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Red Hot Chili Peppers at Pepsi Arena — April 3, 2000

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers brought the Californication Tour to a sold-out Pepsi Arena with a stacked triple bill: Muse opened, followed by the Foo Fighters, before RHCP hit the stage. The setlist leaned hard on Californication — “Around the World,” “Scar Tissue,” and “Otherside” — alongside classics like “Give It Away” and “Under the Bridge.” When a fan was injured in the pit, Flea stopped the show to address the crowd. Chad Smith sat in on Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” during their set.

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