Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
Live album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Released	August 30, 2011
Recorded	August 30, 2011
Genre	Alternative rock, funk rock
Length	92 minutes
Label	Warner Bros.
Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology
iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You (2011) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement (2012)
Red Hot Chili Peppers video chronology
iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You (2011) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement (2012)

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You is the title of 2011 live concert by Red Hot Chili Peppers which was recorded live on August 30, 2011, at E-Werk in Cologne, Germany and shown via satellite (although on a delayed broadcast and not live) at select movie theaters.^[1] Encore presentations were shown on September 1, 2011.^{[2][better source needed]}

The concert featured a full album performance (minus one song) of the band's, I'm with You, which was released in North America the previous day and in the following days in other areas of the world.^[3] This marks the only time in the band's near 30-year history that an album has ever been performed in sequence.^{[citation needed]}

Background

In early August 2011 it was announced that the band had plans to stream a full live performance of their upcoming album worldwide. Tickets went on sale August 5, 2011 at the box office of each theater where the film would be shown along with online movie ticket outlets.^[4][5] Moviegoers who got to the theater prior to the screening of the performance were treated to various new exclusive interviews by each band member.^{[citation needed]}

Songs performed

The original plan was to perform all fourteen songs in sequence from the album and the event was being promoted as a full album performance however the band decided to not perform "Even You Brutus?" and it remains the only song from the album to never be performed live.^[6] Flea mentioned that the song was not played due to problems with playing both bass and piano on the song.^{[citation needed]} During the concert the band also had technical problems during the performance of "Did I Let You Know" so they performed it again during their encore.^[6]

All songs written by Flea, Kiedis, Klinghoffer, Smith, except where noted.

1. "Monarchy of Roses
2. "Factory of Faith"
3. "Brendan's Death Song"
4. "Ethiopia"
5. "Annie Wants a Baby"
6. "Look Around"
   • "Frankenstein" (The Edgar Winter Group) (tease)
7. "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
   • Jam
8. "Did I Let You Know"
   • Drums and percussion jam
9. "Goodbye Hooray"
   • Flea piano solo
10. "Happiness Loves Company"
11. "Police Station"
12. "Meet Me At the Corner"
13. "Dance, Dance, Dance"
14. "Me and My Friends (Flea, Kiedis, Slovak, Irons)
15. "Did I Let You Know" (performed again due to previous technical problems)
16. "Give It Away" (Flea, Kiedis, Frusciante, Smith)

Personnel

• Flea – bass, piano, backing vocals
• Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals
• Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, six-string bass, backing vocals
• Chad Smith – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Michael Bulger – trumpet, piano
• Mauro Refosco – percussion
• Chris Warren – keyboards

References

1. Rosenblum, Lenni. "Red Hot Chili Peppers Play 'I'm With You' Live From the E-Werk, 8/30/11". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. "Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You - MovieTickets.com". www.movietickets.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. Charlesworth, Jenny (4 August 2011). "Red Hot Chili Peppers to Bring 'I'm With You' Live Concert Flick to Cinemas Aug. 30". Spinner. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
4. Hudson, Alex (4 August 2011). "Red Hot Chili Peppers Taking New Album to a Cinema Near You". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
5. "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS LIVE: I'M WITH YOU". RHCPLiveHD. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
6. Bogosian, Dan (15 May 2020). Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Best-Selling Alternative Band. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4930-5142-7. Retrieved 28 October 2023.