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Welcome to "Rat Sound Systems"
the touring sound company for The Red Hot Chili Peppers and other cool bands
such as the Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters , Blink 182 and more....
We have backstage pics, occassional adventures
from the road, gear used and swag..
Check out the Rat "Roadie" gear
to buy in our Rat Store (click on sales above)
Red
Hot Chili Peppers Benefit, Hollywood, November 2003 Backstage Production pics
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Summer 1999 Europe Tour
Band
Anthony Kiedis
Flea
John Frusciante
Chad Smith
Crew
Louie Mathieu - Tour Manager
Chris Kansy - Production Manager
Dave Rat - Sound Engineer
Justin Collie - Lighting Director (May-June)
Scott Holtaus - Lighting Director (July/Aug/Sept)
Tommy Rat - Monitor Engineer (May/June)
Brian Rat - Monitor Engineer (July/Aug/Sept)
Dave Lee - Guitar Tech
Chris Warren - Drum Tech
Tracy Robar - Bass Tech
Lyssa Bloom - Production Assistan
Shon Hartman - Monitor Systems Tech
Dale Lee Crew Bus Driver (May/June)
Randy Ennis US Truck Driver (May/June)
Robert Campbell Europe Truck Driver (May/June)
Ewan Faulds - Crew Bus Driver (July/Aug/Sept)
Peter Jackson - Truck Driver (July/Aug/Sept)
Captain Pasotto - Challenger Captain (July/Aug/Sept)
G Cassone - First Officer (July/Aug/Sept)
May
14 - Travel Day
15 - Portland, OR Roseland Theater
16 - Seattle, WA Moore Theater
17 - Travel Day
18 - Day Off
19 - Day Off
20 - Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
21 - Day Off
22 - Tinley Park, IL The World Theater
23 - Maryland Heights, MO Riverport Amphitheater
24 - Day Off
25 - Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargos
26 - Day Off
27 - Philadelphia, PA Theater Of Living Arts
28 - Day Off
29 - Baltimore, MD Ravens Stadium
30 - Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
31 - Travel Dayo
June
1 - Day Off
2 - Hamburg Kampnagel
3 - Travel Day
4 - Stockholm Sodra Teatern
5 - Day Off
6 - Travel Day
7 - Day Off
8 - Paris Eyse Montmatre
9 - Paris Nulle Par Ailleur TV/Travel Day
10 - London Top of the Pops
11 - London TFI Friday + tba club show
12 - Travel
13 Day Off
14 - Milano Spazio Antologico MTV
15 - Travel Home
July
18 - San Francisco- Shoreline Amphitheater
19 - San Francisco- Shoreline Amphitheater
20 - Off
21 - Vancouver-UBC Field
22 - Bremerton, WA - Kitsap County Fairgorounds
23 - Off
24 - Off
25 - Denver Fiddlers Green
26 - Off
27 - St. Louis Riverort Amphitheater
28 - Cincinnati Riverbend
29 - Cleveland Blossom Music Center
30 - Off
31 - Detroit Pine Knob
Aug
1 - Detroit Pine Knob
2 - Chicago World Amphitheater
3 - Off
4 - Saratoga Sprgs SPAC
5 - Toronto Molson Park
6 - Off
7 - Boston Great Woods
8 - Boston Great Woods
9 - Long Island Jones Beach
10 - Off
11 - Long Island Jones Beach
12 - Stanhope Waterloo Village
13 - Off
14 - Alexandria Lake Fairfax
15 - TBA
16 - Pittsburgh Starlake Amphitheatre
17 - Off
18 - Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphiteatre
19 - Off
20 - Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
21 - Off
22 - Miami Bicentennial Park
23 - Orlando Central Fairgrounds
24 - Off
25 - Charlotte Blockbuster
26 - Off
27 - Off
28 - Minneapolis Harriet Island
29 - Troy, WI Alpine Valley
30 - Off
31 - Off
Sept
1 - Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre
2 - Off
3 - Off
4 - New Orleans UNO Soccer Field
5 - Houston Ft. Bend County Fairgrouds
6 - Dallas Starplex Amphitheater
7 - Off
8 - Phoenix Desert Sky Pavillion
9 - Los Angeles MTV Awards Show
10 - Off
11 - Los Angeles Irvine Meadows
12 - Los Angeles Irvine Meadowns
13 - Los Angeles Irvine Meadowns