The Stadium Arcadium World Tour (also known as The Intergalactic Tour) was a 2006–2007 concert tour by the band Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of their ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. The band started out with a pre-tour promotional leg of dates around the world while the world tour was composed of six legs, three in Europe, one in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and the other two in the US and Canada.
The tour was the last until 2022's Global Stadium Tour to feature guitarist John Frusciante, who confirmed his departure from the band in 2009, but later rejoined in 2019. Frusciante was replaced in the band by longtime friend and musical partner, Josh Klinghoffer, who was a backing musician for the Peppers in 2007 on the final legs of the Stadium Arcadium tour, serving as an additional guitarist, backing vocalist, and performing keyboard parts. Adding an extra guitarist for the first time to their touring lineup gave the band a chance to perform songs that they were otherwise unable to play with just one guitarist.
Tour overview
Most shows started with an opening jam by John Frusciante and the band before the signature riff of "Can't Stop" signalled Anthony Kiedis' arrival on stage. The rest of the songs changed with each venue; however, "Charlie" and "Dani California" were usually played as the second or third songs. The set list consisted mainly of songs from the new album, Stadium Arcadium and the previous two albums, By the Way and Californication. Singles such as "Tell Me Baby", "Snow ((Hey Oh))" and "Hump de Bump" were core numbers. The band also incorporated several acoustic numbers from the recent release and the back catalogue, which gave the show both a fast and slow pace. Some of the band's more popular singles that were played often on the previous tours such as "Around The World", "Parallel Universe" and "Suck My Kiss" were rarely played. The encore of the show usually consisted of "Californication" along with a classic Red Hot Chili Peppers anthem, such as "Give It Away" or "Higher Ground", one of the band's more popular songs from the 1980s which was added to the setlist on the tour's final legs and performed for the first time since the Californication tour. "Higher Ground" was one of only two songs from Mother's Milk played on the entire tour with the other being "Nobody Weird Like Me". The band also played "Funky Monks" twice on this tour, their first and last performance leading this tour was in 1991. Two songs from Freaky Styley, "Catholic School Girls Rule" and "Sex Rap" were performed for the first time in over 15 years. The tour also marked the first time since 1991 that two of the Peppers' biggest and best known singles, "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge", were not included in all performances leaving some fans at certain shows upset that one if not both of the songs were left out of the setlist. Of the album's 28 songs and 10 B-sides, only 20 songs have been played live in any capacity, none of which were B-sides, and "Hard to Concentrate" was not played live until the band's I'm With You tour.
This tour marked the last time "21st Century", "Catholic School Girls Rule", "C'mon Girl", "Desecration Smile", "Funky Monks", "Readymade", "Sex Rap", "So Much I", "Stadium Arcadium", "This Velvet Glove", "Torture Me" and "Warlocks" were played live.
Songs performed
Tour dates
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenueOpening ActsEuropeMay 30, 2006BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi May 31, 2006June 2, 2006 Madrid Palacio de Deportes Dizzee RascalJune 3, 2006LisbonPortugalRock In Rio June 5, 2006LandgraafNetherlandsPinkpop Festival June 6, 2006LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier Dizzee RascalJune 8, 2006ParisBercy June 9, 2006June 11, 2006DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle June 12, 2006 Dizzee RascalJune 14, 2006PragueCzech RepublicSazka Arena June 15, 2006BerlinGermanyKindl-Bühne Wuhlheide June 29, 2006WerchterBelgiumRock Werchter June 30, 2006IpswichEnglandPortman Road !!!Dirty Pretty ThingsJuly 2, 2006CoventryRicoh Arena July 3, 2006ReadingMadejski Stadium !!!Ben Harper & the Innocent CriminalsJuly 5, 2006DerbyPride Park July 6, 2006SheffieldDon Valley July 8, 2006KinrossScotlandT In The Park July 9, 2006KildareIrelandOxegen Festival July 11, 2006ManchesterEnglandMEN Arena !!!July 12, 2006July 14, 2006LondonEarls Court July 15, 2006July 17, 2006 !!!July 18, 2006Japanese leg IJuly 28, 2006TokyoJapanMusic Station July 29, 2006Mount NaebaFuji Rock FestivalNorth American Leg IAugust 6, 2006ChicagoUnited StatesLollapaloozaAugust 11, 2006PortlandRose GardenThe Mars VoltaAugust 12, 2006AuburnWhite River Amphitheatre August 15, 2006BoiseTaco Bell Arena The Mars VoltaAugust 16, 2006Salt Lake CityDelta Center August 18, 2006DenverPepsi CenterAugust 21, 2006GlendaleJobing.com Arena August 22, 2006San DiegoiPay One Sports Arena August 24, 2006OaklandOakland Arena August 25, 2006 August 27, 2006FresnoSelland Arena August 28, 2006SacramentoARCO Arena August 31, 2006InglewoodThe ForumSeptember 1, 2006September 14, 2006VancouverCanadaGM Place September 16, 2006CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome September 17, 2006EdmontonRexall Place September 19, 2006SaskatoonCredit Union Centre September 20, 2006WinnipegMTS Centre September 23, 2006BaltimoreUnited StatesVirgin Festival September 25, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre The Mars VoltaSeptember 26, 2006September 28, 2006MontrealBell Centre September 29, 2006OttawaScotiabank Place October 1, 2006Quebec CityColisée Pepsi October 2, 2006BostonUnited StatesTD BankNorth Garden October 17, 2006East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena33,615 / 33,615$2,111,333October 18, 2006October 20, 2006BostonTD BankNorth Garden October 21, 2006AlbanyPepsi Arena12,179 / 12,458$616,613October 23, 2006PhiladelphiaWachovia Center29,258 / 29,258$1,882,613October 24, 2006October 26, 2006AtlantaArena at Gwinnett Center October 28, 2006New OrleansVoodoo Music Experience October 30, 2006ColumbusSchottenstein Center The Mars VoltaOctober 31, 2006ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena November 2, 2006Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena November 3, 2006Auburn HillsPalace of Auburn Hills November 5, 2006Saint PaulXcel Energy Center November 11, 2006HollywoodThe Roxy European leg IINovember 20, 2006LondonEnglandAbbey Road Studios November 21, 2006BBC Studios November 22, 2006Roundhouse November 24, 2006HamburgGermanyColorline Arena November 26, 2006FrankfurtFesthalle Mike Watt + The MissingmenNovember 27, 2006StuttgartSchleyer-Halle November 29, 2006MilanItalyFilaforum Mike Watt + The Missingmen November 30, 2006December 3, 2006ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion December 4, 2006December 6, 2006ViennaAustriaStadthalle December 7, 2006December 9, 2006CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Forum December 11, 2006StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe Arena December 12, 2006North American leg IIJanuary 11, 2007Los AngelesUnited States49th Grammy Awards January 13, 2007DallasAmerican Airlines Center Gnarls BarkleyJanuary 15, 2007St. LouisScottrade Center January 17, 2007NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center January 20, 2007CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena January 22, 2007RaleighRBC Center January 23, 2007CharlotteCharlotte Bobcats Arena January 25, 2007Washington, D.C.Verizon Center January 26, 2007CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena January 28, 2007TampaSt. Pete Times Forum January 30, 2007OrlandoAmway Arena January 31, 2007SunriseBankAtlantic Center Gnarls BarkleyFebruary 27, 2007RosemontAllstate Arena February 28, 2007MilwaukeeBradley Center March 2, 2007Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena March 3, 2007ChampaignAssembly Hall Gnarls BarkleyMarch 6, 2007San AntonioAT&T Center March 7, 2007HoustonToyota Center March 10, 2007Mexico CityMexicoForo Sol Modest MousePorterMarch 12, 2007Oklahoma CityUnited StatesCox Convention Center Mickey AvalonAustralian & New Zealand legApril 7, 2007AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Center April 8, 2007MelbourneSidney Myer Music Bowl38,057 / 39,513$2,799,880April 10, 2007 Har Mar SuperstarApril 11, 2007April 13, 2007BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre April 14, 2007 Har Mar SuperstarApril 16, 2007SydneyAcer Arena45,329 / 45,329$3,898,344April 17, 2007April 19, 2007April 21, 2007AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena Har Mar SuperstarApril 22, 2007North AmericaApril 28, 2007IndioUnited StatesCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Japanese leg IIJune 5, 2007TokyoJapanTokyo Dome June 6, 2007June 8, 2007OsakaOsaka DomeEuropean leg IIIJune 22, 2007BilbaoSpainBilbao Live FestivalJune 24, 2007NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertpark60,468 / 60,468$3,713,521Dirty Pretty ThingsMickey AvalonJune 26, 2007InđijaSerbiaGreen Fest101,352 / 105,563Edo MaajkaKirilRitam NeredaKasabian|June 28, 2007UdineItalyStadio FriuliJune 29, 2007MunichGermanyOlympiastadionJuly 1, 2007HamburgHSH Nordbank ArenaJuly 3, 2007ChorzówPolandSlaski StadiumJetMickey AvalonJuly 4, 2007DresdenGermanyFestwiese OstragehegeMy Chemical RomanceJuly 6, 2007ParisFranceParc des PrincesJetDirty Pretty ThingsJuly 7, 2007LondonEnglandWembley Stadium (Live Earth)July 7, 2007RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde FestivalAugust 23, 2007GlasgowScotlandHampden Park38,519 / 40,000$3,095,980August 25, 2007ReadingEnglandReading FestivalAugust 26, 2007LeedsLeeds Festival Reschedules on March 19(Osaka), 22 and 23(Tokyo) because of Anthony Kiedis' pneumonia.
North American leg I The first North American leg grossed 25.6 million dollars in ticket sales.
North American leg II
Boxscore Venue City Tickets Sold/ Tickets Available Gross Acer Arena Sydney, Australia 45,329/45,329 4,017,983 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Australia 20,994/21,352 1,958,334 Foro Sol Mexico City, Mexico 33,406/46,530 1,438,419 AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas 14,885/14,885 827,747 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10,822/14,000 612,172 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois NA 968,836 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida 14,327/14,327 796,950 RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina 14,041/14,166 777,739 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 15,000/15,000 975,000 Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 11,892/12,040 626,529 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida 13,950/13,950 728,548 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati 12,188/12,188 668,665 The Forum Inglewood, California NA 1,759,497 Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ontario NA 1,708,072 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NA 1,882,614 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota NA 884,549 Oakland Arena Oakland, California NA 1,359,971 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts NA 1,746,492 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey NA 2,111,333 Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio 11,948/11,948 611,260 Gwinnett Atlanta 10,472/10,472 560,353 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 15,492/15,492 792,526 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids 11,477/11,477 567,592 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland NA 583,535
Opening acts
The Mars Volta Gnarls Barkley Dizzee Rascal Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Dinosaur Jr. Jet My Chemical Romance Kasabian
The Missingmen Mickey Avalon !!! Dirty Pretty Things Har Mar Superstar Chuck Dukowski Sextet Soweto Gospel Choir Biffy Clyro Reverend and the Makers Patti Smith and The Meters also joined the band onstage to cover their own songs.
Personnel Flea – bass, backing vocals, trumpet, keyboards John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals Chad Smith – drums Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Additional musicians Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, backing vocals, keyboard, percussion (2007) Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – keyboards, clavinet, percussion (2006–January 2007) Chris Warren – keyboards, backing vocals on Catholic School Girls Rule (2007)
Notes
External links Red Hot Chili Peppers website The Side: Red Hot Chili Peppers Touring History