document_title: The Getaway World Tour

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text: The Getaway World Tour

text: Pre-tour benefit shows and North American festivals[edit]

text: Prior the summer festival dates in June 2016 and start of their headlining tour in September 2016, the band performed at a few benefit and North American festivals. On February 5, 2016, the band performed in Los Angeles at the FEEL THE BERN political fund-raiser in support of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.[4] "Nobody Weird Like Me" made its return to the set list for the first time since the 2006–07 Stadium Arcadium World Tour. The following night, they performed at a private, invitation-only Super Bowl 50 party in San Francisco called "DirecTV Super Saturday Night Co-Hosted by Mark Cuban's AXS TV" where they played "Aeroplane" for the first time since July 1997.[5] The band also performed covers of "Cracked Actor" and "Starman" in tribute to their friend David Bowie, who died the previous month. On April 13, Flea played the national anthem before Kobe Bryant's final NBA game. That night, the Chili Peppers played four song set at a unannounced private show in Los Angeles, CA in support of Sean Parker and The Parker Foundation Launch for The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy[6] The band performed a sixteen-song set at the Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 24 where they were joined by The Meters for a jam. On April 29, 2016, Chad Smith and Will Ferrell will host the Red Hot Benefit Comedy + Music Show & Quinceanera. The benefit will featured a performance by the Chili Peppers along with comedy acts selected by Ferrell and Funny or Die. A portion of the proceeds will go to Ferrell's Cancer for College and Smith's Silverlake Conservatory of Music.[7] It was announced in March 2016 that the band headline the 25th anniversary Lollapalooza festival in July. The band's May 14, 2016 performance at the KROQ Weenie Roast was suddenly cancelled prior to them going on stage due to Kiedis suffering stomach pains. The following show, an album preview show for The Getaway on May 17, 2016, was postponed until May 26, 2016. "Dark Necessities", the lead single from The Getaway, made its live debut on May 22, 2016. New songs "Go Robot" (the band was joined by Thundercat on bass), "Sick Love", "The Ticonderoga" all made their live debuts on May 26, 2016 at the album preview show for iHeartRadio which aired on DirectTV on June 17, 2016. "The Getaway", the title track to the new album, was released by the band on May 26, 2016 however unknown at the time to fans, the band had teased the song live during their performance of "Give It Away" at Super Bowl 50 party in San Francisco back in February. The song made its full live debut on May 29, 2016.

text: Anthony Kiedis health scare[edit]

text: On May 14, the band were forced to cancel their headlining slot at the annual KROQ Weenie Roast as Kiedis was rushed to the hospital prior to the band appearing on stage due to severe stomach pain. Flea alongside, Smith and Klinghoffer made an announcement on the stage as they were due to appear. It is unknown whether upcoming shows would be affected as a result[8] Kiedis' mother Peggy posted the following morning on Facebook that "Anthony will be OK. No surgery is needed. I will keep you updated, I promise"[9] It was confirmed that Kiedis was suffering from intestinal flu and was expected to make a full recovery soon however the band was forced to postpone their iHeartRadio album preview show on May 17, 2016 and has rescheduled it for May 26, 2016. The band returned to the stage on May 22, 2016 in Columbus, OH.[10][11] According to Chad Smith, Kiedis had suffered from the stomach flu a few weeks earlier as well.[11][12] In a May 20, 2016 interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada, his first since being released from the hospital, Kiedis said that his illness was brought on by an "inflammation in my guts" which he said was complicated by a recent stomach virus and existing scar tissue from previous hernia operations which required his stomach being pumped at the hospital due to his food not being able to properly digest. "That becomes an incredibly painful situation where you get a fever and pass out... Lo an behold, I'm on the mend" He went on to say "so it turned out to be a good thing, albeit painful and very sad to have to cancel a show. We don't really do that. I'd rather play deathly ill than not play at all, but in this particular instance, I was starting to go down, as in to the ground, so I got rushed to the hospital, got some help, and now I get to figure things out."[13]

text: The Getaway world tour[edit]

text: Singer Anthony Kiedis in a May 5, 2016 interview discussed touring and said they were very excited to have a lot of new songs to play. Kiedis said "this being our second record with Josh, it feels a lot more fulfilling. And, it's always great to have a job as a musician. It's great to be in this band. We love seeing the world. But to have all these new songs at our disposal for live shows makes it feel like 'Let's go. Let's go. We have a mission now. You do this incredible thing in the studio and then you go practice and rehearse and make sure you can play this stuff live and then you go see the world. You know everywhere; from Asia to South America to Europe and Eastern Europe and hopefully the Middle East and Africa and you know, you give this music life to people far far away that it means something to and you have this communal experience together. And when you just can't take it for another day and you're beat and you're haggard and you're tired and you want to collapse and you come home and you gather some new life experience and start writing a little bit and Flea sits down at the piano and says, 'Hey, I have these chords. What do you think about these chords? And I say, hmmm, I hear melody in there and you start it all over again."[14] Drummer Chad Smith said on May 17, 2016 that the band would be playing in Europe for pretty much the remainder of the year once the tour starts with the North American tour not happening until 2017.[12]

text: All purchases of tickets through the band's website include a free download or physical copy of The Getaway. The production for the arena tour featured over 800 tube lights that stretched out across the audience. Throughout the show they would move up and down and change colour to create different patterns and effects.

text: Summer festivals[edit]

text: The Getaway World Tour got underway on June 4, 2016 with festival dates in Europe, Asia and North America which will last until August 2016.

text: A day after its release, "We Turn Red" made its live debut on June 10, 2016 at the Pinkpop festival while "Wet Sand" was performed for the first time in over two years. Flea, Anthony and Chad also teased George Clinton's "Bullet Proof", a song they haven't performed in 23 years. During the opening encore jam, Kiedis took over Flea's bass while Flea played keyboards and Klinghoffer played piano. The jam included a tease of The Beatles' "Hey Bulldog". After over three years not being performed, "Tell Me Baby" returned to the setlist on June 12, 2016 at Novarock. The rarely performed "She's Only 18" also made its return after a two-year absence. On June 13, 2016, in a pre-taped segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the band appeared in the show's popular Carpool Karaoke segment.[15] During the filming of the segment, Kiedis saved the life of a baby. "a woman came out of her house, holding a child saying 'My baby, my baby, my baby can't breathe!' We all ran across the street, the woman thrust the baby into my arms, the baby was not breathing and I thought 'I’m gonna try and do a little baby CPR real quick, see if I can get some air in this kid.' Tried to open the mouth, [it was] like locked shut. So I started rubbing the belly, bubbles came out of the mouth, the eyes rolled back into place, the ambulance showed up and I handed the baby over, who was now breathing and fine, and we went back to Carpool Karaoke. The little baby looked at me the entire time until the ambulance came, little baby Nina." Kiedis said[16] On June 14, 2016, the band performed eight songs at Studios SFP in France. "Dark Necessities" and "Give it Away" appeared on the television show Le Grand Journal[17] while the remaining six songs, which included the live debut of "The Longest Wave", were recorded for radio station RTL2's "Très Très Privé" concert series. The Live in Paris EP was released on July 1, 2016 and features five songs from the Canal+ performance in Paris. The EP was released exclusively through the music streaming website Deezer. "Detroit" made its live debut on June 29, 2016 at the Roskilde Festival while "Goodbye Angels" made its live debut on July 10, 2016. "Dreams of a Samurai" made its live debut on July 24, 2016 at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.

text: In an August 2016 interview, Flea discussed touring and playing the same songs saying "Has there ever been a night where I've been like 'If I play fucking 'Give It Away' again my cock's gonna fall off'? Yes. There are moments of having a hard time finding the essence and spirit of a song, but in general it's all about the people in the end. It's all about connecting with the people.I try to keep myself in a place of being completely selfless about it and doing my best to use every song, whether it's one I've heard a million times or a new one, as a vehicle for connecting with people and making them feel less alone in the world."[18]

text: European leg I[edit]

text: The band's European headlining tour began on September 1, 2016 and lasted until mid-December 2016. Deap Vally and Babymetal served as the opening acts. "Feasting on the Flowers" made its live debut on September 8, 2016 in Oslo, followed by "The Longest Wave" second time ever played on September 14 in Helsinki. "Search and Destroy" was performed for the first time since 2003 on September 10, 2016 in Sweden and for the first time with Klinghoffer. At the band's show of October 11, 2016 in Italy, Anthony's 9-year-old son Everly Bear joined his father in singing "Dreams of a Samurai".[19] "Don't Forget Me" was briefly teased in tribute to a fan from Peru who died the previous year. The band's show of October 13, 2016 in Montpellier was cancelled due to weather conditions. The band is trying to reschedule the show.[20]"The Zephyr Song" (which was in the band's setlist on November 1, 2016 but dropped in favor of "Soul to Squeeze") was performed for the first time since 2004 and first time with Josh on November 3, 2016. At the band's show of November 9, 2016 in Amsterdam they performed "Mommy Where's Daddy?". This was only the third time since 1999 the song has been performed. They had previously performed the song acoustically in September 2016 and once in September 2015. "Emit Remmus" was performed for the first time since 2012 while "Catholic School Girls Rule" and "Freaky Styley" were for teased at during the band's show of November 16, 2016 in Denmark. On November 17, 2016 in Germany the band performed "Yertle the Turtle" for the first time since 2001. The song was dedicated to one of the band's longtime fans who had been following them on the tour. Due to Kiedis suffering from flu like symptoms, the band was forced to postpone their December 20 and 21 shows in Ireland until September 20 and 21, 2017.[21]

text: Los Angeles Rams opener and Silverlake performances[edit]

text: The band performed two songs before the opening home game of the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 18, 2016. The Rams made their return to Los Angeles after 22 years in St. Louis. "Since I was a little boy, I've taken joy in the beauty of the Rams. When I moved to Los Angeles in 1972, I was getting uprooted from my home and I thought, 'Well, where I'm going they've got the Rams. It's going to be all right'" Flea said.[22] On September 23, 2016, the band performed a short acoustic set at a benefit for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. "Mommy, Where's Daddy?" from the band's debut album was performed for only the second time in the past 17 years (it was last performed in late 2015) and for the first time ever acoustically.

text: North American leg I[edit]

text: The band's 51 date North American leg began on January 5, 2017 will conclude on July 1, 2017. Due to overwhelming demand for tickets after selling out quickly and in response to scalpers, second shows in Boston and Philadelphia were added while second and third shows in New York City and Los Angeles were also added. Jack Irons,[23] the band's original drummer and founding member of the band, will serve as opening act on all North American dates while Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Babymetal, IRONTOM and Deerhoof will serve as opening acts at various dates on the leg.[24][25][26] At the opening show on the North American leg in San Antonio on January 5, 2017, the band performed "Breaking the Girl" for the first time since October 2012. "The Zephyr Song" was performed for the first time in the United States since July 2004 during the band's show of January 8, 2017 in Dallas, TX. At that same show, Josh teased a cover of David Bowie's "The Bewlay Brothers" as a tribute to Bowie who died a year earlier on January 9, 2016. Members of The Meters, The Rebirth Brass Band and Trombone Shorty joined the band on "Give it Away" during their show of January 10, 2017 in New Orleans. The band was forced to postpone their Wichita show on January 15, 2017 to the following night due to inclement weather. On February 13, at their Philadelphia gig band teased 50 seconds version of "Out in L.A", in honor of their 34th anniversary. It was first time that song was performed since 1992 (according to some sources 2004) and first time with Josh.[27] On March 2, 2017, the band announced that they were going to postpone their March 2, 4, 5 shows in Glendale, Denver and San Diego due to Anthony suffering from bronchitis. The San Diego date was rescheduled for later in the month while the other two dates were pushed back to October 2017. On March 17, 2017 at their show in Seattle, the band performed "Charlie" for the first time since 2012. On April 24, 2017 at their show in Jacksonville, "Encore" made its live debut, after some teases throughout the previous tours. At the band's show in Pittsburgh on May 11, 2017 they performed a cover of the Looking Glass song "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". The song was last performed in 2005 and played at most shows during their Roll on the Red tour. It also appeared on their Live in Hyde Park album. Following the band's performance of May 14, 2017 in Columbus, OH, Chad Smith sang the University of Michigan fight song "The Victors". Smith's singing of the fight song made national news as the University of Michigan and Ohio State University are longtime sports rivals and Smith was born in Detroit, MI. Smith's drumset also like at past shows in Ohio featured the Michigan Wolverines logo.[28] At the band's show of May 16, 2017 in Louisville, KY, "Mommy, Where's Daddy?" was performed. The song, which is very rarely played, was last performed in November 2016 has been performed just four times since 1992 and only three times in the United States since then. "This Ticonderoga" was also performed for just the third time and first time since September 2016. At the band's show of May 18, 2017 in Indianapolis, Josh performed a cover of "Seasons" by Chris Cornell. Cornell, the front man for Soundgarden and Audioslave, was found dead earlier that day.[29] At the band's show on May 28, 2017 in Edmonton they performed "Dosed" for the first time ever. It was teased in the past but the song had never been performed in its entirety since it was released in 2002. Zach Irons, son of founding Chili Peppers member Jack Irons and guitarist for opening act IRONTOM, provided a second guitar on the song. At this same show, Flea also briefly teased "Deep Kick", a song that hasn't been performed since 1996. On June 20, at band's gig in Montreal, band's cover of Jimi Hendrix's song, a rarely performed "Fire" was played for the first time since November 2016 and for the second time in United States since By the Way Tour in 2003 (first time in September 2015, not counting Silverlake charity event in following month where it was performed acoustically). During the band's show on June 25, 2017 in Grand Rapids, Anthony Kiedis dedicated "Soul to Squeeze" to his father, Blackie Dammett, who was the long time manager of the band's fanclub and ran their website. Kiedis said "If you could be so kind. My father is fixin' to die and that's OK. He's had a wild, great journey and a helluva colourful badass life but he's sick and he's gonna to die now.. He's pretty lost; he's just a spirit but I would like for everyone just to take ten seconds to send him some love, to send his spirit some love because pretty soon he will be sailing on and I would appreciate it if his home town could send him love for a whole ten seconds of love. Let's give it up. Ten! Thank you. Let's do this tune. Appreciate it." Flea also during the show asked for a moment of silence for Hillel Slovak, the band's founding guitarist who died 29 years earlier. Following the moment of silence, Jack Irons joined his former band on stage to perform Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" as a tribute to Slovak.[30][31]

text: Dave Rat, who has been with the band since February 1991 as the band's sound engineer, announced on January 12, 2017 that he would no longer be working with the band following their show of January 22, 2017 in Minnesota.[32]

text: At the band's show in Atlanta on April 14, 2017 they shot the music video for their song "Goodbye Angels". Chad Smith told the fans on Twitter to "wear something colorful."[33] The video was released on May 9, 2017.

text: European leg II[edit]

text: The band returned to Europe for a second leg starting on July 13, 2017. The leg will consist of mostly festivals along with some headlining dates with the leg expected to conclude on July 31, 2017. The second date on the leg saw the band perform for the first time ever in Benicassim. The show featured a rare performance of "Fire" which was performed for only the fifth time on this tour. Mauro Refosco, who was a touring member of the band for their previous tour and also a studio musician on their two most recent albums, joined the band on percussion for "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" at their July 20, 2017 show in Rome. Kiedis' young son Everly Bear also joined the band onstage to provide some vocals for "Goodbye Angels" which he also would do at the band's very first show in Latvia seven days later.[34]

text: Dublin rescheduled shows[edit]

text: Due to Anthony Kiedis suffering from the flu, the band's shows on December 20 and 21, 2016 in Dublin at 3Arena were forced to be postponed and were rescheduled for September 20 and 21, 2017 at the same venue. During the band's show on September 21 in Dublin they performed "Get on Top" for the first time with Josh and for the first time since August 2007.

text: South American leg[edit]

text: On September 24, 2016, the first date of the leg was confirmed for September 24, 2017 at Rock in Rio. On February 20, 2017 it was announced that the band will perform in Mexico City on October 10, 2017.

text: North America rescheduled dates[edit]

text: Due to Anthony Kiedis suffering from bronchitis, the band was forced to postpone three shows in March 2017 with two of the shows in Denver and Glendale being rescheduled for October 16 and 18, 2017. The band will also perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival that month.

text: Tour dates[edit]

text:
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue

Date
City
Country
Venue
Opening act
Attendance
Revenue

Warm-up Shows – North America

February 5, 2016
Los Angeles
United States
Feel the Bern Benefit
N/A
N/A
N/A

February 6, 2016
San Francisco
DirecTV Super Saturday Night

April 13, 2016[35]
Los Angeles
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Gala

April 24, 2016
New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival

April 29, 2016
Los Angeles
Will Ferrell & Chad Smith's Red Hot Benefit Comedy + Music Show & Quinceañera

Summer festival tour – Europe, North America and Asia

May 22, 2016
Columbus
United States
Rock on the Range
N/A
N/A
N/A

May 26, 2016
Burbank
iHeartRadio Theater

May 29, 2016
Napa
BottleRock Napa Valley

June 4, 2016
Mendig
Germany
Rock am Ring

June 5, 2016
Nuremberg
Rock im Park

June 8, 2016
Interlaken
Switzerland
Greenfield Festival

June 10, 2016
Landgraaf
Netherlands
Pinkpop

June 12, 2016
Nickelsdorf
Austria
Novarock

June 14, 2016
Paris
France
Le Grand Journal/RTL2

June 29, 2016
Roskilde
Denmark
Roskilde Festival

June 30, 2016
Gdynia
Poland
Open'er Festival

July 2, 2016
Werchter
Belgium
Rock Werchter

July 6, 2016
Kiev
Ukraine
U-Park Festival

July 9, 2016
Moscow
Russia
Park Live Festival

July 10, 2016
Perthshire
Scotland
T in the Park

July 15, 2016
Ottawa
Canada
Ottawa Bluesfest

July 16, 2016
Quebec City
Quebec City Summer Festival

July 22, 2016
Ansan
South Korea
Jisan Valley Rock Festival

July 24, 2016
Yuzawa
Japan
Fuji Rock Festival

July 29, 2016
Montreal
Canada
Osheaga Festival

July 30, 2016
Chicago
United States
Lollapalooza

August 25, 2016
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Tennent's Vital
37,255 / 37,255
$2,026,562

August 27, 2016
Reading
England
Reading Festival
N/A
N/A

August 28, 2016
Leeds
Leeds Festival

Headlining tour – European leg I

September 1, 2016
Budapest
Hungary
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Deap Vally
N/A
N/A

September 2, 2016

September 4, 2016
Prague
Czech Republic
O2 Arena

September 6, 2016
Berlin
Germany
Telekom Street Gig

September 8, 2016
Oslo
Norway
Telenor Arena

September 10, 2016
Stockholm
Sweden
Tele2 Arena

September 13, 2016
Helsinki
Finland
Hartwall Arena
Battles

September 14, 2016

North America

September 18, 2016
Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles Rams pre-game performance
N/A
N/A
N/A

September 23, 2016
Silverlake Conservatory of Music benefit

Headlining tour – European leg I

September 27, 2016
Madrid
Spain
Barclaycard Center
BADBADNOTGOOD
N/A
N/A

September 28, 2016

October 1, 2016
Barcelona
Palau Sant Jordi

October 2, 2016

October 5, 2016
Zürich
Switzerland
Hallenstadion
La Femme
27,155 / 27,155
$2,799,690

October 6, 2016

October 8, 2016
Bologna
Italy
Unipol Arena
N/A
N/A

October 10, 2016
Turin
Pala Alpitour

October 11, 2016

October 15, 2016
Paris
France
AccorHotels Arena

October 16, 2016

October 18, 2016

North America

October 28, 2016
Los Angeles
United States
KROQ's Halloween Costume Ball[36]
N/A
N/A
N/A

Headlining tour – European leg I

November 1, 2016
Munich
Germany
Olympiahalle
Deerhoof
N/A
N/A

November 3, 2016
Berlin
Mercedes-Benz Arena

November 6, 2016
Antwerp
Belgium
Sportpaleis
21,099 / 21,230
$1,393,360

November 8, 2016
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ziggo Dome
N/A
N/A

November 9, 2016

November 11, 2016
Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Rockhal

November 14, 2016
Cologne
Germany
Lanxess Arena

November 16, 2016
Herning
Denmark
Jyske Bank Boxen

November 17, 2016
Hannover
Germany
TUI Arena

November 19, 2016
Frankfurt
Festhalle

November 21, 2016
Vienna
Austria
Wiener Stadthalle

December 5, 2016
London
England
The O2 Arena
Babymetal
35,508 / 36,746
$2,842,300

December 6, 2016

December 8, 2016
Glasgow
Scotland
The SSE Hydro
12,240 / 12,363
$1,052,170

December 10, 2016
Birmingham
England
Genting Arena
N/A
N/A

December 11, 2016

December 14, 2016
Manchester
Manchester Arena
29,936 / 32,339
$2,356,080

December 15, 2016

December 18, 2016
London
O2 Arena
17,696 / 18,371
$1,475,250

Headlining tour – North American leg

January 5, 2017
San Antonio
United States
AT&T Center
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Jack Irons
14,209 / 14,504
$1,090,036

January 7, 2017
Houston
Toyota Center
12,615 / 12,615
$1,133,116

January 8, 2017
Dallas
American Airlines Center
13,509 / 14,373
$1,127,341

January 10, 2017
New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
13,179 / 13,179
$1,040,134

January 12, 2017
Memphis
FedExForum
12,002 / 12,002
$1,015,832

January 14, 2017
Tulsa
BOK Center
11,764 / 11,764
$1,058,948

January 16, 2017
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
9,352 / 11,036
$830,152

January 18, 2017
St. Louis
Scottrade Center
13,836 / 13,836
$1,208,732

January 20, 2017
Lincoln
Pinnacle Bank Arena

January 21, 2017
Minneapolis
Target Center

February 2, 2017
Detroit
Joe Louis Arena
15,500 / 15,951
$1,146,840

February 4, 2017
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
15,118 / 15,118
$1,309,460

February 7, 2017
Boston
United States
TD Garden
26,145 / 26,145
$2,435,608

February 8, 2017

February 10, 2017
Buffalo
KeyBank Center
14,668 / 14,668
$1,334,965

February 12, 2017
Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
29,697 / 30,804
$2,452,750

February 13, 2017

February 15, 2017
New York City
Madison Square Garden
45,218 / 45,218
$4,287,735

February 17, 2017

February 18, 2017

March 7, 2017
Los Angeles
Staples Center
40,383 / 40,383
$3,553,466

March 8, 2017

March 10, 2017

March 12, 2017
Oakland
Oracle Arena
13,766 / 13,766
$1,273,634

March 15, 2017
Portland
Moda Center
13,446 / 13,446
$1,158,294

March 17, 2017
Seattle
Key Arena
11,971 / 12,322
$980,089

March 18, 2017
Vancouver
Canada
Rogers Arena
14,556 / 14,556
$1,177,090

March 21, 2017
San Diego
United States
Valley View Casino Center
10,398 / 10,398
$1,029,938

Europe

April 8, 2017[a]
Venice
Italy
Arsenale di Venezia
N/A

Headlining tour – North American leg

April 12, 2017
Washington, D.C.
United States
Verizon Center
Babymetal
Jack Irons
13,745 / 13,745
$1,263,790

April 14, 2017
Atlanta
Philips Arena
13,104 / 13,104
$1,225,612

April 15, 2017
Raleigh
PNC Arena

April 17, 2017
Charlotte
Spectrum Center
12,577 / 14,553
$869,926

April 19, 2017
Columbia
Colonial Life Arena
10,182 / 13,294
$743,956

April 22, 2017
North Little Rock
Verizon Arena
9,332 / 10,344
$812,574

April 24, 2017
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11,640 / 11,640
$1,050,900

April 26, 2017
Orlando
Amway Center
12,557 / 12,557
$1,178,414

April 27, 2017
Tampa
Amalie Arena
12,750 / 12,750
$1,173,543

April 29, 2017
Miami
American Airlines Arena
13,554 / 13,554
$1,314,362

May 11, 2017
Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
IRONTOM
Jack Irons

May 13, 2017
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
13,117 / 16,436
$1,018,146

May 14, 2017
Columbus
Schottenstein Center
10,738 / 10,738
$937,745

May 16, 2017
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
11,579 / 11,579
$1,047,901

May 18, 2017
Indianapolis
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,307 / 12,307
$1,126,207

May 19, 2017
Cincinnati
U.S. Bank Arena
10,358 / 10,358
$923,784

May 21, 2017
Kansas City
Sprint Center
11,726 / 11,726
$1,065,646

May 23, 2017
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
10,947 / 10,947
$953,133

May 26, 2017
Winnipeg
Canada
MTS Centre

May 28, 2017
Edmonton
Rogers Place

May 29, 2017
Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome

June 10, 2017
Manchester
United States
Bonnaroo
N/A

June 20, 2017
Montreal
Canada
Bell Centre
Deerhoof
Jack Irons
13,049 / 14,867
$1,047,050

June 22, 2017
Hamilton
FirstOntario Centre

June 23, 2017
Ottawa
Canadian Tire Centre

June 25, 2017
Grand Rapids
United States
Van Andel Arena
10,975 / 10,975
$969,700

June 28, 2017[b]
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater
N/A

June 30, 2017
Chicago
United Center
Deerhoof
Jack Irons
27,356 / 27,356
$2,507,894

July 1, 2017

Headlining tour – European leg II

July 13, 2017
Lisbon
Portugal
Super Bock Super Rock
N/A

July 15, 2017
Benicàssim
Spain
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim

July 18, 2017
Nyon
Switzerland
Paléo Festival

July 20, 2017
Rome
Italy
Ippodromo Capanelle
KNOWER

July 21, 2017
Milan
Ippodromo del galoppo di San Siro

July 23, 2017
Paris
France
Lollapalooza
N/A

July 25, 2017
Krakow
Poland
Cracovia Stadium
KNOWER

July 27, 2017
Riga
Latvia
Lucavsala

July 29, 2017
Helsinki
Finland
Kaisafest
N/A

July 31, 2017
Reykjavik
Iceland
Nyja Laugardalshollin

North America (benefit and festival appearances)

September 9, 2017
Los Angeles
United States
Silverlake Conservatory of Music
N/A

September 15, 2017[c]
Del Mar
Del Mar Racetrack + Fairgrounds

September 17, 2017[d]
Flushing
Citi Field

Headlining tour – Europe (rescheduled shows from December 2016)

September 20, 2017
Dublin
Ireland
3Arena
Lady Leshurr

September 21, 2017

Headlining tour – South America

September 24, 2017[e]
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Barra Olympic Park
N/A

North America (includes rescheduled shows from March 2017)

October 7, 2017[f]
Austin
United States
Zilker Park
N/A

October 10, 2017
Mexico City
Mexico
Palacio de los Deportes
Louis Cole

October 11, 2017

October 14, 2017[g]
Austin
United States
Zilker Park
N/A

October 16, 2017
Denver
Pepsi Center
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Jack Irons

October 18, 2017
Glendale
Gila River Arena

Headlining tour – South America

March 16, 2018[h]
Santiago
Chile
Parque O'Higgins
N/A

March 18, 2018[i]
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hipódromo de San Isidro
N/A

March 23, 2018[j]
São Paulo
Brazil
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
N/A

March 25, 2018[k]
Bogotá
Colombia
Parque Deportivo 222
N/A

text: Cancelled/postponed shows[edit]

text:
List of cancelled and postponed concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation/postponement

Date
City
Country
Venue
Reason/Additional Info

North America

May 14, 2016
Irvine
United States
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
KROQ Weenie Roast performance was cancelled when Anthony Kiedis was rushed to hospital prior to show due to stomach pains

May 17, 2016
Burbank[37]
iHeartRadio Theater
iHeartRadio album preview performance was postponed due to Kiedis recovering from intestinal flu – rescheduled for May 26

Europe

October 13, 2016[38]
Montpellier
France
Park&Suites Arena
Cancelled due to weather conditions. No rescheduled date has been announced

December 20, 2016
Dublin
Ireland
3Arena
Postponed due to Anthony suffering from the flu. Rescheduled for September 20 and 21, 2017

December 21, 2016

North America

January 15, 2017
Wichita
United States
Intrust Bank Arena
Postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for following night

March 2, 2017
Denver
United States
Pepsi Center
Postponed due to Anthony suffering from bronchitis. Rescheduled for October 16, 2017

March 4, 2017
Glendale
United States
Gila River Arena
Postponed due to Anthony suffering from bronchitis. Rescheduled for October 18, 2017

March 5, 2017
San Diego
United States
Valley View Casino Center
Postponed due to Anthony suffering from bronchitis. Rescheduled for March 21, 2017

June 18, 2017
Quebec City
Canada
Centre Vidéotron
Cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Refunds were given to fans who had purchased tickets. No rescheduled date is expected[39]

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ The show on April 8, 2017, in Venice, Italy was a private performance for artist Damien Hirst's new exhibition "Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable"
Jump up ^ The show on June 28, 2017, in Millwaukee is a part of Summerfest.
Jump up ^ The show on September 15, 2017, in Del Mar is a part of the KAABOO Del Mar festival
Jump up ^ The show on September 17, 2017 in Queens is part of The Meadows Music & Arts Festival.
Jump up ^ The show on September 24, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro is a part of the Rock in Rio festival.
Jump up ^ The show on October 7, 2017, in Austin is part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Jump up ^ The show on October 14, 2017, in Austin is part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Jump up ^ The show on March 16, 2018, in Santiago is a part of the Lollapalooza Chile festival.
Jump up ^ The show on March 18, 2018, in Buenos Aires is a part of the Lollapalooza Argentina festival.
Jump up ^ The show on March 23, 2018, in São Paulo is a part of the Lollapalooza Brazil festival.
Jump up ^ The show on March 25, 2018, in Bogotá is a part of the Estéreo Picnic Festival.

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text: Songs performed[edit]

text: Originals[edit]

text:
Song
Album

"Baby Appeal" (tease)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Mommy, Where's Daddy?"

"Out in L.A." (tease)

"Police Helicopter"

"Catholic School Girls Rule" (tease)
Freaky Styley

"Freaky Styley"

"Yertle the Turtle"

"Fight Like a Brave" (tease)
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

"Funky Crime" (tease)

"Me and My Friends"

"Skinny Sweaty Man" (tease)

"Fire" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
The Abbey Road E.P.

"Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder)
Mother's Milk

"Magic Johnson" (tease)

"Nobody Weird Like Me"

"Stone Cold Bush" (tease)

"Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
Blood Sugar Sex Magik

"Give It Away"

"Breaking the Girl"

"I Could Have Lied"

"If You Have to Ask"

"The Power of Equality"

"Sir Psycho Sexy"

"Suck My Kiss"

"They're Red Hot" (Robert Johnson)

"Under the Bridge"

"Search and Destroy" (The Stooges)
The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience

"Soul to Squeeze"
Coneheads: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

"Aeroplane"
One Hot Minute

"Deep Kick" (tease)

"Let's Make Evil" (tease)

"Pea"

"Around the World"
Californication

"Californication"

"Emit Remmus"

"Get on Top"

"I Like Dirt"

"Otherside"

"Parallel Universe"

"Right on Time"

"Scar Tissue"

"Road Trippin'" (tease)

"By the Way"
By the Way

"Can't Stop"

"Don't Forget Me"

"Dosed"

"This Is the Place" (tease)

"Universally Speaking"

"The Zephyr Song"

"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" (Looking Glass)
Live in Hyde Park

"Charlie"
Stadium Arcadium

"Dani California"

"Hard to Concentrate"

"Hey"

"She's Only 18"

"Snow ((Hey Oh))"

"Tell Me Baby"

"Wet Sand"

"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
I'm with You

"Did I Let You Know"

"Ethiopia"

"Factory of Faith"

"Look Around"

"Pink As Floyd" (tease)
I'm Beside You

"Your Eyes Girl" (tease)

"Dark Necessities"
The Getaway

"Detroit"

"Dreams of a Samurai"

"Encore"

"Feasting on the Flowers"

"The Getaway"

"Go Robot"

"Goodbye Angels"

"The Longest Wave"

"Sick Love"

"This Ticonderoga"

"We Turn Red"

text: Cover songs[edit]

text:
Song
Artist

"Across the Universe" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"Add It Up" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Violent Femmes

"All Night Thing" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Temple of the Dog

"Andy Warhol" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
David Bowie

"Angeles" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Elliott Smith

"Answering Machine" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Replacements

"Anthem" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Leonard Cohen

"Anymore" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Thelonious Monster

"Atomic Dog" (jam - sung by Flea)
George Clinton

"Atmosphere" (tease – performed by Josh)
Joy Division

"The Ballad of El Goodo" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Big Star

"The Bewlay Brothers" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
David Bowie

"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (tease – performed by Flea)
Harry McClintock

"Blackbird" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"Break on Through (To the Other Side)" (tease)
The Doors

"Brimful of Asha" (tease – performed by Josh)
Cornershop

"Bullet Proof" (tease – sung by Flea and Anthony with Chad on drums)
George Clinton

"Burn On" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Randy Newman

"Chelsea Hotel No. 2" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Leonard Cohen

"Close My Eyes" (tease – performed by Josh)
Arthur Russell

"Cosmic Dancer" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
T. Rex

"Cracked Actor"
David Bowie

"The Crunge" (tease – performed by Chad, Flea and Josh)
Led Zeppelin

"Cry Baby Cry" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"D'yer Mak'er" (tease/jam – performed by Chad and Josh)
Led Zeppelin

"Debaser" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Pixies

"Dirty Old Town" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Ewan MacColl

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (tease/jam)
Blue Öyster Cult

"Don't Dream It's Over" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Crowded House

"Eye of the Tiger" (tease – performed by Chad and Josh)
Survivor

"Family Affair" (tease - sung/performed by Josh, Anthony and Flea)
Sly and the Family Stone

"Field Commander Cohen" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Leonard Cohen

"Five Years" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
David Bowie

"Foi Na Cruz" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Galveston" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Glen Campbell

"Get It On" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
T. Rex

"Green Acres theme" (tease – sung by Flea, performed by Flea/Chad)
Vic Mizzy

"Heaven" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Talking Heads

""Heroes"" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
David Bowie

"Hey Bulldog" (tease – Anthony on bass, Flea on keyboard, Josh on piano)
The Beatles

"Higgs Boson Blues" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Hybrid Moments" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Misfits

"I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Peggy Lee

"I Feel You" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Depeche Mode

"I Wanna Be Your Dog" (tease)
The Stooges

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" (tease – sung by Josh, performed by band)
The Beatles

"I Would For You" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Jane's Addiction

"If It Be Your Will" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Leonard Cohen

"I'll Be Back" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"I'm on Fire" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Bruce Springsteen

"I'm Set Free" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Velvet Underground

"I'm So Tired" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"Into My Arms" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Nick Cave

"Io Sono Quel Che Sono" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Mina

"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Boyz II Men

"Jack the Ripper" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Morrissey

"Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Serge Gainsbourg

"Johnny B. Goode" (tease)
Chuck Berry

"The Joker" (tease – sung/performed by Anthony and Chad)
Steve Miller Band

"Ladies' Night" (tease – sung by Flea)
Kool and the Gang

"The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Sinéad O'Connor

"Let Me Roll It" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Paul McCartney and Wings

"Living Without You" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Randy Newman

"Lust for Life" (tease – performed by Chad and Josh)
Iggy Pop

"The Mercy Seat" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"My Death (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Jacques Brel

"Nervous Breakdown" (tease – sung/performed by Flea)
Black Flag

"O Canada" (tease – performed by Josh)
Calixa Lavallée

"The Only Living Boy in New York" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Simon & Garfunkel

"Opportunity to Cry" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Willie Nelson

"Orange Claw Hammer" (tease – performed by Flea)
Captain Beefheart

"Rain" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Beatles

"Red Hot Mama" (tease - sung by Flea)
Funkadelic

"Richie Dagger's Crime" (tease – sung/performed by Flea)
Germs

"Rock and Roll" (tease – performed by Chad)
Led Zeppelin

"Seasons" (tease - sung/performed by Josh)
Chris Cornell

"She's Lost Control" (tease/jam)
Joy Division

"Show of Strength" (tease)
Echo & the Bunnymen

"So What If I Did" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Thelonious Monster

"Southern Nights" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Glen Campbell

"Spectre" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Radiohead

"Starman"
David Bowie

"Strange Days" (tease – performed by Josh)
The Doors

"Strangers" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Kinks

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" (tease – performed by Chad)
U2

"Sway" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Rolling Stones

"Sweet and Low" (tease – performed by Flea and Josh)
Fugazi

"Sweet Home Alabama" (tease – performed by Josh)
Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Sycamore Trees" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Jimmy Scott

"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Smiths

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Mission of Burma

"This is a Low" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Blur

"This Is Where I Belong" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
The Kinks

"Till There Was You" (tease – sung by Flea)
Meredith Willson

"Tonight" (tease – performed by Josh)
Iggy Pop

"Try Again" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Big Star

"Twilight" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Elliott Smith

"Two of Us" (tease)
The Beatles

"Until the Ocean" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Malfunkshun

"Until Then" (tease – performed by Josh)
Broadcast

"The Victors" (tease – sung by Chad)
Louis Elbel

"Waiting Room" (tease – performed by Flea, Chad and Josh)
Fugazi

"War Pigs" (tease/jam – performed by Chad and Josh)
Black Sabbath

"Warszawa" (tease – performed by Josh)
David Bowie

"Watching the Wheels" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
John Lennon

"We Will Rock You" (drum jam – performed by Chad and Josh)
Queen

"What Is Soul?" (tease - normally performed following "Californication")
Funkadelic

"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Gary Portnoy

"Wichita Lineman" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Glen Campbell

"Wicked Game" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Chris Isaak

"Wild World" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Cat Stevens

"You're a Big Girl Now" (tease – sung/performed by Josh)
Bob Dylan

text: A recording of Eric Dolphy's version of "God Bless the Child" is played prior to the band taking the stage at every show

text: Personnel[edit]

text:
Flea – bass, backing vocals, keyboards (during jam on 6/10/16)
Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals, bass (during jam on 6/10/16)
Josh Klinghoffer – guitar, backing vocals, piano (during jam on 6/10/16)
Chad Smith – drums, percussion

text:
Chris Warren – keyboards, drum synthesizer, percussion
Nate Walcott – piano, keyboards, trumpet
Samuel Bañuelos III – second bass (on "Go Robot" and "Encore")

text:
Guest
Date

George Porter, Jr. (The Meters) (bass on "Give it Away")
April 24, 2016

Ziggy Modeliste (The Meters) (drums on "Give it Away")

Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk) (keyboards on "Give it Away")

Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters)
April 29, 2016

Stewart Copeland (The Police)

Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe)

Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac)

Fred Armisen

Josh Freese (Devo)

Will Ferrell

Thundercat (bass on "Go Robot")
May 26, 2016

Everly Bear Kiedis (vocals on "Dreams of a Samuari")
October 10, 2016

Babymetal (on "Nobody Weird Like Me")
December 14, 2016

George Porter Jr. (The Meters) (bass on "Give it Away")
January 10, 2017

Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk) (keyboards on "Give it Away")
January 10, 2017

Trombone Shorty (Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue) (trombone on "Give it Away")
January 10, 2017

The Rebirth Brass Band (on "Give it Away")
January 10, 2017

Everly Bear Kiedis (vocals on "Go Robot")
February 12, 2017

Zach Irons (guitar on "Dosed")
May 28 and 29, 2017

Jack Irons (drums on "Fire")
June 25, 2017

Mauro Refosco (percussion on "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie")
July 20, 2017

Everly Bear Kiedis (vocals on "Goodbye Angels")
July 20 and 27, 2017

Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir (vocals on "Californication", "Under the Bridge" and "By the Way")
September 9, 2017

text: Opening acts[edit]

text:
Deap Vally (September 1–10, 2016)
La Femme (October 2016)
Babymetal (December 5–15, 2016, April 12–29, 2017)
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue (January 5 – March 18, 2017, October 16, 18, 2017)
Jack Irons (January 5 – June 30, 2017, July 1, 2017, October 16, 18, 2017)
IRONTOM (May 11–29, 2017)
Deerhoof (June 18–25, 2017, June 30 – July 1, 2017)
KNOWER (July 20–21, 25-27, 2017)
Lady Leshurr (September 20-21, 2017)
Louis Cole (October 10-11, 2017)


document_title: State of the Union

question_text: when does state of the union address begin

root

text: State of the Union

text: Ceremony[edit]

text: The practice arises from a duty given to the president in the Constitution of the United States:

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text: He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

text: Although the language of this State of the Union Clause[5] of the Constitution is not specific, since the 1930s, the President makes this report annually in late January or early February. Between 1934 and 2013 the date has been as early as January 3,[6] and as late as February 12.[7]

text: While not required to deliver a speech, every president since Woodrow Wilson, with the notable exception of Herbert Hoover,[8] has made at least one State of the Union report as a speech delivered before a joint session of Congress. Before that time, most presidents delivered the State of the Union as a written report.[6]

text: Since Franklin Roosevelt, the State of the Union is given typically each January before a joint session of the United States Congress and is held in the House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol. Newly inaugurated presidents generally deliver an address to Congress in February of the first year of their term, but this speech is not officially considered to be a "State of the Union".[6]

text: What began as a communication between president and Congress has become a communication between the president and the people of the United States. Since the advent of radio, and then television, the speech has been broadcast live on most networks, preempting scheduled programming. To reach the largest audience, the speech, once given during the day, is now typically given in the evening, after 9pm ET (UTC-5).

text: History[edit]

text: George Washington delivered the first regular annual message before a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1790, in New York City, then the provisional U.S. capital. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson discontinued the practice of delivering the address in person, regarding it as too monarchical (similar to the Speech from the Throne). Instead, the address was written and then sent to Congress to be read by a clerk until 1913 when Woodrow Wilson re-established the practice despite some initial controversy. However, there have been exceptions to this rule. Presidents during the latter half of the 20th century[who?] have sent written State of the Union addresses. The last President to do this was Jimmy Carter in 1981, after his defeat by Ronald Reagan and days before his term ended.[9]

text: For many years, the speech was referred to as "the President's Annual Message to Congress".[10] The actual term "State of the Union" first emerged in 1934 when Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase, becoming its generally accepted name since 1947.[10]

text:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

State of the Union (Four Freedoms) (January 6, 1941)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's January 6, 1941 State of the Union Address introducing the theme of the Four Freedoms (starting at 32:02)

Problems playing this file? See media help.

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text: Prior to 1934, the annual message was delivered at the end of the calendar year, in December. The ratification of the 20th Amendment on January 23, 1933, changed the opening of Congress from early March to early January, affecting the delivery of the annual message. Since 1934, the message or address has been delivered to Congress in January or February.

text: The Twentieth Amendment also established January 20 as the beginning of the presidential term. In years when a new president is inaugurated, the outgoing president may deliver a final State of the Union message, but none has done so since Jimmy Carter sent a written message in 1981. In 1953 and 1961, Congress received both a written State of the Union message from the outgoing president and a separate State of the Union speech by the incoming president. Since 1989, in recognition that the responsibility of reporting the State of the Union formally belongs to the president who held office during the past year, newly inaugurated Presidents have not officially called their first speech before Congress a "State of the Union" message.

text: In 1936, President Roosevelt set a precedent when he delivered the address at night. Only once before—when Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to order the U.S. into World War I—had a sitting president addressed Congress at night.[11]

text: Warren Harding's 1922 speech was the first to be broadcast on radio, albeit to a limited audience,[12] while Calvin Coolidge's 1923 speech was the first to be broadcast across the nation.[2] Harry S. Truman's 1947 address was the first to be broadcast on television. Lyndon B. Johnson's address in 1965 was the first delivered in the evening.[12] Three years later, in 1968, television networks in the United States, for the first time, imposed no time limit for their coverage of a State of the Union address. Delivered by Lyndon B. Johnson, this address was followed by extensive televised commentary by, among others, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Milton Friedman.[13] Ronald Reagan's 1986 State of the Union Address is the only one to have been postponed. He had planned to deliver it on January 28, 1986 but postponed it for a week after learning of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and instead addressed the nation on the day's events.[14][15] Bill Clinton's 1997 address was the first broadcast available live on the World Wide Web.[16]

text: Delivery of the speech[edit]

text: A formal invitation is made by the Speaker of the House to the President several weeks before each State of the Union Address.[17][18]

text: Invitations[edit]

text: Every member of Congress can bring one guest to the State of the Union address. The President may invite up to 24 guests with the First Lady in her box. The Speaker of the House may invite up to 24 guests in the Speaker’s box. Seating for Congress on the main floor is by a first-in, first-served basis with no reservations. The Cabinet, Supreme Court justices, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and Joint Chiefs have reserved seating.

text: Protocol of entry into House chamber[edit]

text: By approximately 8:30 pm on the night of the address, the members of the House have gathered in their seats for the joint session.[19] Then, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms addresses the Speaker and loudly announces the Vice President and members of the Senate, who enter and take the seats assigned for them.[19]

text: The Speaker, and then the Vice President, specify the members of the House and Senate, respectively, who will escort the President into the House chamber.[19] The Deputy Sergeant at Arms addresses the Speaker again and loudly announces, in order, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices, and the Cabinet, each of whom enters and takes their seats when called.[19] The justices take the seats nearest to the Speaker's rostrum and adjacent to the sections reserved for the Cabinet and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[20]

text: Just after 9 pm, as the President reaches the door to the chamber,[21] the House Sergeant at Arms stands just inside the doors, faces the Speaker, and waits until the President is ready to enter the chamber.[20] When the President is ready, the Sergeant at Arms always announces his entrance, loudly stating the phrase: "Mister Speaker, the President of the United States!"[21]

text: As applause and cheering begins, the President slowly walks toward the Speaker's rostrum, followed by members of his Congressional escort committee.[21] The President's approach is slowed by pausing to shake hands, hug, kiss, and autograph copies of his speech for Members of Congress.[20] After he takes his place at the House Clerk's desk,[21] he hands two manila envelopes, previously placed on the desk and containing copies of the speech, to the Speaker and Vice President.

text: After continuing applause from the attendees has diminished, the Speaker introduces the President to the Representatives and Senators, stating: "Members of Congress, I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States."[20][21] This leads to a further round of applause and, eventually, the beginning of the address by the President.[21]

text: At close of the ceremony, attendees leave on their own accord. The Sergeants at Arms guides the President out of the Chamber. Some politicians stay to shake hands with and congratulate the President on his way out.

text: Designated survivor and other logistics[edit]

text: Customarily, one cabinet member (the designated survivor) does not attend the speech, in order to provide continuity in the line of succession in the event that a catastrophe disables the President, the Vice President, and other succeeding officers gathered in the House chamber. Additionally, since the September 11 attacks in 2001, a few members of Congress have been asked to relocate to undisclosed locations for the duration of the speech to form a rump Congress in the event of a disaster.[22] Since 2003, each chamber of Congress has formally named a separate designated survivor.[23][24]

text: Both the Speaker and the Vice President sit at the Speaker's desk, behind the President for the duration of the speech. If either is unavailable, the next highest-ranking member of the respective house substitutes. Once the chamber settles down from the President's arrival, the Speaker officially presents the President to the joint session of Congress. The President then delivers the speech from the podium at the front of the House Chamber.

text: In the State of the Union the President traditionally outlines the administration's accomplishments over the previous year, as well as the agenda for the coming year, often in upbeat and optimistic terms.[25] Since the 1982 address, it has also become common for the President to honor special guests sitting in the gallery, such as American citizens or visiting heads of state. During that 1982 address, President Ronald Reagan acknowledged Lenny Skutnik for his act of heroism following the crash of Air Florida Flight 90.[26] Since then, the term "Lenny Skutniks" has been used to refer to individuals invited to sit in the gallery, and then cited by the President, during the State of the Union.[27][28]

text: State of the Union speeches usually last a little over an hour, partly because of the large amounts of applause that occur from the audience throughout. The applause is often political in tone, with many portions of the speech being applauded only by members of the President's own party. As non-political officeholders, members of the Supreme Court or the Joint Chiefs of Staff rarely applaud in order to retain the appearance of political impartiality. In recent years, the presiding officers of the House and the Senate, the Speaker and the Vice President, respectively, have departed from the neutrality expected of presiding officers of deliberative bodies, as they, too, stand and applaud in response to the remarks of the President with which they agree.

text: For the 2011 address, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado proposed a break in tradition wherein all members of Congress sit together regardless of party, as well as the avoiding of standing;[29] this was in response to the 2011 Tucson Shooting in which Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt. This practice was also repeated during the 2012 address and every address after.[30]

text: Opposition response[edit]

text: Since 1966,[31] the speech has been followed on television by a response or rebuttal by a member of the major political party opposing the President's party. The response is typically broadcast from a studio with no audience. In 1970, the Democratic Party put together a TV program with their speech to reply to President Nixon, as well as a televised response to Nixon's written speech in 1973.[32] The same was done by Democrats for President Reagan's speeches in 1982 and 1985. The response is not always produced in a studio; in 1997, the Republicans for the first time delivered the response in front of high school students.[33] In 2004, the Democratic Party's response was also delivered in Spanish for the first time, by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.[34] In 2011, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann also gave a televised response for the Tea Party Express, a first for a political movement.[35]

text: Significance[edit]

text: Although much of the pomp and ceremony behind the State of the Union address is governed by tradition rather than law, in modern times, the event is seen as one of the most important in the US political calendar. It is one of the few instances when all three branches of the US government are assembled under one roof: members of both houses of Congress constituting the legislature, the President's Cabinet constituting the executive, and the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court constituting the judiciary. In addition, the military is represented by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while foreign governments are represented by the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. The address has also been used as an opportunity to honor the achievements of some ordinary Americans, who are typically invited by the President to sit with the First Lady.[28]

text: Local versions[edit]

text: Certain states have a similar annual address given by the governor. For most of them, it is called the State of the State address. In Iowa, it is called the Condition of the State Address; in Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, the speech is called the State of the Commonwealth address. The mayor of Washington, D.C. gives a State of the District address. American Samoa has a State of the Territory address given by the governor. Puerto Rico has a State Address given by the governor.

text: Some cities or counties also have an annual State of the City Address given by the mayor, county commissioner or board chair, including Sonoma County, California; Orlando, Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio; New Haven, Connecticut; Parma, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Seattle, Washington; Birmingham, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; Buffalo, New York; Rochester, New York; San Antonio, Texas; McAllen, Texas; and San Diego, California. The Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in Nashville, Tennessee gives a speech similar called the State of Metro Address. Some university presidents give a State of the University address at the beginning of every academic term.[36][37] Private companies usually have a "State of the Corporation" or "State of the Company" address given by the respective CEO.[38]

text: The State of the Union model has also been adopted by the European Union,[39] and in France since the presidency of Emmanuel Macron.

text: Historic speeches[edit]

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President James Monroe first stated the Monroe Doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress on December 2, 1823. It became a defining moment in the foreign policy of the United States and one of its longest-standing tenets, and would be invoked by many U.S. statesmen and several U.S. presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.
The Four Freedoms were goals first articulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech, he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
During his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944, FDR proposed the Second Bill of Rights. Roosevelt's argument was that the "political rights" guaranteed by the constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness".
During his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson introduced legislation that would come to be known as the "War on Poverty". This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led the United States Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to administer the local application of federal funds targeted against poverty.
During his State of the Union address on January 15, 1975, Gerald R. Ford very bluntly stated that "the state of the Union is not good: Millions of Americans are out of work... We depend on others for essential energy. Some people question their Government's ability to make hard decisions and stick with them; they expect Washington politics as usual." Ford said he didn't "expect much, if any, applause. The American people want action, and it will take both the Congress and the President to give them what they want. Progress and solutions can be achieved, and they will be achieved."

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text: In his 2002 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush identified North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as representing significant threats to the United States. He said, "States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world". In this speech, he would outline the objectives for the War on Terror.

text: TV ratings[edit]

text: Television ratings for recent State of the Union Addresses were:[40][41][42]

text:
Date
President
Viewers,
millions

Households,
millions

Rating
Networks

1/30/2018
Donald Trump
45.551
32.168
26.9
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESTRELLA, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION, CNN, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, MSNBC, PBS

2/28/2017
Donald Trump
47.741
33.857
28.7
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, UNIVISION, PBS, CNN, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, MSNBC, NBC UNIVERSO

1/12/2016
Barack Obama
31.334
23.040
19.6
ABC, AL JAZEERA AMERICA, AZTECA, CBS, CNN, FOX, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, GALAVISION, MSNBC, NBC, NBC UNIVERSO, UNIVISION**

1/20/2015
Barack Obama
31.710
23.137
19.9
ABC, AL JAZEERA AMERICA, AZTECA, CBS, CNN, FOX, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, GALAVISION, MSNBC, MUNDOFOX, NBC, UNIVISION**

1/28/2014
Barack Obama
33.299
23.949
20.7
CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, AZTECA, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, AL JAZEERA AMERICA, GALAVISION, MUN2, UNIVISION**

2/12/2013
Barack Obama
33.497
24.767
21.8
FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, AZTECA, UNIVISION, MFX, CNBC, CNN, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, MSNBC, CURRENT, CENTRIC, GALAVISION

1/24/2012
Barack Obama
37.752
27.569
24.0
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, TELEMUNDO, TF, UNIVISION, CNBC, CNN, FOX BUSINESS, FOXNC, GALAVISION, MSNBC, MUN2

1/25/2011
Barack Obama
42.789
30.871
26.6
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION, CNN, CENTRIC, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/27/2010
Barack Obama
48.009
34.182
29.8
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION, CNN, BET, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC

2/24/2009
Barack Obama
52.373
37.185
32.5
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION

1/28/2008
George W. Bush
37.515
27.702
24.7
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO**, UNIVISION

1/24/2007
George W. Bush
45.486
32.968
29.6
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO, UNIVISION

2/01/2006
George W. Bush
43.179
30.528
31.2
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO, AZTECA AMERICA, TELFUTURA

2/02/2005
George W. Bush
39.432
28.359
35.3
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, TELEMUNDO, TELEFUTURA

1/20/2004
George W. Bush
43.411
30.286
28.0
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/28/2003
George W. Bush
62.061
41.447
38.8
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/29/2002
George W. Bush
51.773
35.547
33.6
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, CNBC, FOXNC, MSNBC

2/27/2001
George W. Bush
39.793
28.201
27.6
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/27/2000
Bill Clinton
31.478
22.536
22.4
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/19/1999
Bill Clinton
43.500
30.700
31.0
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC

1/27/1998
Bill Clinton
53.077
36.513
37.2
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, FOXNC, MSNBC, CNBC

2/04/1997
Bill Clinton
41.100
27.600
28.4
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN

1/23/1996
Bill Clinton
40.900
28.400
29.6
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN

1/24/1995
Bill Clinton
42.200
28.100
29.5
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN

1/25/1994
Bill Clinton
45.800
31.000
32.9
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN

2/17/1993
Bill Clinton
66.900
41.200
44.3
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN


document_title: Sergeant first class

question_text: what rank is sfc in the us army

question_tokens: what rank is sfc in the us army

text: Sergeant first class

text: United States Army[edit]

text: Sergeant First Class (SFC) is the seventh enlisted rank (E-7) in the U.S. Army, ranking above staff sergeant (E-6) and below master sergeant and first sergeant (E-8), and is the first non-commissioned officer rank designated as a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO).

text: A sergeant first class is typically assigned as a platoon sergeant at the company level or battalion operations non-commissioned officer in charge at the battalion level, but may also hold other positions depending on the type of unit. In a combat arms role, a sergeant first class is typically in charge of from 18 soldiers and four tanks in an armor platoon to 40 soldiers in a rifle platoon. A sergeant first class' primary responsibilities are tactical logistics, tactical casualty evacuations, and serving as the senior tactical adviser to the platoon leader.  Sergeant first class replaced the rank of technical sergeant in 1948. (However, the U.S. Air Force, which separated from the Army in 1947, retained the rank of technical sergeant and the U.S. Marine Corps had the rank of technical sergeant until 1959).

text: A sergeant first class is addressed as "sergeant" except in certain situations, such as field artillery units, in which a sergeant first class serving as platoon sergeant is commonly referred to as "Smoke". If a sergeant first class is appointed to fill the role of first sergeant, he or she is addressed as "First Sergeant". Typically a sergeant first class assigned on a manning document to fill a first sergeant role while being promotable to master sergeant can be frocked to first sergeant rank and hold the insignia due its position.[citation needed]

text: Sergeant first class is the first enlisted rank in the U.S. Army to be selected by the centralized promotion system. As such, it is considerably more difficult to achieve than the previous ranks. A sergeant first class is the first enlisted rank to be considered a senior non-commissioned officer, and a soldier achieving the rank gains not only prestige, but several benefits due to the position. For example, a sergeant first class cannot be demoted by standard non-judicial punishment. To demote a senior non-commissioned officer requires a court martial, or congressional approval, and normally only for offenses that carry heavy punishments.[citation needed]

text: The rank title of sergeant first class (SFC) existed in the Army from 1890 [1] until 1920 when it was eliminated in an army-wide simplification of enlisted ranks which had grown into a system containing 128 different rank insignia. The rank of SFC was used in several technical branches such as the Army Medical Department and in the Ordnance, Signal, and Quartermaster Corps and was equivalent to the field service ranks at the company/battery/troop "staff" NCO level, such as color sergeant, supply sergeant, or radio sergeant. The Army restored the rank of SFC in 1948 when it replaced technical sergeant. (Perrenot, 2009)[2]

text: Israel Defense Forces[edit]

text: Rav samal (רב-סמל) or rasal (רס"ל), sergeant first class, is the lowest non-commissioned officer (נגדים) rank in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), above samal rishon, סמל ראשון  (samar, סמ"ר), staff sergeant. Because the IDF is an integrated force, it has a unique rank structure. IDF ranks are the same in all services (army, navy, air force, etc.). The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary Haganah developed to protect the Yishuv during the British Mandate of Palestine. This origin is reflected in the slightly-compacted IDF rank structure.

text:
Israel Defense Forces ranks : נגדים nagadim - non-commissioned officers (NCO)[3]

IDF NCOrank
רב-סמל Rav samal
רב-סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon
רב-סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem
רב-סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhír
רב-נגד משנה Rav nagad mishne
רב-נגד Rav nagad

NATO
OR–5
OR–6
OR–7
OR–8
OR–9

Abbreviation
רס"ל Rasal
רס"ר Rasar
רס"מ Rasam
רס"ב Rasab
רנ"מ Ranam
רנ"ג Ranag

Correspondingrank
Sergeant first class
Master sergeant
Sergeant major
Command sergeant major
Warrant officer
Chief warrant officer

Insignia