The Unlimited Love Tour[2][3][4] was a concert tour by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers in support of the band's twelfth and thirteenth studio albums, Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen, which were released on April 1, 2022, and October 14, 2022, respectively.
[12] On April 1, 2022, the release date for Unlimited Love, the Chili Peppers performed a surprise show at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.
[a][15] The show saw the live debuts of "Here Ever After", "Aquatic Mouth Dance" and "Not the One" from Unlimited Love and George Clinton joined the band for "Give It Away".
[16] On the same day, the band appeared in pre-recorded performances (filmed on March 29 and 31) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where "Black Summer" made its live debut[17] and on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where they performed "These Are the Ways" for the first time on the rooftop of The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel where the album cover and photos were shot,[18] On April 5, they appeared on The Howard Stern Show where they were interviewed and performed "These Are the Ways" along with two handpicked songs by Howard Stern, "Give It Away" and "Under the Bridge".
On April 7, they gave a special four song performance (with Frusciante on acoustic guitar) at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California.
[21] On May 1, the band performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, replacing the Foo Fighters who cancelled their appearance following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
"Thirty Dirty Birds", a short spoken-word song from 1985's Freaky Styley, was recited by Flea during the show.
On June 29 in Dublin, "If You Have to Ask", "Sir Psycho Sexy" and "They're Red Hot" from their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik made their tour debuts.
[27][28] The band performed a special show at The Apollo Theater in New York City on September 13, 2022, as part of the SiriusXM Small Stage Series.
The tour resumed on January 21, 2023, with eight dates in New Zealand and Australia, with Post Malone serving as the opening act.
The band performed their first shows on the tour in Asia, with three dates scheduled for February 16, 19 and 21, 2023 in Singapore and Japan.
For the first time on the tour, "Around the World" appeared late in the band's set during their February 16 show in Singapore.
City and Colour, The Mars Volta, The Strokes, Thundercat, St. Vincent, and King Princess will serve as opening acts.
[32] A thirteen date second European leg began on June 18, 2023, in the Netherlands and wrapped up on July 23 in Glasgow.
A Latin American leg was announced in March 2023, consisting of ten shows starting in San José, Costa Rica, on October 31 and wrapping up on November 26 in Buenos Aires.
A fourth and final North American leg of the tour was announced on December 4, 2023, consisting of twenty-one shows starting on May 28, 2024, in Ridgefield, Washington and concluding on July 30, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Nothing from 1995's One Hot Minute (with the exception of Flea's "Pea"), 2011's I'm With You or 2016's The Getaway albums was performed due to them being recorded without Frusciante's involvement.