The Red Hot Chili Peppers were titans of alternative funk rock in the 90s and 2000s. They initially gained this overwhelming success with the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The tonal shift from hard rock riffs to melodic instrumentation and songwriting helped them break through on more mainstream fronts. This surge of popularity briefly cost them guitarist John Frusciante, who wanted the band to stay as underground as possible. But the fame also brought new opportunities to tour with their up-and-coming contemporaries.

When the Red Hot Chili Peppers embarked on the Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour, they brought along the Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam. The Chili Peppers then started booking arenas instead of theaters. In response, promoters wanted to replace Pearl Jam with a more well-known

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