Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced additional spring dates for their 2017 North American Tour which is being held in support of their 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway.
As was previously announced, The Getaway Tour kicks off Jan. 5, in San Antonio, Texas, and crisscrosses North America through mid-March. A spring leg of the tour has been added, which begins April 12 in Washington, D.C. A fan club ticket pre-sale for the new shows launches on Nov. 9. Every ticket purchased includes a choice of a standard physical or standard digital copy of The Getaway.
Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at RBC Bluesfest in 2016 – photo by Sean Sisk
The Getaway debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart and at No. 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 No. 2 on the Top 200 Chart. The album debuted at No.1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and Germany. The Getaway was produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich.
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – THE GETAWAY TOUR CANADIAN DATES
*All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.
Feb. 4, 2017 Toronto Air Canada Centre
March 18, 2017 Vancouver Rogers Arena
May 26, 2017 Winnipeg MTS Centre
May 28, 2017 Edmonton Rogers Place
May 29, 2017 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
June 18, 2017 Quebec City Vidéotron Centre
June 20, 2017 Montréal Bell Centre
June 22, 2017 Hamilton FirstOntario Centre
June 23, 2017 Ottawa Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre
About Red Hot Chili Peppers
One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is composed of singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, 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. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ most recent studio album, The Getaway, was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 17, 2016. For the latest news and information about Red Hot Chili Peppers, visit their official web site www.redhotchilipeppers.com and follow them on Twitter @ChiliPeppers.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m.* at www.ticketmaster.ca
*All Ottawa area Ticketmaster outlets will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 until 12:30 p.m. in accordance with the Remembrance Day bylaw.
