Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You explained

Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
Type:	Live
Artist:	Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cover:	RHCPLIVEWITHYOU.jpg
Released:	August 30, 2011
Recorded:	August 30, 2011
Genre:	Alternative rock, funk rock
Length:	92 minutes
Label:	Warner Bros.
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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]

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.

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.

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. 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

Notes and References

1. News: Rosenblum . Lenni . Red Hot Chili Peppers Play 'I'm With You' Live From the E-Werk, 8/30/11 . 28 October 2023 . Phoenix New Times . en.
2. Web site: Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You - MovieTickets.com . www.movietickets.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909031401/http://www.movietickets.com/movie_detail.asp?movie_id=120303 . 9 September 2011 . dead.
3. Web site: Red Hot Chili Peppers to Bring 'I'm With You' Live Concert Flick to Cinemas Aug. 30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421142436/http://www.spinner.com/2011/08/04/red-hot-chili-peppers-im-with-you/. 21 April 2013. Spinner. Charlesworth. Jenny. 4 August 2011 . 2019-12-16.
4. Web site: Hudson . Alex . Red Hot Chili Peppers Taking New Album to a Cinema Near You . Exclaim! . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811025528/http://exclaim.ca/News/red_hot_chili_peppers_taking_im_with_you_to_cinema_near_you . 11 August 2011 . 4 August 2011.
5. Web site: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS LIVE: I'M WITH YOU . RHCPLiveHD . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808091515/http://www.rhcplivehd.com/. 8 August 2011.
6. Book: Bogosian . Dan . Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Best-Selling Alternative Band . 15 May 2020 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-5142-7 . 320 . 28 October 2023 . en.