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Get ready West coast because the Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming your way in February of 2012. The band just announced five dates in California, Colorado and Arizona that will start with a show on February 17th in Oakland, CA. Tickets for the new dates, which you can see in italics down below, go on sale December 17th at 10:00 am local time. More dates are expected to be announced soon.

Red Hot Chili Peppers North American 2012 tour dates:
1/20 – Sunrise, FL, Bank Atlantic Center
1/21 – Orlando, FL, Amway Arena
1/23 – St. Petersburg, FL, St. Pete Times Forum
1/25 – Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena
1/27 – Raleigh, NC, RBC Center
1/28 – Columbia, SC, ColonialLife Arena
1/30 – Duluth, GA, Gwinnett Arena
1/31 – Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
2/3 – Memphis, TN, FedEx Forum
2/4 – New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Arena
2/17 – Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena
2/26 – Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
2/29 – San Diego, CA, Sports Arena
3/2 – Glendale, AZ, Jobing.com Arena
3/4 – Denver, CO, Pepsi Arena
3/6 – San Antonio, TX, AT&T Center
3/8 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center
3/9 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Arena
3/13 – Tulsa, OK, BOK Arena
3/15 – Oklahoma City, OK, Chesapeake Energy Arena
3/16 – Little Rock, AR, Verizon Arena

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