# Californication Tour

The Californication Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers to support their seventh studio album Californication which saw the return of guitarist John Frusciante who rejoined the band in 1998 after quitting six years earlier.
A DVD documenting the tour titled Off the Map, which was made up of footage from different shows, was released in 2001.

## Overview
### 1998 tour

Following the firing of Dave Navarro in early 1998, Flea felt the only way the band could continue was if John Frusciante returned to the band. Frusciante quit the band in 1992 during the height of their success on their Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour and spiraled into a heavy drug addiction which almost took his life. Flea always remained in contact, and he helped talk Frusciante into admitting himself to Las Encinas Drug Rehabilitation Center in January 1998. He concluded the process in February of that year and began renting a small apartment in Silver Lake, California. Singer Anthony Kiedis was surprised and thought there was no way Frusciante would ever want to work with him as the two still had unresolved personal problems from when Frusciante quit in 1992. With Frusciante free of his addictions and ailments, Kiedis and Flea thought it was an appropriate time to invite him back. In April 1998, when Flea visited him at his home and asked him to rejoin the band, Frusciante began sobbing and said "nothing would make me happier in the world." Flea decided to contact Kiedis and have him meet with Frusciante to try and resolve any personal problems that the two might have had. Flea was relieved to find out that both had no bad blood towards each other and were once again excited to make music together. Within the week and, for the first time in six years, the reunited foursome jump-started the newly reunited Red Hot Chili Peppers. With the band ready to make their comeback, a short 12 date tour was scheduled from June until September. On June 5, 1998, and for the first time since 1992 with Frusciante, gave an acoustic performance at KBLT Radio Studios in Los Angeles which was hosted by Mike Watt and featured Keith Morris as the DJ. The highlights included the very first performance of "Soul to Squeeze", solo songs by Flea and Frusciante and Morris joining the band on vocals (he originally filled in for Kiedis for one show in 1986) for a cover of Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown". Seven days later the band gave their first official public performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The band was also in town to perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert however their set was cancelled due to a severe thunderstorm that left one girl severely burned by a lightning strike (Kiedis would visit her in the hospital). Pearl Jam decided to cut their set short so the Chili Peppers could perform a quick three song set. Shows in New York City. Chicago (a special private show for Miller Genuine Draft contest winners), California and Las Vegas followed with a nine date tour of Central America being cancelled so the band could focus on recording their next album Californication.
This brief 1998 tour marked the official live debuts of songs that would eventually be featured the following year on Californication such as "Emit Remmus", "I Like Dirt", "Parallel Universe" and "Scar Tissue". "Bunker Hill", a song originally intended for the album but not released until 2003's Greatest Hits, was also performed for the first time during this tour and has never been performed since then.

### Californication tour

The Californication Tour was the band's biggest to date and most successful helping breaking them through to an even wider audience and seeing their supporting album achieve their largest worldwide sales. The anticipation for the tour was very high due to the recent return of Frusciante the previous year. The tour started in May 1999, Red Hot with a promotional tour also known as the "Stop the Hate" Tour. These concerts were only for high school students that wrote an essay on how to stop violence in schools. The world tour featured a large mixture of music from the band's entire catalog, although the band's previous album, 1995's One Hot Minute was only represented with Flea's song, "Pea" and nothing from that album other than that song has been performed with Frusciante. Frusciante, at the time, claimed to have never heard the album. The tour featured a heavy dose of the Californication album and twelve years later, all of the album's songs except for "Porcelain" have been performed live. The tour saw the band headline Woodstock '99 although a lot of controversy came following their set due to the band's performance of the Jimi Hendrix classic, "Fire" (a request made by Hendrix's sister) which some in the media said helped instigate riots in the crowd and bonfires being lit although the band at the time had no knowledge of the chaos about to breakout and claimed if they did, the song would not have been performed.
This tour marked the last time "Backwoods", "Green Heaven", "Organic Anti-Beat Box Band" and "Subterranean Homesick Blues" have been performed live.

## Songs performed

Originals
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Green Heaven"
"Mommy Where's Daddy?"
"Police Helicopter"
Freaky Styley
"Blackeyed Blonde"
"Freaky Styley"
"Jungle Man" (tease)
"Yertle Trilogy" (A performance of "Yertle the Turtle" and "Freaky Styley" back-to-back segueing into jams of the songs "Cosmic Slop" by Parliament, "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton, "Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll!)" by Funkadelic, as well as occasionally featuring "History Lesson – Part II" by The Minutemen,"Untitled #2" by John Frusciante and "Not Great Men" by Gang of Four.)
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
"Backwoods"
"Me and My Friends”
"Organic Anti-Beat Box Band"
"Party on Your Pussy" (tease)
"Skinny Sweaty Man"
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Bob Dylan)
The Abbey Road E.P.
"Fire" (Jimi Hendrix)
Mother's Milk
"Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
"Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
"Breaking the Girl"
"Give It Away"
"I Could Have Lied"
"If You Have to Ask"
"My Lovely Man"
"The Greeting Song" (tease)
"The Power of Equality"
"Sir Psycho Sexy"
"Suck My Kiss"
"They're Red Hot" (Robert Johnson)
"Under the Bridge"
One Hot Minute
"Pea"
“Warped” (tease)
Californication
"Around the World”
"Californication"
"Easily"
"Emit Remmus"
"I Like Dirt"
"Otherside"
"Parallel Universe"
"Right on Time"
"Road Trippin'"
"Savior"
"Scar Tissue"
"This Velvet Glove"
Other (non-album songs)
"Gong Li" (tease)
"Search and Destroy" (The Stooges)
"Soul to Squeeze"
* "Arc" (Neil Young)
* "Autobahn" (Kraftwerk)
* "Back in Black" (AC/DC)
* "Been Insane" (John Frusciante)
* "Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure)
* "Boyz-n-the-Hood" (Eazy-E)
* "Bring It on Home" (Led Zeppelin)
* "Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin)
* "Cosmic Slop" (Parliament Funkadelic)
* "Five Years" (David Bowie)
* "Four Sticks" (Led Zeppelin)
* "The Guns of Brixton" (The Clash)
* "London Calling" (The Clash)
* "Master and Servant" (Depeche Mode)
* "The Metro" (Berlin)
* "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" (Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg)
* "Ocean Size" (Jane's Addiction) (soundchecked)
* "Ogre Battle" (Queen)
* "Pinhead" (The Ramones) (entire song)
* "Pot Sharing Tots" (George Clinton)
* "Ramble On" (Led Zeppelin)
* "Rapper's Delight" (Sugar Hill Gang)
* "Red Hot Mama" (Parliament Funkadelic)
* "Religion" (Public Image Ltd)
* "Sammy Hagar Weekend" (Thelonious Monster)
* "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (The Ramones) (entire song)
* "Song for Toni" (John Frusciante)
* "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)
* "Trouble" (Cat Stevens) (entire song)
* "Untitled #3" (John Frusciante)
* "Untitled #11" (John Frusciante)
* "Your Gonna Get Yours" (Public Enemy)
* "Your Pussy's Glued to a Building on Fire" (John Frusciante)
* "What Is Soul?" (Parliament Funkadelic) (entire song)
* "World Full of Nothing" (Depeche Mode)

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Acts |
| North America |||||
| May 23, 1999 | St. Louis | United States | Riverport Amphitheatre | |
| June 18, 1999 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |
| June 19, 1999 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | |
| July 25, 1999 | Rome | United States | Griffiss Air Force Base | |
| Europe |||||
| August 14, 1999 | Moscow | Russia | Red Square | |
| August 18, 1999 | Wiesen | Austria | Festivalgelände Wiesen | |
| August 20, 1999 | Cologne | Germany | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
| August 21, 1999 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Club Danmark Hallen | |
| August 22, 1999 | Stockholm | Sweden | Maritime Museum | |
| August 25, 1999 | Nîmes | France | Arena of Nîmes | Silverchair |
| August 26, 1999 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris | Silverchair |
| August 27, 1999 | Kiewit | Belgium | Kempische Steenweg | |
| August 29, 1999 | Reading | England | Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue | |
| August 30, 1999 | Leeds | England | Temple Newsam | |
| September 4, 1999 | Verona | Italy | Arena di Verona | |
| South America |||||
| October 2, 1999 | Santiago | Chile | Estación Mapocho | Puya |
| October 3, 1999 | Santiago | Chile | Estación Mapocho | Puya |
| October 5, 1999 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park | Puya |
| October 6, 1999 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park | Puya |
| October 8, 1999 | São Paulo | Brazil | Credicard Hall | Puya |
| North America |||||
| October 11, 1999 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes | Puya |
| Europe |||||
| October 29, 1999 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | The Rasmus |
| October 30, 1999 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | The Rasmus |
| November 1, 1999 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | Stereophonics |
| November 3, 1999 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | Stereophonics |
| November 4, 1999 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | Muse |
| November 6, 1999 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Feeder |
| November 8, 1999 | Berlin | Germany | Arena Berlin | Stereophonics |
| November 10, 1999 | The Hague | Netherlands | Statenhal | Stereophonics |
| November 11, 1999 | Böblingen | Germany | Sporthalle Böblingen | Stereophonics |
| November 13, 1999 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Stereophonics |
| November 14, 1999 | Milan | Italy | Fila Forum | Stereophonics |
| November 16, 1999 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Foo Fighters, Muse |
| November 18, 1999 | Bordeaux | France | Patinoire de Mériadeck | AFI, Muse |
| November 19, 1999 | Badalona | Spain | Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | |
| November 21, 1999 | Leganés | Spain | Plaza de Toros La Cubierta | |
| November 22, 1999 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhão Atlântico | Da Weasel |
| North America |||||
| December 26, 1999 | San Diego | United States | Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl | 311, The Bicycle Thief |
| December 28, 1999 | Daly City | United States | Cow Palace | 311, The Bicycle Thief |
| December 29, 1999 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena | Primus |
| December 31, 1999 | Inglewood | United States | Great Western Forum | 311, The Bicycle Thief |
| Asia |||||
| January 8, 2000 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | |
| January 9, 2000 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | |
| January 11, 2000 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | |
| January 13, 2000 | Yokohama | Japan | Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall | |
| January 14, 2000 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka-jō Hall | |
| Oceania |||||
| January 21, 2000 | Auckland | New Zealand | Ericsson Stadium | |
| January 23, 2000 | Gold Coast | Australia | Parklands Gold Coast | |
| January 24, 2000 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
| January 26, 2000 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Showground Main Arena | |
| January 27, 2000 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| January 28, 2000 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
| January 30, 2000 | Melbourne | Australia | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds | |
| February 1, 2000 | Melbourne | Australia | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | |
| February 2, 2000 | Melbourne | Australia | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre | |
| February 4, 2000 | Adelaide | Australia | Royal Adelaide Showgrounds | |
| February 6, 2000 | Perth | Australia | Bassendean Oval | |
| February 7, 2000 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | |
| North America |||||
| March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center | Foo Fighters |
| March 25, 2000 | Madison | United States | Dane County Coliseum | Foo Fighters |
| March 27, 2000 | Carbondale | United States | SIU Arena | Foo Fighters |
| March 28, 2000 | Champaign | United States | Assembly Hall | Foo Fighters |
| March 30, 2000 | Fairborn | United States | Nutter Center | Foo Fighters |
| March 31, 2000 | Columbus | United States | Value City Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 2, 2000 | Amherst | United States | Mullins Memorial Center | Foo Fighters |
| April 3, 2000 | Albany | United States | Pepsi Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 5, 2000 | University Park | United States | Bryce Jordan Center | Foo Fighters |
| April 6, 2000 | Roanoke | United States | Roanoke Civic Center | Foo Fighters |
| April 8, 2000 | Bloomington | United States | Assembly Hall | Foo Fighters |
| April 9, 2000 | Lexington | United States | Rupp Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 11, 2000 | Knoxville | United States | Thompson–Boling Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 12, 2000 | Chattanooga | United States | McKenzie Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 25, 2000 | Omaha | United States | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Foo Fighters |
| April 26, 2000 | Iowa City | United States | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | Foo Fighters |
| April 28, 2000 | Columbia | United States | Hearnes Center | Foo Fighters |
| April 29, 2000 | Oklahoma City | United States | Myriad Convention Center Arena | Foo Fighters |
| May 1, 2000 | Little Rock | United States | Barton Coliseum | Foo Fighters |
| May 2, 2000 | Austin | United States | Frank Erwin Center | Foo Fighters |
| May 4, 2000 | New Orleans | United States | Lakefront Arena | Foo Fighters |
| May 5, 2000 | Pensacola | United States | Pensacola Civic Center | Foo Fighters |
| May 7, 2000 | Greenville | United States | BI-LO Center | Foo Fighters |
| May 8, 2000 | Norfolk | United States | Norfolk Scope | Foo Fighters |
| May 10, 2000 | Baltimore | United States | Baltimore Arena | Foo Fighters |
| May 11, 2000 | Wilkes-Barre | United States | Northeastern Pennsylvania Civic Arena | Foo Fighters |
| May 13, 2000 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center | Foo Fighters |
| May 14, 2000 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center | Foo Fighters |
| May 27, 2000 | George | United States | The Gorge Amphitheatre | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| May 28, 2000 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| May 31, 2000 | West Valley City | United States | E Center | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 2, 2000 | Phoenix | United States | Desert Sky Pavilion | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 3, 2000 | Albuquerque | United States | University Arena | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 5, 2000 | Houston | United States | Compaq Center | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 6, 2000 | Dallas | United States | Starplex Amphitheatre | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 8, 2000 | Atlanta | United States | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 9, 2000 | Charlotte | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 11, 2000 | Raleigh | United States | Alltel Pavilion | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 12, 2000 | Nashville | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 14, 2000 | West Palm Beach | United States | Mars Music Amphitheater | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 15, 2000 | Orlando | United States | TD Waterhouse Centre | Foo Fighters, Kool Keith |
| June 23, 2000 | Seattle | United States | Memorial Stadium | |
| June 28, 2000 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater | Foo Fighters |
| June 29, 2000 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheater | Foo Fighters |
| July 1, 2000 | Moline | United States | The MARK of the Quad Cities | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 2, 2000 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater | |
| July 4, 2000 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 5, 2000 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 7, 2000 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 8, 2000 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 10, 2000 | Bristow | United States | Nissan Pavilion | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 11, 2000 | Camden | United States | Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 13, 2000 | Hartford | United States | Meadows Music Theater | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 14, 2000 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 16, 2000 | Mansfield | United States | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 17, 2000 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | Foo Fighters, Blonde Redhead |
| July 30, 2000 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| July 31, 2000 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 2, 2000 | Tinley Park | United States | New World Music Theater | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 3, 2000 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 5, 2000 | Greensburg | United States | Westmoreland Fairgrounds | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 7, 2000 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 8, 2000 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 10, 2000 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 12, 2000 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 13, 2000 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Theater | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 15, 2000 | Darien | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 16, 2000 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 18, 2000 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisée de Québec | Stone Temple Pilots |
| August 19, 2000 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 1, 2000 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 2, 2000 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 4, 2000 | Chula Vista | United States | Coors Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 9, 2000 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 10, 2000 | Wheatland | United States | AutoWest Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 12, 2000 | Fresno | United States | Selland Arena | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 13, 2000 | Paradise, Nevada | United States | Thomas & Mack Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 15, 2000 | Casper | United States | Casper Events Center | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 16, 2000 | Greenwood Village | United States | Comfort Dental Amphitheatre | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 18, 2000 | Nampa | United States | Idaho Center Amphitheater | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 19, 2000 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Arena | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 21, 2000 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum | Stone Temple Pilots |
| September 22, 2000 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | Stone Temple Pilots |

### Cancellations and rescheduled shows

| October 4, 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Luna Park | Rescheduled to October 6, 1999 |

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
| Cow Palace | Daly City | 13,501 / 15,000 (90%) | $472,535 |
| Carver–Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City | 13,014 / 13,014 (100%) | $390,420 |
| Frank Erwin Center | Austin | 13,404 / 13,404 (100%) | $469,140 |
| Norfolk Scope | Norfolk | 11,000 / 11,000 (100%) | $379,225 |
| The Gorge Amphitheatre | George | 20,000 / 20,000 (100%) | $719,045 |
| Pine Knob Music Theatre | Clarkston | 31,720 / 31,720 (100%) | $1,010,537 |
| Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Irvine | 32,264 / 32,490 (99%) | $1,070,625 |
| Coors Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | 12,616 / 19,689 (64%) | $483,670 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 147,519 / 156,317 (94%) | $4,995,197 |

## Opening acts

* Stereophonics (Europe, select dates)
* Muse (Europe/North America, select dates)
* Feeder (London—November 6)
* 311 (North America, select dates)
* The Bicycle Thief (North America, select dates)
* Foo Fighters (North America, select dates)
* Kool Keith (North America, select dates)
* Blonde Redhead (North America, select dates)
* Stone Temple Pilots (North America, select dates)
* Fishbone (North America, select dates)
* Primus (Sacramento)
* Puya (South America)

## Personnel

* Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
* Flea – bass, backing vocals
* John Frusciante – guitar, backing vocals
* Chad Smith – drums