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Live at Slane Castle (2003)

Where the lyrics of Live at Slane Castle take you, and where it was really made.

The concert behind this video was the band's first headlining show at Slane Castle, a stage they had played only once before, as an opener for U2.

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The first headlining show at Slane Castle (2003)

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Album story

Overview

• Live at Slane Castle is a concert video by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Released on November 17, 2003
• Based on the concert of August 23, 2003 at Slane Castle in Ireland
• Released two years after the band's last concert DVD, Off the Map
• The concert was the band's first headlining show at Slane Castle
• The show opened with an improvised jam by John Frusciante, Flea and Chad Smith
• The set includes 'By the Way', 'Scar Tissue', 'Around the World' and 'Californication'
• Frusciante covers 'Maybe' in the set
• 'I Feel Love', a Frusciante cover, was played after 'Otherside' but was cut from the DVD release
• 'Soul to Squeeze' was also cut from the DVD release

Background

• The band had previously performed at Slane Castle in August 2001, opening for U2
• The 2003 show was one of the biggest ever for the band
• Tickets sold out in under two and a half hours
• 80,000 fans attended
• Foo Fighters played as one of several supporting acts
• Other supporting acts were Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Feeder and Morcheeba
• Line-up in the video: Anthony Kiedis on lead vocals, Flea on bass, trumpet and backing vocals, John Frusciante on guitar and backing vocals, Chad Smith on drums

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Formed in Los Angeles in 1982 by Anthony Kiedis, Hillel Slovak, Flea, and Jack Irons, classmates at Fairfax High School.
• First performed on December 16, 1982 at the Grandia Room club on Hollywood Boulevard, in front of about 30 people.
• Changed the name to Red Hot Chili Peppers in March 1983.
• Released the self-titled debut album in August 1984, which sold 300,000 copies.

Members

• Current: Flea (bass, backing vocals, trumpet), Anthony Kiedis (lead vocals), Chad Smith (drums, percussion), John Frusciante (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards).
• Former members include Hillel Slovak (guitar, died of a heroin overdose in 1988), Jack Irons (drums), Dave Navarro (guitar, 1993–1998), and Josh Klinghoffer (guitar, 2009–2019).

Career

• Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) was the first major commercial success; "Under the Bridge" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Californication (1999) became the band's biggest commercial success, with over 16 million copies sold worldwide.
• Stadium Arcadium (2006) was the first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and won Grammy Awards.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 31, 2022.
• Over 120 million records sold worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Reappraisal

• The show was one of the biggest ever for the band, with 80,000 fans in attendance.
• Tickets sold out in under two and a half hours.
• Foo Fighters also played as one of several supporting acts and have their own DVD footage of the concert.
• Other supporting acts on the day: Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Feeder and Morcheeba.
• Love, Death & Robots adapted the show into an episode directed by David Fincher, released in 2025.
• In that episode the Red Hot Chili Peppers appear as marionettes playing 'Can't Stop' at Slane Castle.
• The concert video is titled Live at Slane Castle.

Records

• Release date: November 17, 2003, two years after the concert DVD Off the Map.
• Concert date: August 23, 2003, the band's first headlining show at Slane Castle in Ireland.
• Earlier appearance: August 2001, opening for U2 at the same castle.
• Attendance: 80,000 fans, one of the biggest crowds the band has played to.
• Ticket sales: sold out in under two and a half hours.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The 2025 Love, Death & Robots episode was directed by David Fincher.
• The intro to one of the songs in the set is 'Latest Disgrace' by Fugazi, from the album Red Medicine.
• The intro to 'Right on Time' is 'London Calling' by The Clash, from the 1979 album London Calling.
• 'Soul to Squeeze' was cut from the DVD release because Frusciante broke a string during the guitar solo.
• The set includes 'Havana Affair', a Ramones cover.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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