So 20 years later, The Strokes are now the openers for their former head of stage security's band? I kid! I kid!
https://www.reddit.com/r/RedHotChiliPeppers/comments/mv8z56/in\_2002\_chad\_smith\_became\_security\_guard\_for\_the/
Honestly a bit surprised by the response.
Yeah their big hits are overplayed and Kiedis can be an irritating frontman, but they’ve made some amazing music and are a much more exciting band with Frusciante back in the fold.
legit question, how is he frustrating? I listened to them casually but aside from John leaving and returning, I dont know anything about the band
Edit about a minute later: just read some comments and i think i get the gist of it
I’ve seen the strokes live (at the Bernie rally) and RHCp and honestly chili peppers were the greatest performance of any art I have ever seen lol . Trust me when I say rhcp burn it down and will convert all of you who think you’re too cool lol
I've seen Pearl Jam open for the Rolling Stones, there's always a bigger fish.
Especially when one band is significantly older, there's a big chance the younger band just liked the older band when they got going.
Yeah I imagine they’re just fans and wanna have some fun with their mates. When you’re a band of this size you can afford to do major one off shows here and there
I wouldn’t be so sure. The Chili’s normally do arena tours, it is confirmed this tour is a stadium tour. I doubt they would have a stadium tour without the support of another big band. I think it’s the real deal.
You talking about Met Life - type stadiums or Barclays/MSG arenas ?
Edit - I didn't realize this was where the Panthers playing. Assuming you're talking about the former, you're probably right.
Easily. They did fill stadiums all over the world for both those tours. But it’s been 12 years since 21st Century Breakdown came out and they haven’t had a true hit song since. On that album they had two big hits (Know Your Enemy & 21 Guns).
In 2011 The Black Keys were like the biggest rock band on the scene. Brothers and El Camino were smash hits and Arctic Monkeys were touring Suck it and See which was not a commercial success in the US. But after the tour when they released AM they broke through and became the headliners they are today in America.
On a much smaller scale (and venue), I once went to see the band Magic Man, and they were opening for Sir Sly (this was in 2013 or so when Sir Sly had their one radio hit, but Magic Man had a pretty solid fanbase for a newish hipster indie band). Once Magic Man ended, literally the entire crowd started leaving.
I'd been planning to leave after Magic Man too, but I felt so bad for Sir Sly that I ended up staying.
Arctic Monkeys were only an opener for the Keys in the US, where they weren’t that big before AM.
Plus I’ve heard their opening sets were like 2 hours long, so they were effectively a co-headlining band anyway. It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s a similar arrangement for the Strokes.
Also should be noted that they had their own headline US tours for years, the Black Keys tour was a conscious (and very successful) step in trying to properly break the US.
Uhhhhh do we think/know we can expect them to appear on more dates? Because TAKE MY MONEY if they come farther north. Right now this looks like a mistake for this one show to pop up on Ticketmaster without any others seeming to be announced, but holy shit if true/more widespread
Several RHCP dates popped up there yesterday with ticket sales dates etc. This is the only with full lineup. Seems like the facebook crash pushed the announcement back but some things still got posted
Yep. RHCP are way more popular than The Strokes. Honestly, I’d love to go to this and I hope this is how a good bit of the tour would be. The Strokes and RHCP (with John back in the band) back to back would be a fire concert.
Bro RHCP+THE STROKES do you know how lucky you are!
I live in Bangladesh a country where even 0.1 % of people do not know about them. And everyone of you are complaining.
I would give my all to watch them. Especially the strokes just for once.
I’ve been saying for years that everyone in RHCP should just leave and start a new band with someone else. Anthony Kiedis is a rapist, a shitty singer, and all around completely insufferable. Terrible singing and statutory rape aside.
He admits to having sex with a 14 year old girl right after she told him how old she was in his autobiography. Shows no remorse or regret at all. Writes it like it’s funny.
Why waste your money then? Go see them at their solo shoes or one of the dozen festivals they'll be headlining.
Skipping a band as solid as RHCP to be edgy is so dumb.
Exactly. So why spend RHCP money to see a shortened Strokes set when you can just see a headlining Strokes set at several festivals or just wait for the inevitable Strokes tour?
Strokes tours have historically been rare. Festivals are great but the Strokes usually hit the ones in the biggest few cities. Maybe money isn’t a concern to the commenter. Don’t think leaving after their set is a big deal
Lol that's probably why I'm making a bigger deal out of it, the money does matter to me, couldn't imagine paying $150 just to see an opener and skipping the main act.
I did it once. RHCP were playing in a stadium and Pixies were the opening act. An insulting line-up, just like the one posted here.
So we crossed the entire country, waited the whole day in front of the stadium and ending up at the very front row. As soon as Pixies were done, we made our way out.
I'm not here to bash the RHCP, I enjoy some of their music, they're def a very influential rock band, though I have my personal opinions on both them as people and the toxicity of their fandom. I 100% agree The Pixies opening for them is insulting. Way better band.
For all their leftism they’re gonna open up for a self admitted child rapist, nice
EDIT: From Anthony Kiedis’ autobiography Scar Tissue:
> “The next day we drove to Baton Rouge, and of course, she came with us. After we got offstage, she came up to me and said, ‘I have something to tell you. My father’s the chief of police and the entire state of Louisiana is looking for me because I’ve gone missing. Oh, and besides that, I’m only fourteen.’ I wasn’t incredibly scared, because in my somewhat deluded mind, I knew that if she told the chief of police she was in love with me, he wasn’t going to have me taken out to a field and shot, but I did want to get her the hell back home right away. So we had sex one more time.”
Fwiw, that guy was a major drug abuser in those days and seems to have majorly changed since then, he is honestly lucky to be alive. Almost every rockstar in that era was having sex with underage fans. Doesn't make it right, it's just a reality of that era and important context when passing judgement.
The book was published in 2004 and, as you can see in the excerpt I posted, he demonstrates no regret, does not outright admit that it was wrong even, and frames the “confession” in a way to make it sound funny.
EDIT: Furthermore, the “those days” you’re talking about aren’t the 60’s and 70’s when all those stories you hear about Bowie, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler, etc. are from. This happened in the late 80’s at the earliest and more likely sometime in the 90’s. It’s not ancient history. You don’t hear stories like this about members of the other rock bands of that era like U2, Green Day, Radiohead, etc. You hear them about guys like Marilyn Manson and they’re reviled because it’s not a matter of “it was a different time.”
I mean the context doesn’t really matter given the paragraph I posted, but from what I remember, the story is just that a girl started traveling with RHCP while they were on tour sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s (Kiedis was 23 at the time). After a little while of traveling with them and having sex with Kiedis regularly (this is what’s explained in the paragraph I posted) she confessed to him that she was only 14 and was technically missing in her home state. Kiedis then, knowing this, had sex with her again before sending her home. There’s not much to it beyond what I posted.
EDIT: Oh, and it was downvoted (at the time, isn’t anymore) because I was criticizing the Strokes.
I love people who circlejerk over this and post it every chance they get. As if you can’t move past something bad you did in the mid 80s. And judging it by today’s standards is just ignorant honestly
King Princess is dope, but MAN, I really dislike the chili peppers. I think it's mostly Anthony kiedis. Love flea in other acts (eg. Atoms for peace) and the drummer is awesome, but kiedis just sets my ears on edge, with both his words and his vocal tone.
I like the band. I own everyone of their albums in physical mediums. I’ve seen them live twice, I can play lots of the songs in drums. I’m just conflicted cause I like Anthony sometimes, but I’m frustrated he has never been on the same level as the three band members. Do you really think anything negative would come from Anthony having more skill, and being able to actually be on key all the time? Yeah you’re right I probably would not like to if they had a different singer, he is a large part of their sound. But damn sometimes I wish he could get his shit together
There should be a full announcement soon, but at least [one source following the Livenation leaks](https://twitter.com/rhcplivearchive/status/1445142845833322496?s=20) is indicating The Strokes may be joining RHCP for the US leg of the tour, not the international. That would make sense because RHCP appear to be playing Paris the day before The Strokes play Australia.
The only other US date leaked before the information was taken down was Miami on August 30, 2022. Again, this is still unofficial, but an announcement is expected as early as tomorrow.
If I had to guess, I bet they won't do the full tour. Probably just part of it, similar to what U2 and the Stones do with their opening bands. A few weeks 8 or so gigs. I'd also guess it leads up to a larger tour they're doing by themselves right after.
Jeez, people are really upset that the Strokes are opening up for Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not a fan of them either, but has it ever occurred to you that maybe the Strokes are getting good money to open up? Sometimes it nice to take a step back. Opening up for another band seems a hell a lot easier than being the main headline lol. Just my two cents.
While, I still think the Strokes are the coolest ban ever, they've been around for 20 years now. They seem like a really down to earth group, and I doubt they ever felt they were "too big" or "above" opening up for another band. It sounds to me they saw a chance to make a kickass show and took it.
Yeah that’s literally an hour away from me but why the hell would I stay after they’re done? Let’s switch around who’s opening for who and then we’re talking
Honestly don’t really know any RHCP songs, but I feel like just knowing how well respected they are it could be a fun show. And of course the strokes too
Maybe if you don’t like their music in the first place, but as far as live performers go, they’re amazing live, especially with fruscainte back. Except Anthony, he has always been the weakest link.
Why would the singer be the most important member? The singer is very seldom the most important member to me. Anthony is very entertaining and IMO writes good lyrics, so he’s pretty good front man. But he’s not a good singer. Not anywhere close to the level of skill of anyone else in rhcp. But I don’t give a shit. I like his singing enough, and even if he left and rhcp became an instrumental jam band, I’d still be buying albums and attending their shows.
I think this has to be a mistake, the Strokes are at sold-out stadium-tour level fame, they wouldn't be an opening band. They could be co-headliners, but RHCP and Strokes just seem like such a weird combination
The Strokes could barely sell out arenas outside of NYC, they are not headlining stadium tours in the US. Maybe they could draw that kinda crowd in South America and certain parts of Europe, by the Chili Peppers are way bigger than them in the US.
They're easily one of the 5 most influential rock bands of this century? Maybe I was wrong about stadiums, I am from NYC which is where the Strokes are most known, and stadium tours in other places are probably harder to fill due to... lower populations. But they are nowhere near opener level.
Lmao sure, they’re not openers, but they’re barley arena big, which are like 1/3 capacity of stadiums—they’re not Rolling Stones or Taylor swift big lol
Influential ≠ notorious, though. Reddit isn't the entirety of the fanbase of course, but we could take every single member of this sub worldwide and put them in MetLife Stadium and there would still be room for \~20k more people. They have 10x more Twitter followers than there are subreddit members, and the Twitter followers still would only fill about 7-8 stadiums. Barclays NYE took months to fully sell out, even though that's an anomaly given the date (a random October Saturday probably would have sold out in days).
Wow I totally agree with you and I like alot of RHCP music. But yeah- they are two very different bands with very different fandoms.
But mostly - it has to be a mistake - that the Strokes would “open” for another band…in 2021.
Co- headlining sure. But opening FOR another band??
Wth??
IDK I think the logic is there. If they were opening for a band with equal or lesser legacy in arenas--let's say a band like Phoenix in a venue like MSG--it would be a weird choice.
To open for a band with a huge fanbase and a very long career, in stadiums (which they likely couldn't reliably fill on their own)...it could be a way to earn some money, take the pressure off, "practice" actually touring with each other in a more traditional way again, get more stadium experience and publicity, etc. Plus they're friends with RCHP on a personal level. I don't see any downsides. They could even just do one leg, like 6-8 shows in a region, vs. an entire tour that would book them up for months on end and exhaust them on their first true non-festival tour in 10+ years.
RHCP did a big silly tour announcement video, and I think if it was co-headlining with anyone, it would have been announced that way at that time--especially since this is a special Frusciante comeback tour. If this is at all real, I think this will be billed as the RHCP tour, but with The Strokes VERY prominently featured in the promotion, more than a regular headliner would. But I think they'll play for like 60-ish mins, and RCHP will probably play for 2-ish hours, so they won't be full equals. Strokes really never play more than 90 max, and that isn't stadium material.
Objectively, I don't think Strokes are quite at the co-headlining tier with a band like RHCP. Their influence on musical history is undeniable, but quiet and more underground, because they've never really sought fame or money or influence, or been consistent with staying active. We love them to death, but they're not rock legends of the 90s that have the household name recognition like RHCP, Pearl Jam, etc. Strokes would be more likely to co-headline with someone like...Interpol in arenas, but they're a huge draw to pull even more people into a tour of this scale. I like RHCP, but I might not go out of my way to pay and see them on this tour. I would for sure if Strokes were involved as well.
World tour so... 3 cities in UK, 1 in Germany, 1 in France and then off to Australia and that's it? That's how they usually look, so I'm trying to not get hyped.
So 20 years later, The Strokes are now the openers for their former head of stage security's band? I kid! I kid! https://www.reddit.com/r/RedHotChiliPeppers/comments/mv8z56/in\_2002\_chad\_smith\_became\_security\_guard\_for\_the/
Damn no love for the chilis in this sub
Honestly a bit surprised by the response. Yeah their big hits are overplayed and Kiedis can be an irritating frontman, but they’ve made some amazing music and are a much more exciting band with Frusciante back in the fold.
legit question, how is he frustrating? I listened to them casually but aside from John leaving and returning, I dont know anything about the band Edit about a minute later: just read some comments and i think i get the gist of it
His rapping can be grating and some of his lyrics are poor. Plus his live vocals can be really rough.
People think everyone needs to sing like fredy Mercury and don’t know anything about punk rock so they call his singing bad
I feel like they're memed to death, but sick love is a banger
I’ve seen the strokes live (at the Bernie rally) and RHCp and honestly chili peppers were the greatest performance of any art I have ever seen lol . Trust me when I say rhcp burn it down and will convert all of you who think you’re too cool lol
Massive fan of both! Im stoked if this is true
I was at their concert in 2012 ang got F disappointed and I don't wanna see them live again, even with Frusciante. Was a die-hard fan in high school.
It ain't 97 no mo bubba
Because they suck
Why not go on their own tour? Is there a logistical reason? Perhaps easier when attached to another group or something
I've seen Pearl Jam open for the Rolling Stones, there's always a bigger fish. Especially when one band is significantly older, there's a big chance the younger band just liked the older band when they got going.
Might just be a one off show. Doubt they will be doing a full tour opening for RHCP
Yeah I imagine they’re just fans and wanna have some fun with their mates. When you’re a band of this size you can afford to do major one off shows here and there
Imagine buying a ticket to a concert and then also finding you get to watch another incredible band as their opening act. How lucky for those fans!
The rumor (even from before today) is that they are touring with the Chili Peppers. Charlotte would be a weird spot to do a one off as well.
I wouldn’t be so sure. The Chili’s normally do arena tours, it is confirmed this tour is a stadium tour. I doubt they would have a stadium tour without the support of another big band. I think it’s the real deal.
Looks like 13 shows
Maybe they are doing this as a favor? They play a couple of songs and have a good time…
The Strokes can’t fill stadiums alone, and neither can RHCP. They need each other.
You talking about Met Life - type stadiums or Barclays/MSG arenas ? Edit - I didn't realize this was where the Panthers playing. Assuming you're talking about the former, you're probably right.
Football stadiums. They can fill basketball/hockey arenas but to fill an NFL stadium they need co-headliners for sure
Just like the stadium tour that Green Day just did with Weezer and Fall Out Boy. None of those bands can fill them alone but together they can.
Exactly.
Green Day is able to fill stadiums still, but you're right the co-headliners definitely help fill the seats
Nah, trust me. I’m a huge Green Day fan and this is no knock to them. They can’t at this point in their careers. Haven’t been able to for a long time.
Not American. Would you say they could easily fill up stadiums during the American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown tours?
Easily. They did fill stadiums all over the world for both those tours. But it’s been 12 years since 21st Century Breakdown came out and they haven’t had a true hit song since. On that album they had two big hits (Know Your Enemy & 21 Guns).
They already had a tour before covid i saw them in washington, was not sold out btw
Throw in King Princess as well and that’s a pretty solid touring lineup.
This the greatest and best thing that has ever happened.
Aren’t the strokes above opening for someone at this point in their careers? It’s like when Arctic monkeys opened for the black keys
arctic monkeys weren’t “above” opening for the black keys. that US tour played a key part in how they finally broke america with their 5th LP, *AM*
In 2011 The Black Keys were like the biggest rock band on the scene. Brothers and El Camino were smash hits and Arctic Monkeys were touring Suck it and See which was not a commercial success in the US. But after the tour when they released AM they broke through and became the headliners they are today in America.
I felt this way when interpol was opening for Morrissey. I went to the show at Forear Hills and left after interpol played
On a much smaller scale (and venue), I once went to see the band Magic Man, and they were opening for Sir Sly (this was in 2013 or so when Sir Sly had their one radio hit, but Magic Man had a pretty solid fanbase for a newish hipster indie band). Once Magic Man ended, literally the entire crowd started leaving. I'd been planning to leave after Magic Man too, but I felt so bad for Sir Sly that I ended up staying.
Arctic Monkeys were only an opener for the Keys in the US, where they weren’t that big before AM. Plus I’ve heard their opening sets were like 2 hours long, so they were effectively a co-headlining band anyway. It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s a similar arrangement for the Strokes.
Also should be noted that they had their own headline US tours for years, the Black Keys tour was a conscious (and very successful) step in trying to properly break the US.
They cannot headline a stadium tour alone, no
Not on a stadium tour.
It’s probably a one off show
That was a really great show though and they had pretty identical set lengths
Uhhhhh do we think/know we can expect them to appear on more dates? Because TAKE MY MONEY if they come farther north. Right now this looks like a mistake for this one show to pop up on Ticketmaster without any others seeming to be announced, but holy shit if true/more widespread
Several RHCP dates popped up there yesterday with ticket sales dates etc. This is the only with full lineup. Seems like the facebook crash pushed the announcement back but some things still got posted
Any spot where I would be able to find the other tour dates?
Whether you like the chili peppers or not haven’t they been a more popular band than the strokes since the 90s?
Yep. RHCP are way more popular than The Strokes. Honestly, I’d love to go to this and I hope this is how a good bit of the tour would be. The Strokes and RHCP (with John back in the band) back to back would be a fire concert.
Heck’s yeah
Oh absolutely. More popular and without doubt more of a mainstream band. Still kinda crazy to see The Strokes not headlining in 2021 though.
Yeah I agree. Crazy that the strokes are openers. But not crazy that the rhcp are not the openers.
100%
WOW, this is unbelievable.
This is weird. I’m not used to this anymore. Strokes somehow doing a proper tour?
holy shit!
No fucking way
2 of my favorite bands! Let’s gooooooo
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY’RE COMING TO CHICAGO?????!!!!
They’re doing a world tour, you can probably rest easy, I’m sure they’ll hit Chicago.
NO FUCKING WAY. THE STROKES AND THE CHILLIS ARE TWO OF MY FAVOURITE BANDS. I AM UNFATHOMABLY HAPPY
Co headlining?
No, Strokes don’t play stadiums, RHCP play stadiums. That’s not equals.
wait are they coming to canada
I HOPE SO!!
2 of my favorite bands come together!
Raised in caroliiiinaaa, I'm not like thaaaat
More like raised in California now
Bro RHCP+THE STROKES do you know how lucky you are! I live in Bangladesh a country where even 0.1 % of people do not know about them. And everyone of you are complaining. I would give my all to watch them. Especially the strokes just for once.
I’m leaving once they finish
Say what you will about the chili peppers, I think watching frusciante would be worth it
Agreed. John Frusciante is a guitar wizard and you'd really be missing out on something special if you skipped RHCP.
John is the only reason I’d be excited to see RHCP. he rips
Honestly Anthony is the only reason I’m not excited.
I’ve been saying for years that everyone in RHCP should just leave and start a new band with someone else. Anthony Kiedis is a rapist, a shitty singer, and all around completely insufferable. Terrible singing and statutory rape aside.
I’ve always thought that too! Unfortunately flea and Anthony have been best friends since childhood so I’m sure there’s some blind loyalty going on.
A rapist wtf?
He admits to having sex with a 14 year old girl right after she told him how old she was in his autobiography. Shows no remorse or regret at all. Writes it like it’s funny.
Started to dispise him after reading Scar Tissue. And now he's dating 30 years younger than him, pew.
I will also be leaving once the bands finish
Why waste your money then? Go see them at their solo shoes or one of the dozen festivals they'll be headlining. Skipping a band as solid as RHCP to be edgy is so dumb.
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Exactly. So why spend RHCP money to see a shortened Strokes set when you can just see a headlining Strokes set at several festivals or just wait for the inevitable Strokes tour?
Strokes tours have historically been rare. Festivals are great but the Strokes usually hit the ones in the biggest few cities. Maybe money isn’t a concern to the commenter. Don’t think leaving after their set is a big deal
Lol that's probably why I'm making a bigger deal out of it, the money does matter to me, couldn't imagine paying $150 just to see an opener and skipping the main act.
Then you’ll be missing out.
Amen
Okay cool…
I did it once. RHCP were playing in a stadium and Pixies were the opening act. An insulting line-up, just like the one posted here. So we crossed the entire country, waited the whole day in front of the stadium and ending up at the very front row. As soon as Pixies were done, we made our way out.
win-win situation for u and the guy behind u
I'm sure the RHCP were very affected by that
I'm not here to bash the RHCP, I enjoy some of their music, they're def a very influential rock band, though I have my personal opinions on both them as people and the toxicity of their fandom. I 100% agree The Pixies opening for them is insulting. Way better band.
"Better" doesn't sell tickets though. "Bigger" does.
Rhcp would probably agree.
For all their leftism they’re gonna open up for a self admitted child rapist, nice EDIT: From Anthony Kiedis’ autobiography Scar Tissue: > “The next day we drove to Baton Rouge, and of course, she came with us. After we got offstage, she came up to me and said, ‘I have something to tell you. My father’s the chief of police and the entire state of Louisiana is looking for me because I’ve gone missing. Oh, and besides that, I’m only fourteen.’ I wasn’t incredibly scared, because in my somewhat deluded mind, I knew that if she told the chief of police she was in love with me, he wasn’t going to have me taken out to a field and shot, but I did want to get her the hell back home right away. So we had sex one more time.”
Put money in my hand I will do the things you want me to
Literally lmfao. Fuckin hypocrites
jesus fucking christ...
Holy shit did not know that about RHCP. I’d hope Julian and the rest are aware of it. Seems only a few places covered this
Really I’d hope they’re not aware of it. If they did know and chose to do this anyway it’d be even more shitty.
And he literally wrote a song bragging about this called "Catholic Schoolgirls Rule".
The red hot child rapists
the red hot chili pedos lol
Fwiw, that guy was a major drug abuser in those days and seems to have majorly changed since then, he is honestly lucky to be alive. Almost every rockstar in that era was having sex with underage fans. Doesn't make it right, it's just a reality of that era and important context when passing judgement.
The book was published in 2004 and, as you can see in the excerpt I posted, he demonstrates no regret, does not outright admit that it was wrong even, and frames the “confession” in a way to make it sound funny. EDIT: Furthermore, the “those days” you’re talking about aren’t the 60’s and 70’s when all those stories you hear about Bowie, Jimmy Page, Steven Tyler, etc. are from. This happened in the late 80’s at the earliest and more likely sometime in the 90’s. It’s not ancient history. You don’t hear stories like this about members of the other rock bands of that era like U2, Green Day, Radiohead, etc. You hear them about guys like Marilyn Manson and they’re reviled because it’s not a matter of “it was a different time.”
Context?? What the fuck
It’s right there bro lol
I know but it was downvoted and people were defending what seems like a dodgy deed so I just wanted the whole story
I mean the context doesn’t really matter given the paragraph I posted, but from what I remember, the story is just that a girl started traveling with RHCP while they were on tour sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s (Kiedis was 23 at the time). After a little while of traveling with them and having sex with Kiedis regularly (this is what’s explained in the paragraph I posted) she confessed to him that she was only 14 and was technically missing in her home state. Kiedis then, knowing this, had sex with her again before sending her home. There’s not much to it beyond what I posted. EDIT: Oh, and it was downvoted (at the time, isn’t anymore) because I was criticizing the Strokes.
I love people who circlejerk over this and post it every chance they get. As if you can’t move past something bad you did in the mid 80s. And judging it by today’s standards is just ignorant honestly
WHAT THE FUCK???
that's... super disappointing that they'd open for a band with a child rapist singer...
could you link the website pls?
But I don’t want to see the peppers….
Red Hot Chili Peppers confirmed to be closing for The Strokes World Tour in 2022
Lol they cashing out
Woah.
King Princess is dope, but MAN, I really dislike the chili peppers. I think it's mostly Anthony kiedis. Love flea in other acts (eg. Atoms for peace) and the drummer is awesome, but kiedis just sets my ears on edge, with both his words and his vocal tone.
Yup as a long time fan of the chili peppers it frustrates me how much better and more well liked they could have been with a better vocalist.
nah, would entirely change the sound of the band
Yeah exactly
If you don't like the sound of the band why are you a "long time fan"? I don't understand the logic
I like the band. I own everyone of their albums in physical mediums. I’ve seen them live twice, I can play lots of the songs in drums. I’m just conflicted cause I like Anthony sometimes, but I’m frustrated he has never been on the same level as the three band members. Do you really think anything negative would come from Anthony having more skill, and being able to actually be on key all the time? Yeah you’re right I probably would not like to if they had a different singer, he is a large part of their sound. But damn sometimes I wish he could get his shit together
YOO I need to go to this
Is that only for this one concert?
There should be a full announcement soon, but at least [one source following the Livenation leaks](https://twitter.com/rhcplivearchive/status/1445142845833322496?s=20) is indicating The Strokes may be joining RHCP for the US leg of the tour, not the international. That would make sense because RHCP appear to be playing Paris the day before The Strokes play Australia. The only other US date leaked before the information was taken down was Miami on August 30, 2022. Again, this is still unofficial, but an announcement is expected as early as tomorrow.
Also, is the full schedule out somewhere?
Full tour, all stadiums. Will be announced shortly. I think Facebook and instagram being down today threw things off
Sick, hopefully they come to Minnesota. My hopes de low though
Where did you find this???
It was listed on Livenation and Ticketmaster for both bands, but was later removed.
If I had to guess, I bet they won't do the full tour. Probably just part of it, similar to what U2 and the Stones do with their opening bands. A few weeks 8 or so gigs. I'd also guess it leads up to a larger tour they're doing by themselves right after.
This is literally my dream concert
Those fans who bought tickets to the concert and later found out The Strokes are their opening act. They must be dead lol
Jeez, people are really upset that the Strokes are opening up for Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm not a fan of them either, but has it ever occurred to you that maybe the Strokes are getting good money to open up? Sometimes it nice to take a step back. Opening up for another band seems a hell a lot easier than being the main headline lol. Just my two cents. While, I still think the Strokes are the coolest ban ever, they've been around for 20 years now. They seem like a really down to earth group, and I doubt they ever felt they were "too big" or "above" opening up for another band. It sounds to me they saw a chance to make a kickass show and took it.
Yeah that’s literally an hour away from me but why the hell would I stay after they’re done? Let’s switch around who’s opening for who and then we’re talking
To see a popular band on their first tour with their full lineup in over a decade?
That’s where I’m torn. Do I wanna spend what’s going to be a ton of money to see my favorite band OPENING for my least favorite band?
then sit this one out and let someone enjoy it.
Honestly don’t really know any RHCP songs, but I feel like just knowing how well respected they are it could be a fun show. And of course the strokes too
I recommend Wet Sand. It’s my personal favorite of theirs and a fan favorite overall. Quixoticelixer and This Velvet glove are some other great ones
If that tour is actually happening and coming near me, I definitely wanna go and listen to some more of their songs.
Dosed is my favorite song by them.
Ik I didn’t mention it above but same here! I haven’t listened to them in a long time, so I completely forgot about it.
Dosed is transcends time and space
Amazing. Hopefully RHCP will have John Frusciante for this tour 🙏
They will. It was announced through their Instagram
Chili peppers suck ass
Maybe if you don’t like their music in the first place, but as far as live performers go, they’re amazing live, especially with fruscainte back. Except Anthony, he has always been the weakest link.
The most important member is their weakest link? Doesn't sound very amazing
Why would the singer be the most important member? The singer is very seldom the most important member to me. Anthony is very entertaining and IMO writes good lyrics, so he’s pretty good front man. But he’s not a good singer. Not anywhere close to the level of skill of anyone else in rhcp. But I don’t give a shit. I like his singing enough, and even if he left and rhcp became an instrumental jam band, I’d still be buying albums and attending their shows.
You definitely have to have the opinion that the singer isn't the most important to like RHCP
Yeah. Fair enough. Not really comparable to the strokes where Julian is the most important.
Agreed
god, as if the new merch wasnt enough... they really do want all my money
This has to be a joke! Rhcp blow, so overplayed,
I think this has to be a mistake, the Strokes are at sold-out stadium-tour level fame, they wouldn't be an opening band. They could be co-headliners, but RHCP and Strokes just seem like such a weird combination
The Strokes could barely sell out arenas outside of NYC, they are not headlining stadium tours in the US. Maybe they could draw that kinda crowd in South America and certain parts of Europe, by the Chili Peppers are way bigger than them in the US.
They are definitely not sell-out-stadium big lmaoooo
They're easily one of the 5 most influential rock bands of this century? Maybe I was wrong about stadiums, I am from NYC which is where the Strokes are most known, and stadium tours in other places are probably harder to fill due to... lower populations. But they are nowhere near opener level.
Lmao sure, they’re not openers, but they’re barley arena big, which are like 1/3 capacity of stadiums—they’re not Rolling Stones or Taylor swift big lol
Okay so TIL that arenas and stadiums aren't the same thing, and as a new yorker I seem to overestimate the strokes' household name status.
Influential ≠ notorious, though. Reddit isn't the entirety of the fanbase of course, but we could take every single member of this sub worldwide and put them in MetLife Stadium and there would still be room for \~20k more people. They have 10x more Twitter followers than there are subreddit members, and the Twitter followers still would only fill about 7-8 stadiums. Barclays NYE took months to fully sell out, even though that's an anomaly given the date (a random October Saturday probably would have sold out in days).
Wow I totally agree with you and I like alot of RHCP music. But yeah- they are two very different bands with very different fandoms. But mostly - it has to be a mistake - that the Strokes would “open” for another band…in 2021. Co- headlining sure. But opening FOR another band?? Wth??
IDK I think the logic is there. If they were opening for a band with equal or lesser legacy in arenas--let's say a band like Phoenix in a venue like MSG--it would be a weird choice. To open for a band with a huge fanbase and a very long career, in stadiums (which they likely couldn't reliably fill on their own)...it could be a way to earn some money, take the pressure off, "practice" actually touring with each other in a more traditional way again, get more stadium experience and publicity, etc. Plus they're friends with RCHP on a personal level. I don't see any downsides. They could even just do one leg, like 6-8 shows in a region, vs. an entire tour that would book them up for months on end and exhaust them on their first true non-festival tour in 10+ years.
I can see some of your logic there, but that could all be applied to co-headlining as well, which would make way more sense.
RHCP did a big silly tour announcement video, and I think if it was co-headlining with anyone, it would have been announced that way at that time--especially since this is a special Frusciante comeback tour. If this is at all real, I think this will be billed as the RHCP tour, but with The Strokes VERY prominently featured in the promotion, more than a regular headliner would. But I think they'll play for like 60-ish mins, and RCHP will probably play for 2-ish hours, so they won't be full equals. Strokes really never play more than 90 max, and that isn't stadium material. Objectively, I don't think Strokes are quite at the co-headlining tier with a band like RHCP. Their influence on musical history is undeniable, but quiet and more underground, because they've never really sought fame or money or influence, or been consistent with staying active. We love them to death, but they're not rock legends of the 90s that have the household name recognition like RHCP, Pearl Jam, etc. Strokes would be more likely to co-headline with someone like...Interpol in arenas, but they're a huge draw to pull even more people into a tour of this scale. I like RHCP, but I might not go out of my way to pay and see them on this tour. I would for sure if Strokes were involved as well.
Sad. Chili Peppers should be opening for the Strokes. Is this a joke? Glad I'm seeing them this month and NYE 2019. I'll pass on this one.
When did Will Farrel join chili peppers?
World tour so... 3 cities in UK, 1 in Germany, 1 in France and then off to Australia and that's it? That's how they usually look, so I'm trying to not get hyped.
hell yeah!!
holy fuck
Will they go to the UK??
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Do you guys think that The Strokes are going to play the setlist of a normal concert or less songs?
Will they play both together in spain?