RHCP Tour Kicks Off – Getaway Tour
Red Hot Chili Peppers hit the road tonight in San Antonio as they kick-off an ambitious North American Tour in support of their 2106 smash album The Getaway. The tour sees them criss-cross the country for five months including four April dates in the shadows of Raras Farm’s Florida outpost. See full details below.
Press Release Details
JANUARY 5, 2017 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Grammy® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers kick off their 2017 North American tour tonight at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. The 51-city trek in support of their latest album, The Getaway, which was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 17, 2016, includes sold out three-night stands at Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Getaway debuted at #1 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart and at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 upon its release in June. The Getaway marks the Grammy Award-winning band’s seventh top 10 album and third #2 on the Top 200 Chart. The album debuted at #1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand and at #2 in the United Kingdom and Germany. The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich.
The album was praised by Rolling Stone: “top-shelf modern-rock splendor”, People: “their best album in ages”, USA Today: “…proves not only that the longtime rockers still sizzle 30 years in, but also are capable of victoriously revamping their sound”, and many more.
Watch the video for the band’s “Dark Necessities,” HERE and “Go Robot” HERE.
RHCP Tour Dates
5-Jan San Antonio, TX AT&T Center SOLD OUT
7-Jan Houston, TX Toyota Center SOLD OUT
8-Jan Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena SOLD OUT
10-Jan New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
12-Jan Memphis, TN Fed Ex Forum
14-Jan Tulsa, OK BOK Center
15-Jan Wichita, KS In Trust Arena
18-Jan St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
20-Jan Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
21-Jan Minneapolis, MN Target Center SOLD OUT
2-Feb Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena SOLD OUT
4-Feb Toronto, ON Air Canada Center SOLD OUT
7-Feb Boston, MA TD Garden SOLD OUT
8-Feb Boston, MA TD Garden SOLD OUT
10-Feb Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center SOLD OUT
12-Feb Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena SOLD OUT
13-Feb Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena
15-Feb New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
17-Feb New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
18-Feb New York, NY Madison Square Garden SOLD OUT
2-Mar Denver, CO Pepsi Center SOLD OUT
4-Mar Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena SOLD OUT
5-Mar San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center SOLD OUT
7-Mar Los Angeles, CA Staples Center SOLD OUT
8-Mar Los Angeles, CA Staples Center SOLD OUT
10-Mar Los Angeles, CA Staples Center SOLD OUT
12-Mar Oakland, CA Oracle Arena SOLD OUT
15-Mar Portland, OR Rose Quarter – Moda Center
17-Mar Seattle, WA Key Arena SOLD OUT
18-Mar Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena SOLD OUT
12-Apr Washington, DC Verizon Center
14-Apr Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
15-Apr Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
17-Apr Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
19-Apr Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
22-Apr Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
24-Apr Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena
26-Apr Orlando, FL Amway Center
27-Apr Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
29-Apr Miami, FL American Airlines Arena SOLD OUT
11-May Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
13-May Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans
14-May Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center-
16-May Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
18-May Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
19-May Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
21-May Kansas City Sprint Center
23-May Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
26-May Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre SOLD OUT
28-May Edmonton, AB Rogers Place SOLD OUT
29-May Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome SOLD OUT
18-Jun Quebec, QC Vidéotron
20-Jun Montreal , QC Bell Centre
22-Jun Hamilton, ON FirstOntario Centre SOLD OUT
23-Jun Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
25-Jun Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
30-Jun Chicago, IL United Center SOLD OUT
1-July Chicago, IL United Center
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