Red Hot Chili Peppers’ OKC, Tulsa shows postponed after frontman Anthony Kiedis undergoes foot surgery
Anthony Kiedis, right, and Flea, left, from the U.S rock band The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at a central London venue, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. (AP Photo)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have postponed their U.S. tour after Anthony Kiedis sustained multiple foot injuries and had to undergo surgery.
Here is the announcement that was released to the press today:
Red Hot Chili Peppers regret to announce that they must postpone the start of their upcoming U.S. tour due to multiple foot injuries sustained by Anthony Kiedis. Anthony recently underwent surgery to remove a crushed sesamoid bone and correct a detached flexor tendon in his foot and is expected to make a full recovery.
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were set to kick off their U.S. tour later this month and perform March shows at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena and Tulsa’s BOK Center.
The Oklahoma City show has been rescheduled for Oct. 22. Tickets are on sale through www.chesapeakearena.com, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations including participating Homeland stores and by phone at (800) 745-3000.
The Tulsa date will now be on Oct. 24. Tickets to the Tulsa show are on sale at www.bokcenter.com, Arby’s Box Office, all Tickets.com outlets, or by calling (866) 726-5287.
Ticket prices for both Oklahoma shows are $57.50 and $37.50. Tickets for the original dates will be honored on the rescheduled dates.
The band’s tour is planned in support of its new album “I’m With You,” which recently earned a 2012 Grammy nomination for best rock album. Released in August, the band’s 10th studio effort debuted at No. 2 on the multi-genre Billboard 200 charts.
“I’m With You” is the band’s first album since 2006′s “Stadium Arcadium” as well as the first to feature new guitarist Josh Klinghoffer after John Frusciante left the group in 2009.
Likewise, the new tour is the first outing for the rockers since their huge “Stadium Arcadium” trek ended in 2007.
Formed in 1983 in Los Angeles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were one of the barrier-busting bands of the ’80s, coupling a dynamic stage show with a sound fusing funk and punk rock, along with hip-hop and psychedelic rock flourishes.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, five of which were multi-platinum LPs. They have won six Grammy Awards including best rock album for “Stadium Arcadium,” best rock performance by a duo or group for “Dani California,” best rock song for “Scar Tissue” and best hard rock performance with vocals for “Give It Away.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently announced that its 2012 class of inductees will feature the Red Hot Chili Peppers, hard rockers Guns N’ Roses, hip-hop trio Beastie Boys, Scottish folk-pop troubadour Donovan, the late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and influential British rock group The Small Faces/The Faces, which included Rod Stewart.
Other inductees include guitarist Freddie King for early influence; rock promoter Don Kirshner, who died earlier this year, as the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun award; and Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matssa for musical excellence.
The Rock and Roll Hall of fame induction ceremony is set for April 14 in Cleveland, where the rock hall is based.
-BAM
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