Red Hot Chili Peppers have rolled out their 2023 global tour dates in support of the two new albums — Unlimited Love and Return Of The Dream Canteen. The North American run kicks off in Vancouver at BC Place on March 29th with the final date on this side of the Atlantic set for May 25th at Houston's Minute Maid Park. The band will be on the road on Europe throughout June and July.
Supporting the Chili Peppers at assorted gigs will be such heavyweights as Iggy Pop, the Strokes, the Roots, St. Vincent, Thundercat, the Mars Volta, and City and Colour.
No matter how exotic the locale, bassist Flea told us not long ago that the band approaches each show the same way: “Y'know, with gigs, it's always the same for me — some are fun, some aren't fun, but that doesn't really matter. Actually, serving the mighty tradition of performing for people is just something that I and we as a band care about deeply. So, no matter what the scene is, we're just in to go out there and tap in the source and reach into the most hardcore depths of who we are, to get what we can.”
Singer Anthony Kiedis told us not long ago that the Chili Peppers have found a way to avoid burning out when touring for a long time: “We've got it fairly dialed in. You have to hope for the best, but we tour for a couple of weeks, we take a break for 10 days, we tour for a couple of weeks, take a break for eight days. . . I think we're in a better mental state to avoid burning out.”
JUST ANNOUNCED: Red Hot Chili Peppers tour dates (subject to change):
March 29 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place *~
April 1 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium #~
April 6 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome ^~
April 8 – Minneapolis, MN US Bank Stadium ^~
April 14 – Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome ^~
May 12 – San Diego, CA – Snap Dragon Stadium >+
May 14 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium ^+
May 17 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome ^+
May 19 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival =
May 25 – Houston, TX – Minute Maid Park ^+
June 18 – Landgraaf, The Netherlands – Pinkpop =
June 21 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy <
June 24 – Odense, Denmark – Tinderbox =
June 26 – Mannheim, Germany – Maimarktgelände <
June 30 – Leuven, Belgium – Rock Wercther =
July 2 – Milan, Italy – I-Days =
July 6 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Live =
July 8 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool =
July 11 – Lyon, France – Groupama Stadium <~
July 14 – Vienna, Austria – Ernst-Happel Stadion <~
July 17 – Carhaix, France – Les Vieilles Charrues =
July 21 – London, England – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium %~
July 23 – Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park %~
^ The Strokes
< Iggy Pop
% The Roots
# St. Vincent
> The Mars Volta
* City and Colour
+ Thundercat
~ King Princess
= Festival Date