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The I'm with You World Tour〔Sources for tour name: * *〕 was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band, the Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of the band's tenth studio album, ''I'm with You''. It marked the band's first tour in four years and first with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced John Frusciante in 2009. The band was also joined for the first time by backing musicians Mauro Refosco (percussion) and Chris Warren (keyboards). The first North American leg of the tour was briefly postponed due to a leg injury suffered by singer Anthony Kiedis which required surgery. Klinghoffer also broke his foot during the tour; however, no dates were cancelled due to his injury. During the tour the band saw a few milestones come and go such as their own 30th anniversary since forming in 1983 and the 10th, 20th and 25th anniversaries of their albums, ''By the Way'', ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' and ''The Uplift Mofo Party Plan''. Despite these milestones, the band made little to no mention of them and no special performances were given on their behalf. The band was also named 2012 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while on tour. The tour ranked 15th on ''Billboard''s "Top 25 Tours" list of 2012, earning over $30 million from its 42 shows. Additionally, the tour placed 10th on Pollstar's 2012 "Top 50 Worldwide Tours", earning nearly $60 million. ==Background== Before the tour commenced, the band played several one-off shows and music festivals; including the Summer Sonic Festival. During an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', frontman Anthony Kiedis stated they were in rehearsals for an extensive world tour. He said, "I know when we write mediocre stuff, and when we write good stuff. I can't wait to go out and play this". There was also hope among fans that the band would again perform songs from 1995's ''One Hot Minute''. "Pea", a song written and sung by Flea, has been the only song from the album performed live since 1997. When Frusciante returned to the band in 1998 he felt uneasy to play those songs, so the band never considered performing them. However, Kiedis announced during a pre-tour interview that nothing from ''One Hot Minute'' would be performed. He stated that it was not that he did not like those songs and there were a few that he highly valued, however, he felt those songs did not fit the vibe of current setlists they had planned. Kiedis was asked about performing songs from the album and although he stated he liked the songs from the album, citing "Aeroplane" as a favorite, Kiedis said the music did not fit with the vision he had for the tour's setlists. The tour was officially announced in July 2011, while the band was on a promotional tour for the record. Sound engineer, Dave Rat said the tour will last into 2013 and the band's schedule will be spent 3 weeks on the road and 2 weeks off throughout the tour, a plan they have followed on previous tours. For the world tour, the band added percussionist Mauro Refosco and Chris Warren, their drum tech, to play keyboards. During the promo tour, the band filmed a second version (the band didn't agree with the original version) of the music video for The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie, the album's first single on a rooftop in Venice Beach. The band performed various songs in between takes for the onlookers below. Upon album release, the band performed a concert in Cologne, Germany; where the group played the entire album in sequence minus one song. Deemed, "Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm With You", the concert was streamed via satellite into movie theaters in various parts of the world including Europe and North America. The tour began in September 2011 at the Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá, Colombia. The shows in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina marked the band's first shows in South America in nine years. The band finished out 2011 with shows in Europe. As the North American leg of the tour approached frontman Kiedis sustained a foot injury. Dates were postponed and later rescheduled. In April 2012 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where they performed a few songs and were joined by former drummers Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez on "Give It Away" marking the first time the two drummers had performed with the band since their departures in the 1980s. The day following the ceremony, the band played a free show at the House of Blues for Obama reelection volunteers. During the concerts in Florida, the band wore hoodies in support of the Trayvon Martin case. The band was joined onstage by Jack Irons and Cliff Martinez during the encore of their August 12, 2012 show at Staples Center just like they were at the hall of fame induction performance earlier in the year for a performance of "Give It Away". Josh Klinghoffer suffered a broken foot during the band's August 14, 2012 show. The following night he was in a walking boot. Klinghoffer used a chair when needed on stage to get through the performances until his foot was properly healed. No dates were cancelled or postponed due to his injury. Chad Smith said Klinghoffer's injury would not have any effect on the tour and joked he actually plays better since hurting his foot.〔(Twitter / RHCPchad: RT @CarolLacrimante: @RHCPchad )〕〔(GrungeReport.net- 90's Alternative Rock News » Blog Archive » UPDATE ON RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS GUITARIST JOSH KLINGHOFFER’S FOOT INJURY )〕 It was around this time during the summer of 2012 tour dates that Klinghoffer began to tease various songs from the band's back catalog, many of which haven not been played in years, such as "My Friends", or ever before such as "Gong Li" and "Long Progression", an outtake from ''I'm with You''. Most teases occurred prior to the performance of "Under the Bridge". During the tour in October, Flea celebrated his 50th birthday by holding an event celebrating his life and his work of giving back to the community. The event was held in his backyard and was part birthday bash, part fundraiser for his nonprofit school, Silverlake Conservatory of Music. The Chili Peppers performed a rare acoustic set featuring some songs from the band's catalog performed acoustically for the first time ever while Rancid and Ben Harper also performed at the event. In late October 2012, the band appeared on Nigel Godrich's show, ''From the Basement'' where they were said to have performed the entire album and according to Chad Smith, "Even You Brutus?" was performed for the first time ever making it the last of the songs from the current album to be performed live. According Smith, the show was filmed in 3D.〔(Twitter / RHCPchad: @ogeidrivera From The Basement )〕 The show was released online in late 2012 however a full performance was not released and "Even You Brutus?" was again absent. The band dedicated their 2013 shows in Australia to the anti-whaling movement called Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a group devoted to prevent the killing of whales. The band incorporated Sea Shepherd visuals into their performance and featured a stall at each of the venues to provide festival goers with information about the group's campaigns, which include anti-whaling missions and marine conservation. The band also started to perform a full version of David Bowie's "What in the World", during their 2013 dates. It was announced in October 2012 by Chad Smith that the tour would officially come to an end in April 2013.〔http://stadium-arcadium.com/23-10-2012/red-hot-chili-peppers-eleventh-studio-album-2013-chad-smith-abc-news-radio/red-hot-chili-peppers-news/article19758〕 In early 2013, Smith further confirmed that the tour would end with two dates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14 and April 21, 2013. Smith stated on his Twitter page "Will be Our 3rd time playing Coachella festival this April...nice way to end up our IWY tour".〔https://twitter.com/RHCPchad/status/294699718741741569〕 Following a brief break after the tour, the band will perform at a few U.S. festivals in the summer with Flea and touring percussionist, Mauro Refosco touring with their side-project, Atoms For Peace in late 2013.〔http://redhotchilipeppers.com/tour〕 When asked in March 2013 about the band's next album, Smith said they plan to start writing new music in September 2013.〔https://twitter.com/RHCPchad/status/309441458409205760?uid=0&iid=am-25348816913626884413122373&nid=57+452&t=1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm with You World Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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