Red Hot Chili Peppers
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RHCP in Paris in July + rumours
(from RHCP.com) The first European summer tour date has been confirmed. Red Hot Chili Peppers will play at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France on 06th July. The presale and public sale dates are yet to be announced. According to various unofficial sources, other possible places for the summer tour are London (how predictable, huh?), Bratislava, a couple of cities in Germany, one or two of the southern European cities and perhaps even a set at the Roskilde festival in Denmark. I shall let you know if I find something out.
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RHCP set yet another record
(via Marketwire) BURBANK, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — January 17, 2007 — With the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ latest single, “Snow (Hey Oh)” claiming the top spot on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart this week, the Los Angeles quartet have set the astounding record for the artist with the most Number One hits in Modern Rock radio chart history with eleven chart topping songs. Indeed, Red Hot Chili Peppers have made musical history by holding the record for the most amount of weeks at Number One at Modern Rock Radio (all singles combined) for a total of 77 weeks! In addition to the three Number One singles from “Stadium Arcadium,” there…
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RHCP to perform at Brit Awards
(thank you, Sarah!) On the award launch show on the British TV station ITV2, it was announced that RHCP will be performing. The awards are taking place at the Earl’s Court, London on 14th February. They’re also nominated in the best international band category. For the full list of nominations click here.
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Oklahoma City show postponed due to bad weather
The last night’s RHCP show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA was postponed due to bad weather and snow storms in the area. Instead of the actual show, a local radion station played one of their old shows. The new concert date is not yet known.
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Another RHCP show in Tokyo
(from RHCP.com) It was just announced that RHCP will play one more show on their Japanese tour…on Friday, 23rd March at the Tokyo Dome. The fanclub presale starts on January 16th at 10 (local time) and public tickets for this show will be available for purchase on 2nd February. Good luck!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at Grammy Awards!
SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Beyoncé, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are the first performers announced for the 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast, it was announced today by The Recording Academy®. Critically acclaimed actor Terrence Howard, Academy Award® nominee Samuel L. Jackson, two-time GRAMMY winner P!nk, and R&B sensation Rihanna will appear as presenters. The music industry’s premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 11, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered…
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Rolling Stone name RHCP the band of the year & more
Rolling Stone named RHCP the band of the year! The Red Hot Chili Peppers came back strong, matured with a new kind of world-weathered wisdom but still crazed in all their original sock-dicked glory. They dropped a massive double-disc opus, Stadium Arcadium, that became their first Number One album – and possibly their best ever. The band kicked it on the road with abandon, climaxing festivals from Lollapalooza to Vegoose as well as every place in between. But the emotional highlight may have been the Voodoo Music Experience festival in New Orleans, where the Peppers brought the funk back home in a headlining jam with the reunited original lineup of…
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Grammy award nominations
Red Hot Chili Peppers have been nominated in six categories for the Grammy awards, for Stadium Arcadium album and Dani California song: Album Of The Year Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal Rock Song Rock Album Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Short Form Music Video The whole list of nominations is available here.
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RHCP shows in Japan: presale
RHCP official site has announced that the presale for two Japanese shows will begin at 10h local time on 4th December. The shows are: 19th March 2007 – Osaka, Japan at the Kyosera Dome Osaka 22nd March 2007 – Tokyo, Japan at the Tokyo Dome A little birdie told me that there will be at least 2-3 more shows in Japan, so keep on checking;)
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RHCP won two AMA awards
Red Hot Chili Peppers have won the favourite alternative artist and favourite pop/rock band at the American Music Awards last night. However, as they were not present due to the tour obligations in UK; Anthony, Flea and Chad thanked for the award via the video link. John was not there, he was apparently sleeping already; so there won’t be a video clip for this on I-M.net 😉 If you’re interested in how the whole show was like, here’s a review.
