Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983 Tour

The Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983 Tour was the first concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Originally formed as a joke band called "Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem" by bassist Flea, guitarist, Hillel Slovak and drummer, Jack Irons, all friends from high school. They asked fellow high school friend, Anthony Kiedis to join them onstage for their first show at the Hollywood, California venue known as The Rhythm Lounge. Kiedis had previously been a MC to introduce his friend's former bands. However, this time Kiedis was asked to sing. With one song, a made-up rap Kiedis created called "Out in L.A.", the band took to the stage as an opening act for Neighbor's Voices. The club owner was so impressed by their performance he told them to return the following week with another song. The band quickly wrote "Get Up and Jump" and played it at that second show. In early March 1983 the band made the name change to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band first made a name for themselves on their local club scene when they played the famous Kit Kat Club by doing their now famous socks on cocks routine. This would become a trademark for the band and something they would do on occasion for many years. The socks on cocks gimmick was done to take attention away from the female strippers performing at the club and draw attention towards the band. Kiedis came up with the idea when he was 17 by answering the door wearing nothing but a sock to impress a girl.[1] After this performance, Lindy Goetz decided to be their manager, a role he would hold until 1999. The 1983 tour consisted of shows mostly in the band's home state of California except for one show in Nevada. A 10-song demo tape was recorded with Spit Stix, drummer for the punk band Fear, which Flea was briefly with.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983 Tour

Tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Promotional flyer for the April 13, 1983. This was the band's third show under the Red Hot Chili Peppers name.
Start date	February 13, 1983
End date	November 7, 1983
Legs	1
No. of shows	24
Red Hot Chili Peppers concert chronology

Following the brief tour, the band was signed to record label EMI in late 1983 although two weeks earlier Slovak and Irons other band, What Is This? was also signed to a record deal with MCA Records. Slovak and Irons decided to split from the Chili Peppers, a band the duo still considered only a side project. Slovak was replaced by Jack Sherman while Irons was replaced by Cliff Martinez.