Due to overwhelming demand, multi-platinum rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers just announced a second LA show will be added to their I’m With You World Tour. Tickets for the February 26th and just announced February 27th show at STAPLES Center show go on sale on Friday, December 16th at 10am. The 2012 arena tour will be the band’s first full-scale tour of the U.S. since 2007 when they hit the road in support of 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. Joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be Janelle Monáe. Red Hot Chili Peppers received a Grammy nomination for “Rock Album of the Year” and were just announced to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently touring Europe through mid-December in support of I’m With You, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart and No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock and Alternative album charts, as well as on the Top Internet Albums and iTunes Top Alternative Albums chart. The first single “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie,” hit the top spot at Modern Rock radio, giving the band its 12th No. 1 at the format. A second single, “Monarchy of the Roses” is currently the No. 2 greatest gainer on Mediabase’s Alternative chart.
One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including “Best Rock Album” for Stadium Arcadium, “Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group” for “Dani California,” “Best Rock Song” for “Scar Tissue,” and “Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal” for “Give It Away.”
Tickets on sale December 16th
FEBRUARY
26th Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
27th Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Tickets on sale December 17th
FEBRUARY
17th Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
29th San Diego, CA Sports Arena
MARCH
2nd Glendale, AZ Jobing Arena
4th Denver, CO Pepsi Arena
Tickets on sale now for the following shows
JANUARY
20th Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center
21st Orlando, FL Amway Arena
23rd St. Petersburg, FL St. Pete Times Forum
25th Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
26th Raleigh, NC RBC Center
28th Columbia, SC ColonialLife Arena
30th Duluth, GA Gwinnett*
31st Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
FEBRUARY
2nd Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
3rd New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
6th San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
8th Houston, TX Toyota Center
9th Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
13th Tulsa, OK BOK Arena
15th Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy
16th Little Rock, AR Verizon Center