If you have waited until today to get tickets to the Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP), who are stopping in Grand Rapids for a concert performance at the Van Andel Arena on Sunday, June 25, then your options are pretty slim, since at press time there were only a handful of tickets available for this soon to be sold-out show.
What makes this concert special is that Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the RHCP, was born here in Grand Rapids. In fact, nearly every time in modern history that the band and Kiedis arrive back here to perform songs from their collection of 11 studio records, it is as if the whole Grand Rapids audience is part of the coolest homecoming event one could hope to be lucky enough to attend.
If you don’t get moving on a decision to attend, you will soon miss your chance, since most ticket resellers are offering seats ranging from $76 to $212 to see the band locally. And with Gaia now closed, you can’t bank on that accidental bumping into our hometown son as you enjoy that classic Veggie Hash with a side of homemade Mean Green Burrito Sauce. (Kiedis used to frequent this place often when visiting Grand Rapids in the past.)
So get out this Sunday and enjoy the music of a band who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but most of all has important roots with many of us who call Grand Rapids our home.
For details on the concert, visit the band's
concert page.