot High School|Canterlot High]] and place everyone under their spell, the Rainbooms, unaffected by the Dazzlings' magic, call on [[Twilight Sparkle]] for help and temporarily recruit her into the band as the new lead vocalist.

As they advance through the competition, the Rainbooms succumb to moments of infighting: Rainbow Dash's egotism grates on her friends' nerves, [[Applejack (EG)|Applejack]] argues with [[Rarity (EG)|Rarity]] over the latter's obsession with the band's stage wardrobe, [[Pinkie Pie (EG)|Pinkie Pie]] emphasizes how being in a band is supposed to be fun and has her expectations disappointed by the arguing, and [[Fluttershy (EG)|Fluttershy]]'s desire to play a song she wrote goes unheard. Other bands in the competition also attempt to sabotage their performances, and [[Trixie (EG)|Trixie]]—at the suggestion of the Dazzlings—traps the Rainbooms under a stage to keep them from participating in the final round.

Before the friends fall victim to the Dazzlings' magic due to their arguing, [[Sunset Shimmer]] convinces them to work out their disagreements. With the help of [[Spike]], [[DJ Pon-3 (EG)|DJ Pon-3]], and later Sunset herself, the Rainbooms eventually defeat the Dazzlings in the final round of the Battle of the Bands and free the school from their spell. Soon after, Sunset Shimmer is welcomed into the Rainbooms as a new member.

====[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks/Animated shorts|''Rainbow Rocks'' animated shorts]]====
The ''Rainbow Rocks'' animated prequel shorts partially depict the band's formation, with each member discovering and taking up what would be their instrument of choice.

In [[Guitar Centered]], Rainbow Dash acquires a new electric guitar after a "shred off" against Trixie Lulamoon. In [[Hamstocalypse Now]], Fluttershy discovers her talent for the tambourine when tending to a rambunctious group of hamsters. In [[Pinkie on the One]], [[Pinkie Pie (EG)|Pinkie Pie]] discovers her talent for playing the drums when her friends seek an outlet for her boundless energy. In [[Player Piano]], Rarity takes up the keytar as a more portable substitute for the grand piano. In [[A Case for the Bass]], Applejack recovers her bass guitar from [[Flim and Flam]] after [[Granny Smith]] accidentally sells it to them at a yard sale.

The Rainbooms perform at a school dance in [[Shake Your Tail]] and at the Canterlot High School Carnival in [[Perfect Day for Fun]]. In the encore short [[Friendship Through the Ages]], the Rainbooms sing about their enduring friendship to Sunset Shimmer.

===''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games|Equestria Girls: Friendship Games]]''===
In ''My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games'', the group practices before the [[Friendship Games (event)|titular event]].

====[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games/Animated shorts|''Friendship Games'' animated shorts]]====
In the ''Friendship Games'' short [[The Science of Magic]], Sunset Shimmer does experiments on the Rainbooms to try to find out why her friends pony up whenever they play music.

===''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree|Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree]]''===
In ''My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree'', the band, now joined by Twilight's [[Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi)|human counterpart]] on backup vocals, performs [[Legend You Were Meant To Be]] as part of a fundraiser to save [[Camp Everfree]].

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Dance Magic|Equestria Girls: Dance Magic]]===
In the half-hour special ''Dance Magic'', the Rainbooms compete against [[Sour Sweet]], [[Sunny Flare]], [[Sugarcoat]], and [[Lemon Zest]] of [[Crystal Prep Academy]] in the "Chance to Prance" music video contest to raise money for Camp Everfree. They later join forces to film the [[Dance Magic (song)|Dance Magic]] music video, winning the contest and splitting the prize money. Their collective group name is referred to in Dance Magic's lyrics as the "Crystal Rainbooms". In the [[Chapter books#Magic, Magic Everywhere!|novelization]] of the specials, [[Starlight Glimmer]] takes part in the Dance Magic music video instead of the [[Shadowbolts (EG)|Shadowbolts]].

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Mirror Magic|Equestria Girls: Mirror Magic]]===
In the half-hour special special ''Mirror Magic'', the Crystal Rainbooms briefly appear performing in the Dance Magic music video as it is being played at the Canterlot Mall.

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts|Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts]]===
In [[Get the Show on the Road]], the Rainbooms restore an old school bus and use it to go on tour with [[Big McIntosh (EG)|Big McIntosh]] as the driver while performing the titular song in the CHS parking lot.

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Better Together|Better Together]]/[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Choose Your Own Ending|Choose Your Own Ending]]===
In [[A Fine Line]], the Rainbooms have an informal rehearsal while waiting in line for the ''[[Lord Tirek|Tirek]]'s Revenge'' video game at the Canterlot Mall. In [[Road Trippin]], Granny Smith drives the Rainbooms' tour bus to their scheduled performance at [[Goldie Delicious]]' party.

In the [[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Better Together (season 2)|second season]] short [[Festival Filters]], Applejack references the Rainbooms when Rainbow Dash shows her a photo filter that puts them in a virtual band by remarking "we do that already".

In [[Fluttershy's Butterflies]], the Rainbooms are mentioned by Rainbow Dash when discussing Fluttershy's stage fright.

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship|Equestria Girls: Forgotten Friendship]]===
In ''Forgotten Friendship'', the Rainbooms appear performing in the climax of the Battle of the Bands during [[We've Come So Far]] and in Applejack's memories.

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship|Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship]]===
In ''Rollercoaster of Friendship'', the Rainbooms get booked as the centerpiece for the new Equestria Land theme park's light parade. When the park's public relations head [[Vignette Valencia]] attempts to unilaterally change the group's image, she uses her Equestrian magic-enchanted cell phone to teleport the members to cyberspace. She proceeds to replace them with dramatically-altered holograms to perform at the parade with herself as the lead singer, renaming the band "The Throwbacks". After the members escape and destroy Vignette's phone, the band performs [[Photo Booth]] as the parade's headliner.

===[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown|Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown]]===
In ''Spring Breakdown'', the Rainbooms perform [[All Good]] on the ''Luxe Deluxe'' luxury liner during a Spring Break cruise. Their performance is cut short when they cause a power failure on the ship after Rainbow Dash tries to enamor the crowd during the performance by transforming to create "rainbow lasers".

==Members==
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|+Band members
|-
! style="text-align: right;" |Member
! style="width:1em" |[[Guitar Centered|EG2<br />s2]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Hamstocalypse Now|EG2<br />s3]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Pinkie on the One|EG2<br />s4]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Player Piano|EG2<br />s5]]
! style="width:1em" |[[A Case for the Bass|EG2<br />s6]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Shake Your Tail|EG2<br />s7]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Perfect Day for Fun|EG2<br />s8]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks|EG2]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Friendship Through the Ages|EG2<br />s10]]
! style="width:1em" |[[The Science of Magic|EG3<br />s1]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games|EG3]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree|EG4]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Dance Magic|EG<br />sp1]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Get the Show on the Road|EG<br />ss13]]
! style="width:1em" |[[A Fine Line|EG<br />bt2]]
! style="width:1em" |[[Road Trippin|EG<br />bt12]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship|EG<br />sp5]]
! style="width:1em" |[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown|EG<br />sp6]]
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Applejack (EG)|Applejack]]||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[DJ Pon-3 (EG)|DJ Pon-3]]||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Fluttershy (EG)|Fluttershy]]||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Lemon Zest]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Crystal Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Pinkie Pie (EG)|Pinkie Pie]]||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Rainbow Dash (EG)|Rainbow Dash]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Rarity (EG)|Rarity]]||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{n|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Sour Sweet]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Crystal Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Starlight Glimmer]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y|novelization only}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Sugarcoat]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Crystal Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Sunny Flare]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Crystal Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Crystal Rainboom}}||{{n}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi)|Sci-Twi]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Sunset Shimmer]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y|without instrument}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}
|-
| style="text-align: right;" |[[Twilight Sparkle]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||{{n|not as a Rainboom}}
|}

==Songs performed==
*[[Shake Your Tail]]
*[[Perfect Day for Fun]]
*[[Rainbow Rocks (song)|Rainbow Rocks]]
*[[Better Than Ever]]
*[[Bad Counter Spell]]
*[[Awesome As I Wanna Be]]
*[[Welcome to the Show]]
*[[Rainbooms Battle]]
*[[Shine Like Rainbows]]
*[[Friendship Through the Ages]]
*[[Legend You Were Meant To Be]]
*[[Dance Magic (song)|Dance Magic]]
*[[Get the Show on the Road]]
*[[Photo Booth]]
*[[All Good]]

==Other depictions==
The Rainbooms are featured in Hasbro's [[Software#Online games|online games]] [http://www.hasbro.com/equestria-girls/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=8E61C0AD-5056-9047-F5C5-759F63A3E28A:en_US Repeat the Beat], [http://www.hasbro.com/equestria-girls/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=F794D393-5056-9047-F5A0-45D2FDD64CC3:en_US Battle of the Bands], and [http://www.hasbro.com/equestria-girls/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=F79A68EA-5056-9047-F51B-F48F25F83AE2:en_US V.I.F.]

The Rainbooms also appear in [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hasbro.hasbroarcade Hasbro Arcade] in the ''[[My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks|Rainbow Rocks]]'' song minigame.

The Rainbooms are also featured in two live-action ''Rainbow Rocks'' music videos that promote the film and merchandise and use a rock version of [[Equestria Girls (Cafeteria Song)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAh9bjKmi4|title=Equestria Girls™ Rainbow Rocks Part 1|work=YouTube|date=2014-02-27|accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS5xwYsDjZ8|title=MLP Equestria Girls™ Rainbow Rocks Part 2|work=YouTube|date=2014-08-04|accessdate=2014-08-05}}</ref>

==Merchandise==
On June 6, 2013, Hasbro filed a trademark of "RAINBOOMS" for "Toy ponies and accessories for use therewith; dolls, doll clothing and doll accessories for use therewith".<ref name="trademark">{{cite web|url=http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn85952832&docId=APP20130610072959|title=85952832|work=USPTO TSDR Case Viewer|date=2013-06-06|accessdate=2014-04-05}}</ref>

A [[Sunset Shimmer]] [[Toys#Rainbow Rocks|doll]]'s packaging bears the statement "<span style="text-transform:uppercase;">i love rockin' to my friends' band, the rainbooms!</span>"<ref name="packaging">{{cite web|url=http://www.thetoyshop.com/Dolls-and-soft-toys/Dolls/Fashion-dolls/My-Little-Pony-Equestria-Girls-Rainbow-Rocks---Sunset-Shimmer-Doll-With-Fashions/p/517633_A9248|title=My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks - Sunset Shimmer Doll With Fashions|work=TheToyShop.com|publisher=The Entertainer|accessdate=2014-06-15}}</ref>

==References==
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