Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album, Release First Single
It’s been three years since John Frusciante rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers lineup, and now we’re on track to hear the fruits of the band’s labor since then. The funk-rock icons have announced a new album called Unlimited Love that will be released on April 1st. Produced by Rick Rubin, the album will mark their first new music with Frusciante in 16 years.
“Our only goal is to get lost in the music,” the band stated in a press release. “We (John, Anthony, Chad, and Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.”
RHCP teased the new music earlier this week with a jam between bassist Flea and Frusciante but has now released the first single from Unlimited Love. “Black Summer” begins with Flea’s distinct melodic style in a mellow vibe before things build up for the chorus.
The Peppers are still slated for a world tour that will feature support from Thundercat, A$AP Rocky, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Haim, Beck, The Strokes, King Princess, and St. Vincent on select dates.
Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 Global Stadium Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 04 | Seville, Spain | Estadio La Cartuja De Sevilla (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jun 07 | Barcelona, Spain | Estadi Olimpic (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jun 10 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Goffertpark (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jun 15 | Budapest, Hungary | Puskas Stadium (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jun 18 | Firenze, Italy | Firenze Rocks |
| Jun 22 | Manchester, England | Emirates Old Trafford (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jun 25 | London, England | London Stadium (with Anderson .Paak and Thundercat) |
| Jun 29 | Dublin, Ireland | Marlay Park (with Anderson .Paak and Thundercat) |
| Jul 01 | Glasgow, Scotland | Bellahouston Park (with Anderson .Paak and Thundercat) |
| Jul 03 | Werchter, Belgium | Rock Werchter |
| Jul 05 | Cologne, Germany | RheinEnergieStadium (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jul 08 | Paris, France | Stade de France (with Anderson .Paak and Thundercat) |
| Jul 12 | Hamburg, Germany | Volksparkstadion (with A$AP Rocky and Thundercat) |
| Jul 23 | Denver, CO | Empower Field at Mile High (with Haim and Thundercat) |
| Jul 27 | San Diego, CA | Petco Park (with Haim and Thundercat) |
| Jul 29 | Santa Clara, CA | Levi’s Stadium (with Beck and Thundercat) |
| Jul 31 | Los Angeles, CA | SoFi Stadium (with Beck and Thundercat) |
| Aug 03 | Seattle, WA | T-Mobile Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 06 | Las Vegas, NV | Allegiant Stadium (with The Strokes and King Princess) |
| Aug 10 | Atlanta, GA | Truist Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 12 | Nashville, TN | Nissan Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 14 | Detroit, MI | Comerica Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 17 | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 19 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 21 | Toronto, Ontario | Rogers Centre (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Aug 30 | Miami, FL | Hard Rock Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Sep 01 | Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Sep 03 | Philadelphia, PA | Citizens Bank Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Sep 08 | Washington, D.C. | Nationals Park (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Sep 10 | Boston, MA | Fenway Park (with St. Vincent and Thundercat) |
| Sep 15 | Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
| Sep 18 | Arlington, TX | Globe Life Field (with The Strokes and Thundercat) |
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