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16 unusual facts about Red Hot Chili Peppers


Bob Masse

Creating lush visuals which incorporated the psychedelic spirit of his previous work while at the same capturing the essence of his contemporary subjects, Masse produced memorably beautiful posters advertising appearances by latter-day stars including the Smashing Pumpkins, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette.

Boycott from Within

Boytcott from Within took part in an unsuccessful effort by a broad-based group of BDS activists to persuade the Red Hot Chili Peppers to cancel a 2012 performance in Tel Aviv.

Carver–Hawkeye Arena

The arena also serves as the site of commencement exercises for several of the university's colleges, and has hosted concerts by artists such as Whitney Houston, *NSYNC, Metallica, Guns 'n Roses, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and speeches by Former President Bill Clinton and Desmond Tutu.

I Love Livin' in the City

At a May 2, 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers show, bassist Flea (who had played in Fear) teased the song as an intro to the Chili Peppers' song, "Look Around".

Miners Foundry

On July 29, 2011, rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers played an invitation-only show at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center.

Polifórum Benito Juárez

Among those who have performed at the Poliforum have included Gloria Trevi, Alejandra Guzman, Mana, Juan Gabriel, Los Tigres del Norte, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Dave Matthews Band, and many other acts.

Richard Keith Wolff

Later work features contemporary artists, authors, musicians, campaigners and politicians including The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Victor Spinetti, Stephen King, Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger, Emily Young, Franc Roddam, David Cameron, Brian Haw and Nick Park.

Sock-Cess

#* From the 1984 album The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sock-Cess is a 1989 compilation album by Red Hot Chili Peppers and was released exclusively in the UK by EMI as a promotional only release.

Style Wars

On June 9, 2011 it was announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, Flea along with actors Brad Pitt and James Franco and director Spike Jonze were donating items to an eBay auction that would raise money for restoring the film negatives for Style Wars.

Tape.tv

tape.tv often has rights to the nation-wide video premieres for famous international artists, such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.

Teraz Rock

Bartek Koziczyński has written unofficial biographies of Tool and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers (also titled 'Greatest Hits' on some versions) is a compilation album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, first released in 1994, containing tracks from the band's time signed to the EMI America record label.

Three Cliffs Bay

Three Cliffs Bay also appears in a music video entry for The Red Hot Chili Peppers made by Swansea film company, Studio8.

Turd Town Tour

The Turd Town Tour was a short three and a half month long concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers


AmsterJam

The inaugural festival featured performances from Bootsy Collins, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg, Garbage and Peaches, 311 and Wyclef Jean, Grandmaster Flash.

Banda Bassotti

For the promotional tour for this album they played hundred of concerts in Spain, Italy and in Japan where they concluded the Fuji Rock Festival with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Bulletproof Stockings

Their sound has been compared to that of Adele, Nina Simone, Fiona Apple, and Florence and the Machine, while the band themselves has cited influences including Radiohead, The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Jane's Addiction.

Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers

In The Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled," Barney Gumble chants "We want Chilli Willi!" before a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert, lampooning the coincidental similarities in the two bands' names.

Dead Man's Bones

The entire album is a collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir started by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea from Los Angeles, California.

DRUM! Magazine

It was the first magazine to feature artists such as Tré Cool (Green Day), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Travis Barker (Blink-182) and others on its covers.

Electric Boys

When headlining Newcastle upon Tyne, Riverside club, the band were joined on stage by the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis, who were performing in the same venue at around the same time.

Funky Monks

Funky Monks is a 1991 documentary (also the title of a song from the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik) about the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the recording of their highly successful 1991 Warner Bros. debut Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love

# "Let the Good Times Roll" (feat. Red Hot Chili Peppers & Kim Manning)

John Wellington Ennis

Ennis has produced many musical documentary, with many of today’s artists, such as Weezer, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Fergie, John Mayer, Jane’s Addiction, Ne-Yo, Sarah McLachlan, Jack Johnson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Audioslave and others.

Marijuana Deathsquads

Past shows have featured a rotating roster of guest musicians, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Brian McOmber of Dirty Projectors, Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Alia Shawkat of Arrested Development, David Yow of The Jesus Lizard, Doug Lussenhop a.k.a. DJ Douggpound, Bryan Hollon a.k.a. Boom Bip, and Matt Sweeney of Chavez.

MCD Productions

The company has hosted U2 before 246,000 over 3 shows in Croke Park, 135,000 for Robbie Williams 2003 and 107,000 for Red Hot Chili Peppers 2004 in the Phoenix Park, to bringing together David Bowie, Placebo and Talvin Singh for an event in Dublin.

Music for the Divine

Other performances come from South African composer Mark Kilian who arranged the string sections and played keyboards and Chad Smith’s Red Hot Chili Peppers' band mate John Frusciante, who plays guitar on two tracks.

Music for the Divine was mixed by Ryan Hewitt, who has also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Blink-182, Alkaline Trio and many others.

Naked in the Rain

This song is not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers song of the same name which is track 12 on their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, or with the Dio song of the same name that is the 5th track on Dream Evil.

Never Yet Contested

Taking inspiration from artists such as Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, The Roots, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Rakim, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Never Yet Contested has developed a music style that blends multiple genres.

Richard Cullen

As well as directing music videos, he has created bespoke video content for concert tours, including Darren Hayes' Time Machine and DarkLight Tours, George Michael's 25 Live Tour and Symphoinca, Keane's Perfect Symmetry, Red Hot Chili Peppers 2011/2012 world tour, Elton John's 'Million Dollar Piano' residency in Las Vegas.

Robert Zildjian

Sabian cymbals have been used by many famous drummers in the world, including Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Peart of Rush, and Mike Portnoy, formerly of Dream Theater.

Saint Andrew's Hall

St. Andrews has hosted famous breakthrough acts during the '80s and '90s, such as Iggy Pop, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, The Verve, Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Silver Griffin

In the summer of 2006, six months after their formation, the band spent a three month stint in Weed, California recording their first full length album with producer Sylvia Massy (Tool (band), Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, System of a Down, Smashing Pumpkins and Johnny Cash).

Songs in the Key of Rock

Other musicians include guitarist and producer Jeff Kollman, keyboardist Ed Roth, former Santana vocalist Alex Ligertwood, bassist Billy Sheehan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the track Get You Stoned.

Strawberry Marshmallow

The series is speckled with many small, music-related allusions, such as Ana's dog Frusciante being named after John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while episode eight of the anime sees two goldfish called Richard and James.

Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show occurred on February 2, 2014 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as part of Super Bowl XLVIII and featured American entertainer Bruno Mars with special guests Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The Heart Gently Weeps

It features guest appearances from three other musicians: R&B singer Erykah Badu sings the song's chorus; Dhani Harrison, son of Beatles member George Harrison, plays acoustic guitar; and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is featured on lead guitar.

The Sound Factory

The Sound Factory has been used by many top music artists including Linda Ronstadt (who recorded most of her career-defining hits there), Ringo Starr, Dolly Parton, Oingo Boingo, Brian Wilson, The Jackson 5, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keziah Jones, LostProphets, Jinx Titanic, and The Vines.

Ultra Payloaded

The album features contributions from artists such as John Frusciante and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, Joy Division/New Order bass guitarist Peter Hook, Porno for Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano, Hybrid, Thievery Corporation, and finally a pre-recorded vocal performance provided by Jim Morrison.

WRQQ

On February 15, 2010 Sunny 103.3 became "Music for Generation X" playing music from the 90s, ranging from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Vanilla Ice to Sir Mix-a-lot.

You Come and Go Like a Pop Song

The Bicycle Thief's main song writing is done by frontman Bob Forrest, an occasional collaborator of former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante.