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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers


Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Funk Rock
Years active 1983—present
Label(s) EMI Music
Associated acts John Frusciante
Ataxia
Swahili Blonde
Atoms for Peace
Chickenfoot
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats
Dot Hacker
What Is This?
Thelonious Monster
Jane's Addiction
The Mars Volta
The Bicycle Thief
Eleven
Fishbone
Pearl Jam
Website Website
Members
Anthony Kiedis
Flea
Chad Smith
Josh Klinghoffer
Former members
John Frusciante
Dave Navarro
Jesse Tobias
Arik Marshall
D.H. Peligro
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
Hillel Slovak
Jack Irons
Cliff Martinez
Jack Sherman



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Led Zeppelin Reunion Gig Was Inspired By Elton John

August 4, 2010
Led Zeppelin Reunion Gig Was Inspired By Elton JohnLed Zeppelin's one-off reunion gig at London's O2 Arena three years ago was inspired by a performance by Sir Elton John, it has emerged.

The band were initially uncertain about using the venue, but were won over when they were taken to watch one of Sir Elton's gigs there.

"We were going through (the venue) with the band, and [Jimmy Page] said, 'I bet it doesn't sound any good up there',” David Campbell, president and CEO of AEG Europe – the company responsible for the O2 Arena – said.

“So, with all of them, as well as Harvey and myself, we took the elevator up to Level 4 to go to the very top of the building to have a listen.”

He added: "Someone held the elevator, and we were sort of standing there waiting for them to go. They just put their thumbs up, and sort of smiled at each other.

“That's when Harvey [Goldsmith] and I knew that this was going to be OK. Then, John Paul Jones started running up and down the stairs; and that was it."

Campbell also told Celebrity Access that Led Zeppelin had tried to play down press coverage about their rumoured reunion show.

Calls for another Led Zeppelin reunion have been constant since the band's one-off appearance at the O2 Arena in 2007.

(by Jason Gregory)



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