Red Hot Chili Peppers — Pinkpop 2006, Landgraaf

This filmed live concert captures the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Pinkpop Festival, Megaland (Landgraaf, Netherlands), on 5 June 2006. The California band was touring its double album Stadium Arcadium, released the previous month, at the commercial peak of its career. This is the height of the second era with guitarist John Frusciante, whose melodic playing runs through the whole set. The setlist of this full concert blends the singles of the day — Dani California, Snow (Hey Oh), Tell Me Baby — with the classics Californication, By the Way, Under the Bridge and Give It Away. Anthony Kiedis on vocals, Flea on bass, Frusciante on guitar and Chad Smith on drums deliver the funk rock machinery that built their live reputation, from opening jams to instrumental interplay. An open-air live capture before a festival crowd, this complete live concert documents a pivotal year for the quartet. An essential watch for anyone revisiting the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2006 during the Stadium Arcadium tour.