RHCP first U.S. tour in four years begins in January
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers Photo: Ellen Von Unwerth
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their first U.S. tour in more than four years. This will be the first time the group has toured the U.S. with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. Klinghoffer replaced former guitarist John Frusciante back in 2009.
RHCP has been recently touring Europe on their tenth studio album, I’m With You. The first single on the album, “The Adventures of Raindance Maggie”, climbed to #1 on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
After finishing their European tour in Madrid, Spain on December 17th, the group will take a break over the Christmas holiday. The Chili Peppers will regroup on January 25th in Charlotte, NC to begin the first leg of their 2012 U.S. tour.
The first leg of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 U.S. tour is as follows:
- Jan 25 – Time Warner Cable Arena – Charlotte, North Carolina
- Jan 27 – RBC Center – Raleigh, North Carolina
- Jan 28 – Colonial Life Arena – Columbia, South Carolina
- Jan 30 – Gwinnett Center – Duluth, Georgia
- Jan 31 – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, North Carolina
- Feb 03 – FedEx Forum – Memphis, Tennessee
More dates are expected to be announced at www.redhotchilipeppers.com
