By the Way World Tour

By the Way World Tour

Tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers
220px Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	By the Way
Start date	April 13, 2002
End date	November 15, 2003
Legs	8
Number of shows	123
Red Hot Chili Peppers concert chronology

The By the Way World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers to support the band's eighth studio album, By the Way. The band was at a commercial peak, having only been off the road for a short amount of time after touring in support of their 1999, best-selling Californication. The band began writing their next album in early 2001, and released By the Way over a year later, on July 9, 2002.

A DVD documenting a show from the tour, titled Live at Slane Castle, was released in 2003.

Songs performed

Originals

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

• "Get Up and Jump" (tease)
• "Out in L.A." (tease)
• "Police Helicopter"
• "You Always Sing the Same"

Freaky Styley

• "The Brother's Cup" (tease)
• "Freaky Styley"

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

• "Me and My Friends"
• "Skinny Sweaty Man"

Mother's Milk

• "Magic Johnson" (tease)
• "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix))

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

• "Apache Rose Peacock" (tease)
• "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
• "Breaking the Girl"
• "Give it Away"
• "I Could Have Lied"
• "If You Have to Ask"
• "Mellowship Slinky in B Major" (tease)
• "The Power of Equality"
• "The Righteous and the Wicked" (tease)
• "Sir Psycho Sexy"
• "Suck My Kiss"
• "They're Red Hot" (Robert Johnson)
• "Under the Bridge"

One Hot Minute

• "Pea"

Californication

• "Around The World"
• "Californication"
• "Easily"
• "Get on Top"
• "Otherside"
• "Parallel Universe"
• "Right on Time"
• "Scar Tissue"
• "Purple Stain"

By the Way

• "By the Way"
• "Cabron"
• "Can't Stop"
• "Don't Forget Me"
• "I Could Die For You"
• "Minor Thing"
• "This Is the Place"
• "Throw Away Your Television"
• "Universally Speaking"
• "Venice Queen"
• "Warm Tape"
• "The Zephyr Song"

Other (non-album songs)

• "Fela's Cock"
• "Havana Affair" (The Ramones)
• "Search and Destroy" (The Stooges)
• "Soul to Squeeze"
• "Time"

Cover songs (used as intros or during jams unless otherwise noted)

• "Arnold Layne" (Pink Floyd)
• "Blue Monday" (New Order)
• "Blueprint" (Fugazi)
• "Ça plane pour moi" (Plastic Bertrand)
• "Clouds" (Hole)
• "Cosmic Dancer" (T.Rex)
• "Cosmic Slop" (Paraliment Funkadelic)
• "Dazed and Confused" (Jake Holmes, popularized by Led Zeppelin)
• "Detroit Rock City" (Kiss)
• "Dig a Pony" (The Beatles)
• "Forming" (The Germs)
• "Fox on the Run" (Sweet)
• "Freaks Come Out at Night" (Whodini)
• "Good God" (James Brown)
• "Good Times, Bad Times" (Led Zeppelin)
• "Great Expectations" (Kiss)
• "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller)
• "I Feel Love" (Donna Summer)
• "I Wanna Be Well" (Ramones) (full song)
• "I'm Eighteen" (Alice Cooper)
• "I've Just Seen a Face" (The Beatles)
• "Lament" (King Crimson)
• "Latest Disgrace" (Fugazi)
• "London Calling" (The Clash)
• "Love Gun" (Kiss)
• "Maybe" (The Chantels)
• "Me and My Teddy Bear" (J. Fred Coots)
• "My Automobile" (Parliament-Funkadelic)
• "One Day (At a Time)" (John Lennon)
• "Rapper's Delight" (The Sugarhill Gang)
• "Red Hot Mama" (Parliament-Funkadelic)
• "Red Tape" (Circle Jerks) (full song)
• "Ride Into the Sun" (The Velvet Underground)
• "Rock and Roll" (Led Zeppelin)
• "Rocky" (Butthole Surfers)
• "See Emily Play" (Pink Floyd)
• "Three Days" (Jane's Addiction)
• "Tiny Dancer" (Elton John)
• "Transmission" (Joy Division)
• "Waiting Room" (Fugazi)
• "What Is Soul?" (Parliament-Funkadelic) (full song)
• "Wild Thing" (The Troggs)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
June 26, 2002	London	England	London Arena
Latin America
September 27, 2002	Guadalajara	Mexico	Plaza de Toros
September 29, 2002	Mexico City		Foro Sol
October 2, 2002	Heredia	Costa Rica	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
October 4, 2002	Panama City	Panama	Figali Convention Center
October 6, 2002	Caracas	Venezuela	Valle del Pop
October 9, 2002	Santiago	Chile	Pista Athletica
October 11, 2002	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	ATL Hall
October 12, 2002	São Paulo		Pacaembu Stadium
October 14, 2002	Porto Alegre		Gigantinho
October 16, 2002	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium
North America
October 26, 2002	Los Angeles	United States	Wiltern Theatre
Asia
November 2, 2002	Tokyo	Japan	Makuhari Messe
November 3, 2002
November 5, 2002	Osaka		Osaka Castle Hall
November 6, 2002
November 10, 2002	Saitama		Saitama Super Arena
November 12, 2002	Fukuoka		Marine Messe
November 13, 2002	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Australasia
November 22, 2002	Christchurch	New Zealand	QE2 Stadium
November 24, 2002	Auckland		Western Springs Stadium
November 26, 2002	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 27, 2002
November 29, 2002	Sydney		Aussie Stadium
December 1, 2002	Melbourne		Colonial Stadium
December 3, 2002	Adelaide		Hindmarsh Stadium
December 6, 2002	Perth		Burswood Dome
Asia
December 8, 2002	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
December 10, 2002	Bangkok	Thailand	Impact Arena
North America
December 20, 2002	Park City	United States	Park City Mountain Resort
December 30, 2002	Paradise		Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
December 31, 2002
Europe
January 24, 2003	Lisbon	Portugal	Atlantic Pavilion
January 25, 2003
January 27, 2003	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
January 28, 2003
January 30, 2003	Milan	Italy	Filaforum
January 31, 2003
February 2, 2003	Rome		Palaghiaccio
February 3, 2003
February 5, 2003	Bologna		PalaMalaguti
February 7, 2003	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle
February 9, 2003	Dresden		Messehalle
February 10, 2003	Berlin		Velodrome
February 12, 2003	Paris	France	Bercy
February 13, 2003
February 15, 2003	Berlin	Germany	International Congress Centre
March 5, 2003	Glasgow	Scotland	SECC
March 6, 2003
March 8, 2003	London	England	London Arena
March 9, 2003
March 11, 2003	Manchester		MEN Arena
March 12, 2003
March 14, 2003	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
March 16, 2003	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
March 17, 2003	Munich	Germany	Olympiastadion
March 19, 2003	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
March 20, 2003
March 22, 2003	Hamburg	Germany	Colorline Arena
March 24, 2003	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
March 25, 2003	Turku		Turku Hall
March 27, 2003	Oslo	Norway	Spektrum
March 29, 2003	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
North America
April 27, 2003	Indio	United States	Empire Polo Club
May 1, 2003	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
May 2, 2003	Madison		Alliant Energy Center
May 4, 2003	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
May 5, 2003	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
May 7, 2003	St. Louis		Savvis Center
May 9, 2003	Moline		Mark Of The Quad Cities
May 10, 2003	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
May 12, 2003	Ottawa	Canada	Corel Centre
May 13, 2003	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
May 15, 2003	Montreal		Bell Centre
May 17, 2003	Albany	United States	Pepsi Arena
May 19, 2003	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
May 20, 2003	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 2, 2003	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 3, 2003	Orlando		TD Waterhouse Centre
June 5, 2003	Raleigh		Alltel Pavilion
June 6, 2003	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 8, 2003	Atlanta		HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
June 10, 2003	Bossier City		CenturyTel Center
June 11, 2003	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
June 13, 2003	Selma		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June 14, 2003	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 16, 2003	Dallas		Smirnoff Music Centre
June 18, 2003	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
June 20, 2003	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 21, 2003	Albuquerque		Journal Pavilion
Europe
August 13, 2003	Stuttgart	Germany	Schleyerhalle
August 16, 2003	Stafford	England	Weston Park
August 17, 2003	Chelmsford		Hylands Park
August 19, 2003	Berlin	Germany	Wuhlheide
August 21, 2003	Duisburg		Landschaftspark Nord
August 23, 2003	Meath	Ireland	Slane Castle
August 24, 2003	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Green
North America
September 6, 2003	Bristow	United States	Nissan Pavilion
September 7, 2003	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
September 9, 2003	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
September 10, 2003	Mansfield		Tweeter Center
September 12, 2003	Camden		Tweeter Center
September 13, 2003	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
September 14, 2003	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
September 18, 2003	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
September 19, 2003	Tinley Park		Tweeter Center
September 21, 2003	Cuyahoga		Blossom Music Center
September 22, 2003	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
September 24, 2003	East Lansing		Breslin Arena
September 25, 2003	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
October 8, 2003	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center
October 9, 2003	Phoenix		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
October 11, 2003	Inglewood		The Forum
October 12, 2003	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
October 14, 2003	Chula Vista		Coors Amphitheatre
October 17, 2003	Oakland		Oakland Coliseum
October 18, 2003	Sacramento		Arco Arena
October 20, 2003	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
October 21, 2003	Seattle		KeyArena
October 23, 2003	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
October 26, 2003	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
October 27, 2003	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
November 15, 2003	Los Angeles	United States	Hollywood Palladium

Notes

^A At this concert, the band was joined by Omar Rodríguez-López and Michael Rother for a unique 43 minute jam session after the usual set.

^B This concert was a part of the 2003 "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival".

^C These concerts were a part of the 2003 "V Festival".

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

December 14, 2002	Bali, Indonesia	Garuda Wisnu Kencana	Cancelled

Opening acts

• Andrew WK
• The Mars Volta
• The Flaming Lips
• Foo Fighters
• Killing Joke
• Queens Of The Stone Age
• Snoop Dogg
• PJ Harvey

• Feeder
• Mike Watt
• The Toilet Boys
• French Toast (band)
• Ash
• The Distillers
• Garbage
• Quirk
• Papa Roach

Tour overview

The By the Way World Tour was another successful tour for the band behind another chart topping album. The tour unlike previous tour saw the band start to move further away from their earlier '80s songs and place more of a focus on newer stuff with a heavy dose like always of songs from their hit album, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" however fans were treated to the first performance of "Police Helicopter" since 2000. "Me and My Friends remained a constant staple in the band's setlist and one of the few songs from the '80s they continue to play. To date, eleven of the album's sixteen songs have been performed live including a one time performance of the album's outtake, "Time". Almost every show on the tour started off with the album's title track, which has since become one of the band's most performed live songs rarely being left out of the setlist in the ten years since the album and songs release. "Get on Top" and "Purple Stain", two songs from the band's 1999 album, Californication both made their long awaited live debuts on this tour.

This tour also marked the last time the songs "Cabron", "Fela's Cock", "I Could Die For You", "Minor Thing", "Search and Destroy", "This is the Place", "Time", "Venice Queen", "You Always Sing the Same" and "Warm Tape" were performed live.

Personnel

Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Flea - Bass, backing vocals, trumpet
• John Frusciante - guitar, backing vocals
• Anthony Kiedis - lead vocals
• Chad Smith - drums

Tour crew

• Bill Rahmy - Production Manager
• Lyssa Bloom - Production/Tour Coordinator
• Louie Mathieu - Tour manager
• Gage Freeman - Tour Manager Assistant
• Dave Lee - Guitar technician
• Chris Warren - Drum technician
• Tracy Robar - Bass/Trumpet technician
• Dave Rat - FOH Sound Engineer
• George Squiers - Monitors
• Scott Holthaus - Lighting Director
• Artie Freund - Stage Manager
• Marcelo Cacciagioni - Moving Light Programmer
• Carl Burnnet - Lighting Crew Chef
• John Fletcher - Rigger

External links

• Red Hot Chili Peppers website
• The Side: Red Hot Chili Peppers Touring History