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Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Knebworth Park & Sunderland Stadium of Light 2012 Gigs & Tickets
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 Written by Nigel Sachdev
Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Knebworth Park & Sunderland Stadium of Light 2012 Gigs & Tickets

Following the release of their tenth studio album 'I’m With You' this summer and a sold out UK arena tour taking place this month, US rock icons Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to the UK next June for two massive open-air shows - their only UK dates of 2012. The band confirmed a show at Dublin's Croke Park last week.

Red Hot Chili Peppers will take to the stage at Knebworth Park, Stevenage on Saturday 23rd June, Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Sunday 24th June 2012 and Croke Park, Dublin on June 26th. Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday November 4th at 9am.

Set to occur just weeks before the launch of the 2012 Olympic Games in London these two very special UK shows will be the only opportunity for UK fans to see Red Hot Chili Peppers live in concert in 2012. Not only will the band play its first-ever major show in the North East of England (their only previous appearance being the 400 capacity Newcastle Riverside gig in 1990), Red Hot Chili Peppers will also join a list of such luminaries as Led Zeppelin, Queen, Robbie Williams and Genesis as headliners of the iconic Knebworth Park in Stevenage.

Back in 2005, the band’s three-night headlining stint at London’s famous Hyde Park became the highest-grossing concerts at a single venue in history. These shows were bookended by the release of 2002’s 'By The Way' and 2006’s 'Stadium Arcadium', which found Red Hot Chili Peppers at the height of its fame in the UK. Their current album I’m With You debuted at #1 on the UK album chart and has been critically acclaimed by British media.

One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs and won six Grammy Awards, including ‘Best Rock Album’ for Stadium Arcadium, ‘Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group’ for Dani California, ‘Best Rock Song’ for Scar Tissue and ‘Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal’ for Give It Away.

When asked if they’re looking forward to these headline shows, Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Keidis commented: “Our philosophy is we’ll play any day, any time and we’re coming to do Knebworth and Sunderland”. Outspoken bass player Flea also added “Hell yeah! I just wanna explode.”

Special guests joining Red Hot Chili Peppers at these two dates are to be announced in due course.

Red Hot Chili Peppers UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Saturday June 23rd 2012 - Knebworth Park, Stevenage
Sunday June 24th 2012 - Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Tuesday June 26th 2012 - Croke Park, Dublin

Tickets for Red Hot Chili Peppers are onsale Friday November 4th at 9am, priced from £45+fees for Sunderland and £50+fees for Knebworth Park.

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