Red Hot Chilli Peppers Live At — Slane Castle

"Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle" (released on DVD in 2003) is widely regarded as one of the band’s greatest live performances. Key features include:

The concert is celebrated for the undeniable chemistry between Anthony Kiedis John Frusciante Chad Smith red hot chilli peppers live at slane castle

Even the supporting acts that night read like a fantasy lineup: Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and PJ Harvey. It was a perfect day in rock history. "Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle"

But the By the Way era (2002-2004) was something different. This was the band at their most mature and melodically sophisticated. Frusciante had fully reintegrated after his near-fatal struggles with addiction, and his playing had evolved from the raw, punk-funk of Mother’s Milk into a lush, orchestral, harmony-driven style. Anthony Kiedis had become a disciplined frontman. Flea, while still bouncing off the walls, was playing with a newfound sense of space. Chad Smith was a metronome made of thunder. But the By the Way era (2002-2004) was something different