Live at Slane Castle (Red Hot Chili Peppers video)

Live at Slane Castle is a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert video released on November 17, 2003, two years after the release of their last concert DVD, Off the Map. The concert, which took place on August 23, 2003, was their first headlining show at Slane Castle in Ireland having previously performed there in August 2001 opening for U2. The show was one of the biggest ever for the band with 80,000 fans in attendance with tickets selling out in under two and a half hours.[1] Foo Fighters also played as one of several supporting acts, and have their own DVD footage of the concert. Other acts supporting on the day included Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Feeder and Morcheeba.

Live at Slane Castle
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ReleasedNovember 17, 2003
RecordedAugust 23, 2003 at Slane Castle grounds
GenreAlternative rock, funk rock
Length142:00
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerEmer Patten
Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology
Off the Map
(2001)
Live at Slane Castle
(2003)
Greatest Hits and Videos
(2003)
Live releases chronology
Off the Map
(2001)
Live at Slane Castle
(2003)
iTunes Originals – Red Hot Chili Peppers
(2006)

Track listing edit

  1. "Opening Titles" John Frusciante, Flea and Chad Smith begin with an improvised jam
  2. "By the Way"
  3. "Scar Tissue"
    • The first verse uses audio from another live performance to cover a mistake when the song was performed
  4. "Around the World "
  5. "Maybe" (cover by John Frusciante)
    • The performance cuts out a mistake John Frusciante makes.
  6. "Universally Speaking"
  7. "Parallel Universe"
  8. "The Zephyr Song"
  9. "Throw Away Your Television"
  10. "Havana Affair" (Ramones cover)
  11. "Otherside"
  12. "Purple Stain"
  13. "Don't Forget Me"
  14. "Right on Time"
  15. "Can't Stop"
  16. "Venice Queen"
  17. "Give It Away"
  18. "Californication"
    • Segued from an improvised intro by Flea and Frusciante
  19. "Under the Bridge"
  20. "The Power of Equality"
  21. "Closing Credits"

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Hungarian DVDs Chart[3] 6
Norwegian Music DVDs Chart[4] 7
Swedish Music DVDs Chart[5] 12
US Music Videos Chart[6] 22
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian DVDs Chart[7] 12
Austrian Music DVDs Chart[8] 5
Dutch Music DVDs Chart[9] 20

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] Platinum 8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[11] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[12] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 10,000^
France (SNEP)[14] Platinum 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] 2× Platinum 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] 2× Platinum 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle". Amazon. 18 November 2003.
  2. ^ "Slane Festival: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey, Feeder".
  3. ^ "Archívum: Kereső – Előadó/cím Szerint". Mahasz (in Hungarian). LightMedia. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013. Search for Red Hot Chili Peppers and click Keresés.
  4. ^ "DVD Audio uke 49, 2003". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved February 12, 2013. Search for Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle and click Sök.
  6. ^ "Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 49. December 6, 2003. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 DVD" (PDF). The ARIA Report (726): 19. January 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-09. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  8. ^ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVDs Top 10 04.01.2004". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  9. ^ "DVD Music Top 30". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  12. ^ "Brazilian video certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live at Slane Castle" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live at Slane Castle". Music Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  14. ^ "French video certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live at Slane Castle" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  15. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28.
  16. ^ "British video certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live at Slane Castle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "American video certifications – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Live at Slane Castle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2013.