By the Way Tour

The By the Way Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of their eighth studio album, By the Way.

A DVD of the August 23, 2003 concert in Slane Castle, titled Live at Slane Castle, was released after the tour ended.

Background

The songs of By the Way sound more melodic than the previous funk-rock releases. This was made possible by John Frusciante, who wanted the album to have a more atmospheric soundscape. However, Flea disagreed with the approach the album was going, but felt that he wasn't heard. It reached the point that he almost quit the band after the album was released. Fortunately, Flea and Frusciante were able to reconcile, and the band were able to start the tour.

Afterwards, the band played a concert at Ellis Island, titled "Pep Rally" and sponsored by K-Rock. The New York Post declared the show "one of the top concerts of the year." Other notable concerts in this tour include the May 20, 2003 concert the Madison Square Garden, which was reported by Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times as an "extraordinary two-hour performance," and the 2003 Slane Festival concert, which was officially released as Live at Slane Castle.

Songs performed Originals SongRelease(Bolded if studio album)"Get Up and Jump" (tease)The Red Hot Chili Peppers"Out In L.A." (tease)"Police Helicopter""You Always Sing the Same""Freaky Styley"Freaky Styley"The Brothers Cup" (tease)"Me and My Friends"The Uplift Mofo Party Plan"Skinny Sweaty Man""Apache Rose Peacock" (tease)Blood Sugar Sex Magik"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)"Sir Psycho Sexy""Suck My Kiss""The Power of Equality""The Righteous & the Wicked" (tease)"Under the Bridge""Soul to Squeeze"Coneheads: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack"Flea Fly"Out in L.A."Pea" (Flea only)One Hot Minute

"Around the World"Californication"Californication""Otherside""Parallel Universe"“Purple Stain”"Right on Time""Scar Tissue""By the Way"By the Way"Cabron""Can't Stop""Don't Forget Me""I Could Die for You""Minor Thing""The Zephyr Song""This Is the Place""Throw Away Your Television""Universally Speaking""Venice Queen""Warm Tape""Time"B-side of By the Way

Cover songs (used as intros or during jams unless otherwise noted) SongOriginal Artist"All the Young Dudes" (John only)Mott the Hoople"Blue Monday" (tease)New Order"Both Sides, Now" (John only)Joni Mitchell"Ça plane pour moi" (Flea only)Plastic Bertrand"Cold Sweat"James Brown"Cosmic Slop" (tease)Funkadelic"Hardcore Jollies""Red Hot Mama" (tease)"What Is Soul?""Cosmic Dancer" (John only)T. Rex"Custard Pie" (tease)Led Zeppelin"Rock and Roll" (tease)"Dazed and Confused" (tease)Jake Holmes"Detroit Rock City" (John only)Kiss"Great Expectations" (John only)"Love Gun" (John only)"Dig a Pony" (tease)The Beatles"I've Just Seen a Face" (John only)"Epic Problem" (John only)Fugazi"Latest Disgrace" (tease)"Fire" (full song)The Jimi Hendrix Experience"Forming" (John only)Germs"Fox on the Run" (John only)The Sweet"Havana Affair" (full song)Ramones"Honeysuckle Rose" (Flea only)Fats Waller"I Feel Love" (John only)Donna Summer"Working the Midnight Shift" (John only)"I Love Livin' in the City" (John only)Fear"I'm Eighteen" (John only)Alice Cooper"Lament" (John only)King Crimson"London Calling" (tease)The Clash"Maybe" (John only)The Chantels"My Automobile" (Flea only)Parliament"Presence of a Brain" (John only)"One Day (at a Time)" (John only)John Lennon"Rapper's Delight"The Sugarhill Gang"Red Tape" (full song)Circle Jerks"Ride Into the Sun" (John only)The Velvet Underground"Rocky" (John only)Butthole Surfers"Search and Destroy" (full song)The Stooges"See Emily Play" (John only)Pink Floyd"Teddy Bear" (John only)Peter Gabriel"They're Red Hot" (full song)Robert Johnson"Tiny Dancer" (John only)Elton John"Wilderness" (John only)Joy Division"You're Gonna Get Yours" (tease)Public Enemy

Tour dates DateCity/TownCountryVenueOpening ActsNorth America IMay 17, 2002OrangeUnited StatesVans SkateparkEurope IMay 26, 2002NaplesItalyPiazza del PlebiscitoMay 27, 2002LondonEnglandThe London StudiosMay 30, 2002Television CentreMay 31, 2002Television CentreThe GarageJune 4, 2002ParisFranceOlympiaJune 6, 2002CologneGermanyCapitolJune 7, 2002HamburgSaturn ParkhausdachJune 10, 2002MadridSpainCírculo de Bellas ArtesJune 15, 2002ImolaItalyAutodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino FerrariJune 17, 2002BarcelonaSpainPavelló Olímpic de BadalonaJune 19, 2002NiceFrancePalais NikaïaGarbageJune 20, 2002LyonHalle Tony GarnierJune 22, 2002Neuhausen ob EckGermanyNeuhausen ob Eck AirfieldJune 23, 2002ScheeßelEichenringJune 25, 2002DublinIrelandLansdowne RoadJune 26, 2002LondonEnglandLondon ArenaAndrew W.K.June 28, 2002RoskildeDenmarkFestivalpladsenJune 29, 2002WerchterBelgiumFestivalparkNorth America IIJuly 9, 2002New York CityUnited StatesEllis IslandJuly 10, 2002AtlantaDekalb Civic CenterAsia IJuly 26, 2002SeoulSouth KoreaChamsil Sports ComplexJuly 28, 2002YuzawaJapanNaeba Ski ResortNorth America IIIJuly 31, 2002HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell CenterAugust 3, 2002ParadiseFountains at Flamingo ApartmentsAugust 7, 2002TorontoCanada102.1 the Edge StudiosAugust 8, 2002Kawartha LakesCottageSeptember 16, 2002Los AngelesUnited StatesHollywood Center StudiosSeptember 18, 2002September 27, 2002GuadalajaraMexicoPlaza de Toros Nuevo ProgresoSeptember 29, 2002Mexico CityForo SolOctober 2, 2002HerediaCosta RicaEstadio Eladio Rosabal CorderoOctober 4, 2002Panama CityPanamaCentro de Convenciones de AtlapaSouth AmericaOctober 6, 2002CaracasVenezuelaValle del PopOctober 9, 2002SantiagoChilePista AtléticaLos TetasOctober 11, 2002Rio de JaneiroBrazilATL HallOctober 12, 2002São PauloEstádio do PacaembuDetonautas Roque ClubeOctober 14, 2002Porto AlegreGigantinhoOctober 16, 2002Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Antonio Vespucio LibertiDios Los Cría,NativoNorth America IVOctober 26, 2002Los AngelesUnited StatesWiltern TheatreAsia IINovember 2, 2002ChibaJapanMakuhari MesseNovember 3, 2002November 5, 2002OsakaOsaka-jō HallNovember 6, 2002November 10, 2002SaitamaSaitama Super ArenaNovember 12, 2002FukuokaMarine Messe FukuokaNovember 13, 2002NagoyaNagoya Rainbow HallOceaniaNovember 22, 2002ChristchurchNew ZealandQueen Elizabeth II ParkQuirk,Papa RoachNovember 24, 2002AucklandWestern Springs StadiumNovember 26, 2002BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment CentreNovember 27, 2002November 29, 2002SydneySydney Football StadiumDecember 1, 2002MelbourneTelstra DomeDecember 3, 2002AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreDecember 5, 2002PerthNova 93.7 StudiosDecember 6, 2002Dome at Crown PerthQuirk,Papa RoachAsia IIIDecember 8, 2002SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumDecember 10, 2002BangkokThailandIMPACT ArenaNorth America VDecember 20, 2002Park CityUnited StatesPark City Mountain ResortDecember 30, 2002ParadiseThe JointDecember 31, 2002Europe II/Deep in Your SteezeJanuary 24, 2003LisbonPortugalPavilhão AtlânticoToilet BöysJanuary 25, 2003January 27, 2003MadridSpainPalacio VistalegreJanuary 28, 2003January 30, 2003MilanItalyFilaForumJanuary 31, 2003February 2, 2003RomePalaEURFebruary 3, 2003February 5, 2003BolognaPalaMalagutiFebruary 7, 2003DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallenFebruary 9, 2003DresdenMessehalleFebruary 10, 2003BerlinVelodromFebruary 12, 2003ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyFebruary 13, 2003February 15, 2003BerlinGermanyInternationales Congress Centrum BerlinMarch 5, 2003GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreThe Mars VoltaMarch 6, 2003March 8, 2003LondonEnglandLondon ArenaMarch 9, 2003March 11, 2003ManchesterManchester Evening News ArenaMarch 12, 2003March 14, 2003AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisMarch 16, 2003ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionMarch 17, 2003MunichGermanyOlympiahalleMarch 19, 2003RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam AhoyMarch 20, 2003March 22, 2003HamburgGermanyColor Line ArenaMarch 24, 2003HelsinkiFinlandHartwall ArenaMarch 25, 2003TurkuElysée ArenaMarch 27, 2003OsloNorwayOslo SpektrumMarch 29, 2003StockholmSwedenStockholm Globe ArenaNorth America VIApril 27, 2003IndioUnited StatesEmpire Polo ClubMay 1, 2003Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterThe Mars Volta,Queens of the Stone AgeMay 2, 2003MadisonAlliant Energy CenterMay 4, 2003OmahaOmaha Civic AuditoriumMay 5, 2003KansasKemper ArenaMay 7, 2003St. LouisSavvis CenterMay 9, 2003MolineThe MARK of the Quad CitiesMay 10, 2003Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaMay 12, 2003OttawaCanadaCorel CentreMay 13, 2003TorontoAir Canada CentreMay 15, 2003MontrealCentre BellMay 17, 2003AlbanyUnited StatesPepsi ArenaMay 19, 2003East RutherfordContinental Airlines ArenaMay 20, 2003New York CityMadison Square GardenJune 2, 2003West Palm BeachCoral Sky AmphitheatreSnoop DoggJune 3, 2003OrlandoTD Waterhouse CentreJune 5, 2003RaleighAlltel PavilionJune 6, 2003CharlotteVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreJune 8, 2003AtlantaHiFi Buys AmphitheatreJune 10, 2003BossierCenturyTel CenterJune 11, 2003New OrleansNew Orleans ArenaJune 13, 2003SelmaVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterJune 14, 2003HoustonCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJune 16, 2003DallasSmirnoff Music CentreJune 18, 2003OklahomaFord CenterJune 20, 2003Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreJune 21, 2003AlbuquerqueABQ Journal PavilionEurope IIIAugust 13, 2003StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-HalleKilling JokeAugust 16, 2003Weston-under-LizardEnglandWeston ParkAugust 17, 2003ChelmsfordHylands HouseAugust 19, 2003BerlinGermanyParkbühne WuhlheideThe DistillersAugust 21, 2003DuisburgLandschaftspark Duisburg-NordThe Ataris,The DistillersAugust 23, 2003SlaneIrelandSlane CastleHalite,Morcheeba,Feeder,PJ Harvey,Queens of the Stone Age,Foo FightersAugust 24, 2003GlasgowScotlandGlasgow GreenThe Distillers,Electric Six,PJ Harvey,Queens of the Stone Age,Foo FightersNorth America VIISeptember 6, 2003BristowUnited StatesNissan PavilionFrench Toast,Queens of the Stone AgeSeptember 7, 2003HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterSeptember 9, 2003AmherstWilliam D. Mullins Memorial CenterSeptember 10, 2003MansfieldTweeter Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 12, 2003CamdenTweeter CenterSeptember 13, 2003WantaghTommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach TheaterSeptember 16, 2003State CollegeBryce Jordan CenterSeptember 18, 2003Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsSeptember 19, 2003Tinley ParkTweeter CenterSeptember 21, 2003Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterSeptember 22, 2003PittsburghMellon ArenaSeptember 24, 2003East LansingBreslin Student Events CenterSeptember 25, 2003MilwaukeeBradley CenterOctober 8, 2003ParadiseMandalay Bay Events CenterMike Watt,The Flaming LipsOctober 9, 2003PhoenixCricket PavilionOctober 11, 2003InglewoodGreat Western ForumOctober 12, 2003IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreOctober 14, 2003Chula VistaCoors AmphitheatreOctober 17, 2003OaklandNetwork Associates ColiseumOctober 18, 2003SacramentoARCO ArenaOctober 20, 2003PortlandMemorial ColiseumOctober 21, 2003SeattleKeyArena at Seattle CenterOctober 23, 2003VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumMike WattOctober 26, 2003EdmontonSkyreach CentreOctober 27, 2003CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome

Cancelled dates DateCityCountryVenueReasonAsia IIIDecember 8, 2002Pasig PhilippinesULTRA StadiumTerrorist attacksDecember 14, 2002Ungasan IndonesiaGaruda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park

Personnel Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals Flea – bass, trumpet, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals Chad Smith – drums

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