Think you know everything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the Netherlands? Ten questions, three answers each. The background is in every time the Red Hot Chili Peppers played the Netherlands.
Open "Answer" under each question to check yourself.
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In 1988, 1990, 2006, 2016 and 2023. They were also booked for 2020 and 2021, but those editions were cancelled.
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B. Five times — In 1988, 1990, 2006, 2016 and 2023. They were also booked for 2020 and 2021, but those editions were cancelled.
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The Effenaar in Eindhoven. Tivoli in Utrecht followed the next day, then Paradiso.
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B. Effenaar, Eindhoven — The Effenaar in Eindhoven. Tivoli in Utrecht followed the next day, then Paradiso.
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Hillel Slovak, one of the founders. He died a little over a month later, on 25 June 1988.
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B. Hillel Slovak — Hillel Slovak, one of the founders. He died a little over a month later, on 25 June 1988.
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Dam Square in Amsterdam, on 26 August 1989.
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A. Dam Square — Dam Square in Amsterdam, on 26 August 1989.
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Ahoy: five times, in 1992, 1995, twice in 2003 and in 2011.
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B. Rotterdam Ahoy — Ahoy: five times, in 1992, 1995, twice in 2003 and in 2011.
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The Goffertpark: in 2007, 2012 and 2022.
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A. The Goffertpark — The Goffertpark: in 2007, 2012 and 2022.
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The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, on 8 and 9 November 2016. The band never played GelreDome.
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A. Ziggo Dome — The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, on 8 and 9 November 2016. The band never played GelreDome.
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Pinkpop on Sunday 18 June 2023. They closed the festival that day.
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B. Pinkpop 2023 — Pinkpop on Sunday 18 June 2023. They closed the festival that day.
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Flea, Frusciante and Chad Smith improvised first. Frusciante told Guitar Player that this is how they feel the energy of the night.
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B. With an instrumental jam — Flea, Frusciante and Chad Smith improvised first. Frusciante told Guitar Player that this is how they feel the energy of the night.
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At Soos Plock in Volkel, the venue of our first show. Doors open at 8.30 pm, the band starts at 9.15 pm.
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A. Soos Plock, Volkel — At Soos Plock in Volkel, the venue of our first show. Doors open at 8.30 pm, the band starts at 9.15 pm.
Never been to Pinkpop?
No problem. Read the article on every Dutch concert and try again. Or come and hear the songs live on 12 December.
You have been to a few
You know the Goffertpark and Pinkpop. On 12 December you can hear the same songs in a room where you can stand right at the front.
You are the archive
Nine or ten right: you know more than most Chili Peppers fans. Come to Soos Plock on 12 December and tell us about it at the bar.
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Book De PeppersSources
- setlist.fm — Red Hot Chili Peppers setlists in the Netherlands,
- RHCP Live Archive — Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Archive: Netherlands,
- Festivalinfo — Red Hot Chili Peppers mét John Frusciante naar Pinkpop,
- Wikipedia — Pinkpop 1988,
- Guitar Player — John Frusciante Gives His Most Revealing Interview Yet (Richard Bienstock),
De Peppers editorial team
Written by the editors at De Peppers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band from Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. Every fact is sourced at the bottom of the piece. Spotted a mistake? Email info@mia-automation.com and we will check it.
