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After weeks of rumours, it has now been confirmed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be playing a concert in Israel next summer which is great news for all of our Israeli friends who have been waiting a very long time to see Anthony Kiedis and RHCP.
It’s official: Ten years after the painful cancellation, the band “Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first show in Israel on September 10, 2012, and stand on the stage of the Yarkon Park in Tel – Aviv. In recent weeks we have reported on the contacts of producer Shuki Weiss bringing Israel and tonight (Thursday) are exposed to all information and ticket sales launched.
The sale will be held at the ticket office “Castle”, when the price of a limited number of presale tickets will be 320 dollars*. Then he will climb up to -390 dollars* per ticket. In addition, like many previous instances, will have the option to pay a “gold ring” in the region close to the stage in 750 shekels, and a VIP card, which includes seating Invision Power Board with Joshua Gardens parking and refreshments, at 1,200 dollars.
Source and original post (sorry, this is a Google translation * and it appears to have exchanged the word shekels for the word dollars- see first comment.)
RHCP 2011 Grammy Nomination:
Red Hot Chili Peppers have received a nomination in the best rock album category for I’m With You in the 2011 Grammy nominations. Source
RHCP.com Facebook Poster Competition:
The official RHCP website has launched a competition on their Facebook page whereby sharing the new Red Hot Chili Peppers video for Monarchy of Roses enters you with a chance to win one of 15 posters signed by Anthony Kiedis and the rest of the band:
Want to win an “I’m With You” poster signed by the band? Just share the new Monarchy Of Roses video to all your Facebook friends now, and 15 winners will be contacted at random by Tuesday, December 6th to win!
It also seems that RHCP will be playing a concert in Greece next summer (no actual details yet) according to Rock Pop Greece Magazine.
Thanks to Mbir for the link and details.
Behind the Scenes: Monarchy of Roses video:
The official RHCP YouTube channel has uploaded a brief behind the scenes video of the making of the video for the single Monarch of Roses; it featues green screen shots and and goofing about; enjoy 🙂 :
Thanks to Laura, Mark and everyone else who’s linked me to this 🙂
Back Issue Magazine Scans:
Two new back issues featuring interviews with Anthony Kiedis amongst other features have also been uploaded. Both are from the British music magazine Q with one magazine from 1999 concentrating on Californication and festival dates and the other from 2006 looking at the UK concert dates and Stadium Arcadium.
Here’s an extract from the 1999 magazine review of Californication:
But even if there appears to be nothing essentially different about Californication, the band’s intrinsically eclectic nature ensures that they wander into new musical areas: the dreamlike Road Tripping is McCartney’s Blackbird as viewed through acid trails; the tumbling, jazz-flecked Porcelain features Kiedis at his most poetic, softly lamenting squandered youth and drug-decayed beauty (“Are you wasting away in your skin?/Someone said you’re fading too soon/Drifting and floating and fading away”).
While All Saints’ cooing Xerox of Under The Bridge (without the “drawing blood” lyric) perhaps fuelled the argument that behind the tattoos and pecs, Red Hot Chili Peppers are fine songwriters, the five-minute title track recalls the reflective atmosphere of their best-known song with an unambiguous comment upon the more shallow values of their adopted West Coast home where earthquakes are “just another good vibration”. Elsewhere, they reinforce their knack for great, unusual; pop with the Police-echoing Otherside, the skippy, oblique Scar Tissue and the strident, rallying Easily.
Here’s an extract from the 2006 Anthony Kiedis interview:
Dodgy burger van or bring your own sandwiches?
I’m sure a rarefied, elitist pig when it comes to eating clean, good food I can’t even begin to imagine playing a show and having to eat the catering you see at some of these places.
What’s your fantasy festival line-up?
Pretty much any guitar player named Jimmy, whether it’s Page or Hendrix. Jimmy Page came to see us a couple of times when we played London, and it was really the most exciting backstage moment we ever had. But I’ve never been able to see him play. I’ve never also seen Patti Smith play, but I think I might get a chance to see her this summer. She may even join us for a number.
The magazine also features several mentions of Stadium Arcadium e.g. recommended album with Wet Sand named as one of the month’s top 50 songs etc.
EDIT: Updated with the three song videos and also the interview with a transcript 🙂 :
Red Hot Chili Peppers have appeared on UK TV on Jools Holland’s show for the second time this week (tonight’s show was recorded along with Tuesday’s live footage). The show, like Tuesday, opened with RHCP playing the Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie, they also played Look Around (screen caps below) and Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer were briefly interviewed: They talked about the departure of John Frusciante & Josh joining/ fitting into the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Anthony Kiedis mentioned having Everly Bear with him in London and showing him some of the sights (before Everly Bear has to stay in school and the world ends next year!) and he also said how much he enjoyed the set by Bjork. The show again ended with Monarchy of Roses.
Screen Shots:
Many thanks to Ana for sourcing these and pkrips0791 xxxxWGDxxxx for uploading them!
Video Transcript:
Jools Holland: And now I’m delighted to welcome Anthony & Josh from the Red Hot Chili Peppers at this table, here, direct. Very nice to see you both. Welcome back to the show.
Anthony Kiedis: Thank you.
Jools Holland:OK great. Band sounding great. Very good new record but it’s five years since the last record and er… how come you left it sorta so long? Five years, is that right?
Anthony Kiedis: Umm..It seems like five minutes and it’s never really that long. Yeah, maybe since we actually recorded the record before it but then you know we go out on the road for years on end, took a little break and found Josh.
Jools Holland:Exactly. And how did you find Josh?
Anthony Kiedis:Umm Josh is a friend who happened to be in our circle of people and …umm… it wasjust kinda perfect and magical transition where our previous guitar player, John, was ready to go and do something else and we said that sounds sensible, and then we thought about it for a while and really just let it come to us where we should go. And instead of forcing it in some weird, uncomfortable, awkward direction, we drifted towards the comfortable beauty of Josh.
Jools Holland:Lovely, comfy Josh.
Anthony Kiedis:Yeah right. Which has been. Not to praise him too much wildly on television while he’s sitting there
Jools Holland:No sorry.. yeah.. but [talking over Anthony Kiedis]
Anthony Kiedis:… it’s been the greatest thing that could have ever happened to us
Jools Holland:It sounds great as well. You sound beautiful. Do you feel as though you’ve blended straight in?
Josh Klinghoffer: Umm… yeah… I mean I’ve known those guys these guys for a while so umm yes, you know…
Jools Holland:It’s kinda hard , it’s kinda difficult to be accepted into?
Josh Klinghoffer:No not really cos they are so open and they just kinda want me to be me and you know have as much fun as they are
Jools Holland:And when you are on tour, what do you do? Do you go and see the sights of the cities you are in or do you stay in your room. What do you do?
Anthony Kiedis:Yeah sometimes the sights. Umm I’ve been bringing my son on tour with me and trying to show him around a little bit. He’s four.
Jools Holland: That’s great! Show him the world
Anthony Kiedis:Show him the world
Jools Holland: That is great, good time to see it before it ends.
Anthony Kiedis:And before he gets too locked into school. True before it ends, yes. Yeah, it could be next year according to the polar swap. Did you read about that?
Jools Holland:Is that right? Oh yeah, I knew there would be something else to worry about
Anthony Kiedis:Oh yeah, you got about about a year.
Jools Holland: And show him the world. Great to have you on the show. Its sounds great and it’s great you blend in beautifully with them if I may say so?
Anthony Kiedis:We love Josh and by the way, Bjork was radically wild and wonderful. That was so cool.
Jools Holland:Great wasn’t she?
Anthony Kiedis:Yeah
Jools Holland:A lot of great guests tonight
Anthony Kiedis: A great line up of guests. Yeah.
Jools Holland: Well I’m glad you’re one of them, so it’s very nice to have you both here. Thank you very much. Anthony and Josh! We will be hearing more from the Red Hot Chili Peppers later *
RHCP performed just on the Jools Holland live music show called Later, on British TV station Radio 2.
EDIT: Videos now added
The Red Hot Chili Peppers opened the show with ‘The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie’ and they closed it with ‘Monarchy of Roses. The band members looked really good and seemed to be enjoying the performance (especially Chad!) but the sound quality was absolutely awful 🙁
Here are some screen caps I quickly grabbed as they were performing:
I was lucky enough to go to both Birmingham red Hot Chili Peppers’ concerts; I’ve spent last night and this morning uploading over 200 photos from the second night on Sunday 20th November, 2011.
Three galleries have been added, the RHCP one above and following a request and because I was immediately in front of Flea, I’ve added a separate one for him and there’s a dedicated Anthony Kiedis gallery on my other website.
(BTW Saturday night’s photos coming soon! I took nearly 500 photos on the two nights so it’s taking ages to sort, edit and upload them all. And the reviews are still on their way as soon as I can finish them so please watch this space!)
RHCP were interviewed in an article about their up coming UK tour dates; the magazine came out on the 10th November 2011 but my copy only came today. Here’s an extract:
The reunited Chilis have spent a year writing 50 new songs. But one major part of the band was missing. Guitarist John Frusciante, a driving force behind their biggest hits, quit the band in 2009 for a second time albeit amicably on this occasion.
“It felt good because I knew he would be happier doing something else,” Kiedis smiles. “We had accomplished so much with John, something we will live and die being very proud of.”
New member Josh Klinghoffer has slotted straight into the band. At the age of 32 he already has an enviable CV.
He was a friend and collaborator with Frusciante and has worked with the likes of Gnarls Barkley, Warpaint and PJ Harvey. Kiedis says Klinghoffer has added something fresh. “Josh walked through the door with a sense of self,” he continues.
“Within a couple of weeks he started showing us some of his ideas and we thought these are really beautiful and we can build on them and make it happen.” Smith was delighted to see a reinvigorated Flea return after learning to play the piano.
“He got really inspired by furthering his knowledge of music,” says Chad. “He went to college for a year and he really dedicated himself to music theory.
“I had to come in with some new things on the drums and we all went up on it. It was real fun again.”
UPDATE: The video is now playing on YouTube in the UK!
The new video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ latest single, Monarchy of Roses, has been released on the official RHCP Youtube channel. Monarchy Of Roses, was directed by Marc Klasfeld and was inspired by the artwork of the artist Raymond Pettibon; it’s a black and white animated video with footage of the band overlaid on the cartoons; here are some screen caps:
Monarchy of Roses Video: Text/Captions:
-My life story
-Fight for freedom
-The duration of the head, sharp out lines of things is a griet to me
-Do you still want me?
-One cant stand ont he straight and narrow path forever
-I saw i could not win
-Everyone loves a handsome killer
-My devil has fallen in love with you
-BOOOOOM!!
-I dont konw why i’m listening to this, but i cant stop
-It’s my heart leave it alone
-Charlie, you dont feed us enough
-I met Ernie an the cathay
-Let it burn
-Sex is everywhere all the time you cant escape
-Paint the all unutterable
-I illustrate you watch and read
Many thanks to Mbir for sorting out those!
Monarchy of Roses Video
Note: There have been problems viewing this in some countries although it’s now showing here in the UK; this is a proxy link to view it for anyone still having difficulities (thanks Kate!):
Stage During CalifornicationRHCP on StageRHCP on Stage
Overhead Monitors During Give It Away
More photos of RHCP performing at the O2 Arena in London but this time from Thursday 10th November 2011.
I couldn’t face the hours of queuing for front row this time nor could my ribs stand being slammed into the front barrier so I opted out and sat down this time! I was about 4 rows up from the bottom on the side of the stage so I focused on shots of the stage as a whole, the band and the overhead monitors rather than band member close-ups. Enjoy 🙂
(For those of you waiting for the promised reviews of both nights they are coming as soon as I have time to finish them- hopefully tomorrow! But RHCP concerts keep getting in the way!)
Latest Update: Ticketmaster have announced a pre-sale from 9 a.m. tomorrow morning; tickets now on sale fron Thursday 3rd November at 9 a.m.! Details HERE
Just to remind everyone that tickets for the 23rd and 24th June 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts at Knebworth and the Stadium of Light go on sale on FRIDAY 4th Novemberat 9 a.m. on general release and tomorrow, Thursday 3rd November for VIP tickets (details below). However, non-VIP tickets are available NOW on PRE-SALE thorugh O2…
RHCP UK Tour Tickets 2012 Through O2
If you happen to have an O2 mobile phone contract, tickets went on sale through O2’s Priority site at 9 a.m. this morning (2nd November) and will be on sale until 9 a.m on Friday 4th unless tickets sell out prior to that. O2 Priority link HERE
You need to pre-register with the site if you haven’t already done so- details in the link above (you can either text a code or enter your mobile number on the website- an activation code is then sent to the mobile phone by text. It’s simple 🙂 )
FYI: I logged onto the site straight away this morning; tickets work out to about £60 for Knebworth (I think Sunderland is the same); tickets were £50 plus a booking fee (approx. £8) and then there was another (honestly!) admin charge applied of £5.25 (for two tickets). Car parking is £11 at Knebworth if booked in advance (can buy it at the same time as the tickets) or £20 on the day. Watch your ticket options as there are several to buy e.g. tickets plus coach, train- just tickets was one of the lower options 🙂
RHCP UK TOUR 2012 VIP Tickets
For those of you who have been asking about the hospitality VIP tickets, I phoned the company this morning. They are priced at £395 each PLUS VAT (charged at 20%; works out to just under £500 per ticket). They come as a whole package which includes things such as VIP seats (rather than standing), a meal and before & after show party for the VIP guests in a special area. VIP tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday 3rd November) at 9 a.m. VIP Sales website HERE
Flea and Anthony Kiedis were interviewed by The Sun newspaper about the UK dates for 2012 and the interview was published today along with a video. Here’s an extract:
I met the band in Paris, shortly before they hit the stage at the Bercy Arena on their current tour, to talk about their huge UK dates next year.
As well as Knebworth, they will play their first big outdoor gig in the north-east, at Sunderland FC’s Stadium Of Light.
Surf-dude Anthony knows his waves — and has considered taking on some of the north-east’s beaches.
He said: “Britain has good waves, it’s just really cold. Just north of Newcastle there’s a great wave spot, but you have to be a polar bear to take it on. Who knows?”
The UK is a big deal for the band and talking about the dates Flea, who is one of the best characters in music as well as one of the best musicians, said: “Hell yes man, I’m ready to do it. England is a place where it’s always been exciting for us to go.
“For any American band, you grow up loving all this English music. And to go over there, you feel like you have to honour all this.
“Like we’re going to do this Knebworth thing, like Zeppelin played it, you know what I mean.
“It’s just awesome. We’re going to do our best to play our hearts out, to let go of our brains and be animals, let the music flow and give every fibre of our being to the process. I just wanna explode. I’m going to brutalise Knebworth, like a wildebeest let out of a cage that hasn’t eaten in six months.”
