Red Hot Chili Peppers will hit the road in a big way in 2022 for a North American summer stadium tour. The coast-to-coast trek will celebrate — a year late, because of the coronavirus pandemic — the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles band’s 1991 album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
The 19-city tour opens with a July 23 date at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High, followed by a July 27 show at San Diego’s Petco Park with Haim and Thundercat as the opening acts. The four-man band will perform two other California concerts: July 29 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and July 31 at So-Fi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Ticket information and a list of all the concert dates and cities are included below. The North American leg will be preceded by a European stadium tour that opens June 4 in Seville, Spain, and concludes July 12 in Hamburg, Germany,
The tour, produced by Live Nation, was originally scheduled for 2020. Former Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is back on board as the replacement for Josh Klinghoffer. Frusciante joined the group in 1988 and left in 1991. He rejoined in 1998 for a second stint that lasted until 2009, then rejoined again in early 2020.
Frusciante is one of seven guitarists who have played in the now-38-year-old band, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
The rest of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ lineup has remained unchanged — lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith.
Tickets for all the dates on the tour go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. local time Oct. 15, and there will be multiple presales.
A presale for American Express card members will be held from 10 a.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Oct. 14, while a Live Nation, Ticketmaster, concert venue and local radio station presale will be held runs Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Fans who sign up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers mailing list on the band’s website will qualify for a presale that runs from 10 a.m Saturday to 10 p.m. Oct. 14. Those who sign up will be sent an email with a presale code.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 tour dates
Saturday, July 23: Denver, Empower Field at Mile High, with Haim and Thundercat
Wednesday, July 27: San Diego, Petco Park, with Haim and Thundercat
Friday, July 29: Santa Clara, California, Levi’s Stadium, with Beck and Thundercat
Sunday, July 31: Los Angeles, So-Fi Stadium, with Beck and Thundercat
Wednesday, Aug. 3: Seattle, T-Mobile Park, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Saturday, Aug. 6: Las Vegas, Allegiant Stadium, with The Strokes and King Princess
Wednesday, Aug. 10: Atlanta, Truist Park, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Friday, Aug. 12: Nashville, Tennessee, Nissan Stadium, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Sunday, Aug. 14: Detroit, Comerica Park, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Wednesday, Aug. 17: New York, Metlife Stadium, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Friday, Aug. 19: Chicago, Soldier Field, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Sunday, Aug. 21: Toronto, Rogers Centre, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Tuesday, Aug. 30: Miami, Hard Rock Stadium, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Thursday, Sept. 1: Charlotte, North Carolina, Bank of America Stadium, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Saturday, Sept. 3: Philadelphia, Citizens Bank Park, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Thursday, Sept. 8: Washington, D.C., Nationals Park, with The Strokes and Thundercat (tickets not available through Ticketmaster)
Saturday, Sept. 10: Boston, Fenway Park (on sale date TBA)
Thursday, Sept. 15: Orlando, Florida, Camping World Stadium, with The Strokes and Thundercat
Sunday, Sept. 18: Arlington, Texas, Globe Life Field, with The Strokes and Thundercat
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