NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

 

RHCP.com is happy to announce that Red Hot Chili Peppers will play the Reading Festival on August 25th in Berkshire, UK and the Leeds Festival on August 26th in Bramham Park, UK as part of the Carling Weekend

 

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i'd heard rumours, and now it's been confirmed! :D

So they are playing then? :o

 

Should be pretty good. I think this will be the only festival appearance from them this year in the UK now, so it'll be pretty unique to Leeds and Reading! Are they headlining though? :unsure:

So they are playing then? :o

 

Should be pretty good. I think this will be the only festival appearance from them this year in the UK now, so it'll be pretty unique to Leeds and Reading! Are they headlining though? :unsure:

 

yes, they are headlining the main stage on one of the days with Razorlight and the Smashing Pumpkins headlining the other days.

yes, they are headlining the main stage on one of the days with Razorlight and the Smashing Pumpkins headlining the other days.

 

Ahhh I see. :D ^_^

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That's the line up so far...well I hope more acts are announced because the line-up on the whole just seems well a little bit tame.

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That's the line up so far...well I hope more acts are announced because the line-up on the whole just seems well a little bit tame.

 

yeah, it's quite a poor line up this year, imo. -_-

With the exception of RHCP the headliners are awful. I like Razorlight but I don't think they're good enough or are the right sort of act to be headliners. I can't believe The View are headlining the Radio1/NME stage either! I'd have thought they'd be much better acts to do that.

I'm really looking forward to this :D They're on the last day in Leeds which'll be so good!

Playing Leeds/Reading this weekend! ^_^

 

They're playing Reading on Saturday and Leeds on the Sunday I think. :unsure: Should be good anyway! :D

Volume problems threaten set but band come through to close day two

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers played a two-hour headline set on the Main Stage tonight (August 25), but their show was threatened by similar volume problems that threatened to scupper The Killers� headline slot at Glastonbury earlier this year.

 

As the band began their set with an extended funk jam at 21:40 BST, sections of the crowd nearer the back of the audience began shouting, �Turn it up!� repeatedly, as the sound was failing to carry to the back section. of the crowd at high volume.

 

Following the jam, singer Anthony Kiedis and his band dropped into �Can�t Stop�, but cut their instruments in and out of the song repeatedly, prompting boo-ing as well as more calls for the volume to be raised.

 

But despite preceding most of their songs with a two-minute bass-funk jam, the Red Hot Chili Peppers began to win over the crowd with a series of greatest hits, such as �Dani California�, �Scar Tissue� and �Californication�.

 

Bassist Flea attempted to lighten the mood by telling a joke before playing �Snow�. �What do you call a sheep with no legs?� he asked the crowd, before delivering the punch-line: �A cloud�.

 

Before leading his band through �Wet Sand�, Keidis paid tribute to Arcade Fire, who had played before his band on the Main Stage, saying, �Got to love that Arcade Fire.�

 

The set was slow-paced and relaxed, with the band picking slower numbers from their back catalogue to perform. After a chilled-out version of �By The Way� the band left the stage casually, before returning five minutes later for an encore.

 

Before leaving the Main Stage for good, the Red Hot Chili Peppers played �C�Mon� and �Give It Away�, then Keidis left the stage waving.

 

His bandmates then embarked on a 15-minute slow funk jam to close the set, with Flea swapping his bass guitar for a trumpet for a small section.

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers played:

 

�Can't Stop�

�Dani California�

�Scar Tissue�

�21st Century�

�Parallel Universe�

�Snow�

�This Velvet Glove�

�Wet Sand�

�Emit Remmus�

�Don't Forget Me�

�Warlocks�

�She's Only 18�

�Californication�

�By The Way�

�C'mon�

�Give it away�

 

Source: NME.com

'Anthony Keidis jumped on sound cable' says band spokesperson

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Red Hot Chili Peppers' spokesperson has explained to NME.COM why their set was troubled by volume problems last night (August 26) during their headline appeance on the Main Stage at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival.

 

As previously reported on NME.COM, during the start of the band's set members of the audience boo-ed and shouted "Turn it up!" repeatedly, as the sound failed to carry to the back section of the audience.

 

Today the band's spokesperson has told NME.COM that the problems were caused by Anthony Kiedis treading on a power cable while dancing, during opener 'Can't Stop'.

 

According the the spokesperson, Kiedis jumped on the cable by accident, causing the problems, and his band responded by cutting their instruments in and out of the song amongst the confusion.

 

Some audience members had interpreted the cutting in and out as the band performing extended jams, but according the the Red Hot Chili Peppers' spokesperson this wasn�t the case.

 

After four songs volume seemed to be restored and the band finished their two-hour set free from further volume-related chants from the crowd.

 

Source: NME.com

LA rockers triumph on the Main Stage

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers closed the Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival tonight (August 26) with a triumphant show on the Main Stage.

 

The LA rockers ended the three day bash with a hit packed set laced with tracks from their 2006 album 'Stadium Arcadium', 2002 LP 'By The Way' and 1999 album 'Californication'.

 

Unlike their Reading set which was dogged by sound problems, tonight the Chilis' headlining show went off without a hitch with the band performing a tight set throughout.

 

The performance wrapped up an 18 month trek across the globe which guitarist John Frusciante acknowledged as the band arrived onstage when he declared: "We have been on tour for a year and a half and this is our last show. We just want to thank our crew past and present."

 

The band then launched into an extended intro to 'Can't Stop' before the crowd sang in full voice once the track kicked in.

 

The Chilis mixed up their set from Reading, which was watched by Eagles Of Death Metal singer Jessie Hughes, throwing in fan favourite 'Other Side', 'Charlie', 'Throw Away Your Television', 'Get On Top', 'So Much I Wish' and 'C'Mon Girl'.

 

Towards the end of the show bassist Flea told the crowd: "Thank you for waiting around to see us. I know there was lot of music over the last three days so thanks for coming. All we have ever wanted to do is warm your hearts."

 

With the Chilis wrapping up proceedings with classic hit 'Give It Away', singer Anthony Kiedis also drew reference to the end of their world tour.

 

"Thank you it has been a hell of a run," he said. "We came here to give a little love and get some back too. Goodnight."

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers played:

 

'Can't Stop'

'Dani California'

'Other Side'

'Charlie'

'Throw Away Your Television'

'Snow (Hey Oh)'

'Get On Top'

'Emit Remus'

'Don't Forget Me'

'So Much I Wish'

'She's Only 18'

'Warlocks'

'Californication'

'By The Way'

'C'mon Girl'

'Give It Away'

 

Source: NME.com

 

I was watching them on BBC Three last night :o

 

Amazing as always.

I was watching them on BBC Three last night :o

 

Amazing as always.

 

I watched the first couple of songs on BBC3 on Saturday night, that was when the set was hit by sound problems though. :(

I did the unthinkable though Roo. I turned them off and put Klaxons on the split-screen instead :no: :cry:

I did the unthinkable though Roo. I turned them off and put Klaxons on the split-screen instead :no: :cry:

 

I saw some Klaxons yesterday too. ;o

 

All the ravers had their glowsticks out LOL

The Reading performance was terrible from everyone who i spoke to who went to see them. Poor setlist and ting they said

The Reading performance was terrible from everyone who i spoke to who went to see them. Poor setlist and ting they said

 

It looked a bit rubbish tbh. The setlist was not so good either.

 

What acts did you see at Reading Jake? ;o

CSS, Jamie T, The Maccabees, Hot Hot Heat, The Arcade Fire, NYPC, Devendra Banhart, Klaxons, Crystal Castles, The Noisettes, The Shins, Cobra Starship and several more ^_^

 

Was aceness :D