Red Hot Chili Peppers announce two exclusive shows in June

Red Hot Chili Peppers will return to Britain in June to perform two massive open-air shows – their only UK dates of 2012. Tickets go on sale from Friday 4th November 2011.

Red Hot Chili Peppers will take to the stage at Knebworth Park, Stevenage on Saturday 23rd June and the Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Sunday 24th June 2012.

Set to occur just weeks before the launch of the 2012 Olympic Games in London these two very special shows will be the only live UK concerts by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012.

The band, who have have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, released their latest album 'I'm With You' in August this year, which debuted at #1 on the UK album chart.

Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Keidis, whose birthday is today (1/11/11), commented on these two headlining shows, "Our philosophy is we'll play any day, any time and we're coming to do Knebworth and Sunderland". With bass player Flea adding, "Hell yeah! I just wanna explode."

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

Tickets will be priced at £50 for Knebworth, and £45 for Sunderland, and will go on sale at 9am on Friday 4th November, and eFestivals will have links to buy them then.

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