Category Archives: RHCP Tour 2012

RHCP: Eastern European Dates Announced

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Also announced on the official RHCP site the  Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing in Russia, Poland, Croatia and Bulgaria in 2012.

St. Petersburg, Russia  Petrovsky Stadium  July 20, 2012  On sale December 2 at 10am
Warsaw, Poland  Bernowo Airport  July 27, 2012  On sale December 10 at 10am
Zagreb, Croatia Hippodrome  August 29, 2012  On sale December 2 at 8am
Sofia, Bulgaria  Georgi Asparuhov Stadium September 1, 2012  On sale December 2 at 10am

More details are to be annouced so we’ll post when they come in!

RHCP: Some US Tour Dates Announced!

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The following dates have been announced on the official RHCP website:

01/25 Charlotte, NC time Warner Cable Arena
01/27 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
01/28 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Center
01/30 Duluth, GA Gwinett
01/31 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
02/03 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum

Tickets will go on sale on December 3rd 2011. More dates are to follow!

RHCP Updates- Voting and US Tour Dates

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For those of you asking about US Tour dates, Flea was asked about concert dates for RHCP in New York during a Q & A session on Twitter and he replied that the Red Hot Chili Peppers would be playing the Big Apple early next year (2012)

 In addition, Chad made a comment on Twitter about RHCP playing America:

Chad Smith says Red Hot Chili peppers to annouce US tour dates in December

Lots of people asking about n.american tour dates..we will announce them in december. Thanks for your patience..stay tuned!

(Thanks to Venice Queen for the heads up on this)

And for those of you who like voting, there are a couple of online polls featuring RHCP at the moment:

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been nominated for induction to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame along with several other artists and there is an online vote for fans to indicate who they would like to see inducted from the nominee list. RHCP are currently coming second to Guns N’ Roses. Vote in the Hall of Fame Poll HERE

And Loudwire is running a deathmatch between RHCP’s ‘Monarchy of Roses’  and Evanescence’s  ‘What You Want’ right now and the Chili Peppers are being trashed 🙁

 

 

News: Scans & Transcript of RHCP Interview in The Ticket

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RHCP interview about Josh Klinghoffer joing Red Hot Chili Peppers and UK tour dates 2011 2012

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.”

Full scans and transcript here: Red Hot Chili Peppers Interview The Ticket

 

RHCP to play Israel Summer 2012?

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An Israeli TV station broadcast again at the weekend to say that talks are underway to get the Red Hot Chili Peppers to play Israel next summer. Apparently two dates are under consideration for the 2012 concerts with Tel Aviv considered to be the most likely place for the concerts to be held.

Article Summary: Shuki Weiss (who was the producer behind the Chili’s last minute cancelled concert in Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv back in 2001), is also behind the latest bid to get RHCP back to Israel and although nothing is definite yet, it seems that there is a possibility the band will play Israel next summer. There are concerns about the cost of getting the Red Hot Chili Peppers out to Israel but the two dates, amount of willing fans to buy tickets and possible sponsorship should overcome that making the concerts feasible.

The news was featured on Israeli Entertainment News yesterday (Sunday 13th November 2011):

Article Link  

Video Link Red Hot Chili Peppers in Israel- mention at 20:58

Many thanks to Shalhevet for the information

RHCP UK Tour 2012 Tickets Update

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RHCP 2012 UK Concert Ticket Sale Dates:

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 November at 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

New RHCP Interview and Video: The Sun Newspaper (UK)

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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.”

 

The full transcript and colours scans of the article here: Red Hot Chili Peppers UK Tour 2012 The Sun

2012 UK Tour Dates

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers will play a couple of dates in the UK next summer; two dates have been announced for England and one for Ireland:

Saturday 23rd June 2012,  Knebworth Park; Hertfordshire

Sunday 24th June 2012, Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Tuesday 26 June 2012 open-air show Croke Park, Dublin on 26 June 2012. This is the only date in Ireland in 2012!

Source (English Concerts) Source (Ireland concert)

 

Tour Dates Update

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Sorry some of this is a little ‘late’ but an overhaul of the website was needed and whenever it was done was going to clash with something so a decision was taken that now is as good a time as any. Thank you for staying with us!

red hot chili peppers tour 2011-12

Rumours of other dates and TV performances are circulating but this is the up-to-date list for now!

European Tour Dates:

Date City Venue On-Sale Date*
10/7 Germany, Cologne Lanxess Arena June 25th (TBC)
10/9 Germany, Hamburg O2 World June 25th (TBC)
10/11 Sweden, Stockholm Ericsson Globe Arena June 21st
10/12 Sweden, Stockholm Ericsson Globe Arena June 21st
10/14 Denmark, Herning Boxen Arena June 22nd
10/16 Holland, Rotterdam Ahoy June 23rd
10/18 France, Paris Bercy June 27th
10/21 Germany, Frankfurt Festhalle June 25th (TBC)
12/4 Germany, Berlin O2 World June 25th (TBC)
12/5 Germany, Munich Olympiahalle June 25th (TBC)
12/7 Austria, Vienna Stadthalle June 25th
12/10 Italy, Torino Palaolimpico July 4th
12/11 Italy, Milan Forum July 4th
12/13 Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion June 23rd
12/15 Spain, Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi June 30th
12/17 Spain, Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad June 30th

South American Dates:

September 11 – Colombia, Bogota, Parque Simon Bolivar
September 12 – Costa Rica, San Jose, Estadio Saprissa
September 14 – Peru, Lima, Estadio Nacional
September 16 – Chile, Santiago, Estadio Monumental
September 18 – Argentina, Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium
September 21 – Brazil, Sao Paulo, Anhembi

*Pre-buying the new RHCP album, ‘I’m With You,’ from the official Red Hot Chili Peppers’ website gives you an access code that you can use to order tickets for some concerts in a pre-sale- (links on official forum too) a couple of days before they go on general release.

RHCP to Play Paris 18 & 19th October 2011

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Virgin website in France is running this article; it talks about the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album. I’m With You, and mentions the new tour dates at the end:

ACTU – Les Red Hot font leur Come Back !

10/06/2011 | ACTU - Les Red Hot font leur Come Back !

5 ans après Stadium Arcadium, leur 10ème album studio, les Red Hot Chili Peppers ont annoncé leur retour sur leur site officiel. Plus d’infos…

Bonne nouvelle pour les fans des Red Hot Chili Peppers !

Après 5 ans d’absence, les américains viennent d’annoncer leur grand retour. Les Red Hot livreront au mois d’août leur nouvel album I’M  With You dont ils dévoileront le premier extrait The Adventures Of Raindance Maggie, en juillet.

C’est via son site officiel que le groupe a annoncé la nouvelle. Après le succès de l’album Stadium Arcadium et la tournée qui s’en est suivie, les Red Hot Chili Peppers ont donc pris le temps de peaufiner ce nouvel opus dont la mouture définitive n’est pas encore arrêtée.

Le batteur Chad Smith confiait dernièrement sur le site officiel du groupe, que plusieurs titres étaient d’ores et déjà prêts et que le groupe choisissait ceux qui figureront sur I’m  With You.

Et comme une bonne nouvelle n’arrive jamais seule, Les Red Hot Chili Peppers donneront à l’automne, le coup d’envoi de leur tournée. Les Américains feront notamment escale à Paris pour 2 concerts au Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy les 18 et 19 octobre 2011.

Translation:

And since good news never comes alone, The Red Hot Chili Peppers will kick off their tour in fall. The Americans will include a stop in Paris for two concerts at the Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy 18 and October 19, 2011.

Source

Thanks to Andjelka for the info & waking me with the news!!!