The Mother's Milk Tour (also known as the Suckle Up to the Breast of Mother Earth Tour, Positive Mental Octopus Tour, The Lazy Cowgirls Tour and The Great Expectorations Tour)[1] was a worldwide concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers to support their fourth studio album Mother's Milk, the breakthrough album for the band which launched them to bigger success than ever before. It was the first full tour with guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith, who joined late in the previous year.
Following the 1988 death of Hillel Slovak, departure of Jack Irons and firing of DeWayne McKnight and D.H. Peligro, Anthony Kiedis and Flea were finally able to find a lineup in late 1988 that worked for them and that would go on to create some of the band's biggest and best known albums over the next twenty years. With John Frusciante and Chad Smith on board, Mother's Milk instantly garnered more attention than the band's previous records and, as such, the venues the band performed in were able to accommodate far larger crowds. The band was now playing more arenas than ever before and gaining more television and radio exposure, especially through college radio, which was a huge supporter of the album and helped the band to eventually gain more mainstream attention. For the first time the band also upgraded to a full-fledged tour bus and added backup musicians and singers.
If You Got Funk, You Got Style (Parliament Funkadelic)
Inca Roads (Frank Zappa)
My Michelle (Guns N' Roses)
Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag)
No Head, No Backstage Pass (Parliament Funkadelic)
Red Hot Mama (Parliament Funkadelic)
Standing on the Verge of Getting It On (Parliament Funkadelic)
Tiny Dancer (Elton John)
What Is Soul? (Parliament Funkadelic)
Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers)
Your Song (Elton John)
Tour overviewEdit
The tour was by far the biggest tour for the band at the time breaking them through to new audiences and larger venues to perform at. The tour also included television appearances on such shows as The Arsenio Hall Show where they even performed a tribute to the late night host called "Ode To Arsenio" which was used as an intro to their cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground". In Austin, Texas, during the opening set by Mary's Danish, all four Chili Pepper's ran onstage totally naked, and tackled Mary's Danish two female lead singers. Out of the thirteen songs on the album, only "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky" has never been performed live however it was oddly placed on the band's 1992 What Hits!? album. "Show Me Your Soul", recorded in 1990 which would end up on the 1990 soundtrack for the film, Pretty Woman got a one time only lip-synch performance although it has never been performed live. The band also performed "Naked in the Rain" for the first time ever near the tour's end. The song would appear on their next album, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik. In July 2017 Chad Smith told in fan interview that actually many songs from the first three records were performed during the tour and some of them were played only one time. He also mentioned that the song "Jungle Man" was also played during this tour.
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External linksEdit
Red Hot Chili Peppers website
The Side: Red Hot Chili Peppers Touring History
October 17, 2023
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Mother s Milk Tour news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Mother s Milk Tour also known as the Suckle Up to the Breast of Mother Earth Tour Positive Mental Octopus Tour The Lazy Cowgirls Tour and The Great Expectorations Tour 1 was a worldwide concert tour by Red Hot Chili Peppers to support their fourth studio album Mother s Milk the breakthrough album for the band which launched them to bigger success than ever before It was the first full tour with guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith who joined late in the previous year Mother s Milk TourTour by Red Hot Chili PeppersPromotional poster for two 1990 showsAssociated albumMother s MilkStart dateJanuary 22 1989End dateDecember 31 1990Legs8Red Hot Chili Peppers concert chronologyTurd Town Tour 1988 Mother s Milk Tour 1989 1990 Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour 1991 1993 Contents 1 Background 2 Songs performed 3 Tour overview 4 Opening acts 5 Personnel 6 Additional musicians 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditFollowing the 1988 death of Hillel Slovak departure of Jack Irons and firing of DeWayne McKnight and D H Peligro Anthony Kiedis and Flea were finally able to find a lineup in late 1988 that worked for them and that would go on to create some of the band s biggest and best known albums over the next twenty years With John Frusciante and Chad Smith on board Mother s Milk instantly garnered more attention than the band s previous records and as such the venues the band performed in were able to accommodate far larger crowds The band was now playing more arenas than ever before and gaining more television and radio exposure especially through college radio which was a huge supporter of the album and helped the band to eventually gain more mainstream attention For the first time the band also upgraded to a full fledged tour bus and added backup musicians and singers A VHS video documenting the tour titled Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven was released in 1990 Songs performed EditOriginals 2 3 The Red Hot Chili Peppers Baby Appeal Get Up and Jump Green Heaven Mommy Where s Daddy Out in L A Police Helicopter True Men Don t Kill Coyotes Freaky Styley American Ghost Dance Blackeyed Blonde Freaky Styley Jungle Man Hollywood Africa The Meters Nevermind Yertle the Turtle The Uplift Mofo Party Plan Backwoods Fight Like a Brave Funky Crime Love Trilogy Me and My Friends Organic Anti Beat Box Band Party on Your Pussy Skinny Sweaty Man Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan The Abbey Road E P Fire Jimi Hendrix Mother s Milk Higher Ground Stevie Wonder Good Time Boys Knock Me Down Magic Johnson Nobody Weird Like Me Pretty Little Ditty Punk Rock Classic Sexy Mexican Maid Stone Cold Bush Subway to Venus Taste the Pain Blood Sugar Sex Magik The Greeting Song intro only Naked in the Rain Sir Psycho Sexy intro only Other non album songs Show Me Your Soul lip synched performance Cover songs used as intros or during jams unless otherwise noted Anarchy in the U K Sex Pistols Back in Black AC DC Batman T V Theme song Boyz n the Hood Eazy E Bulletproof George Clinton Castles Made of Sand Jimi Hendrix Cosmic Slop Parliament Funkadelic Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix Don t Call Me Nigger Whitey Sly and the Family Stone Dr Funkenstein Parliament Funkadelic F U Bemsha Swing Thelonious Monk Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix God God James Brown Heaven on Their Minds Jesus Christ Superstar How Many More Times Led Zeppelin If You Got Funk You Got Style Parliament Funkadelic Inca Roads Frank Zappa My Michelle Guns N Roses Nervous Breakdown Black Flag No Head No Backstage Pass Parliament Funkadelic Red Hot Mama Parliament Funkadelic Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Parliament Funkadelic Tiny Dancer Elton John What Is Soul Parliament Funkadelic Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin Why Do Fools Fall in Love Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Your Song Elton John Tour overview EditThe tour was by far the biggest tour for the band at the time breaking them through to new audiences and larger venues to perform at The tour also included television appearances on such shows as The Arsenio Hall Show where they even performed a tribute to the late night host called Ode To Arsenio which was used as an intro to their cover of Stevie Wonder s Higher Ground In Austin Texas during the opening set by Mary s Danish all four Chili Pepper s ran onstage totally naked and tackled Mary s Danish two female lead singers Out of the thirteen songs on the album only Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky has never been performed live however it was oddly placed on the band s 1992 What Hits album Show Me Your Soul recorded in 1990 which would end up on the 1990 soundtrack for the film Pretty Woman got a one time only lip synch performance although it has never been performed live The band also performed Naked in the Rain for the first time ever near the tour s end The song would appear on their next album 1991 s Blood Sugar Sex Magik In July 2017 Chad Smith told in fan interview that actually many songs from the first three records were performed during the tour and some of them were played only one time He also mentioned that the song Jungle Man was also played during this tour This tour marked the last time American Ghost Dance Baby Appeal Good Time Boys Knock Me Down Punk Rock Classic Sexy Mexican Maid Jungle Man Taste the Pain and True Men Don t Kill Coyotes were performed live 4 Opening acts EditThe Black Crowes Buckpets Camper van Beethoven Cosmic Wurst The Cramps David St Hubbins introduced the band at June 16 1990 show The Dead Milkmen Exodus 5 Faith No More Fishbone Mary s Danish Meat Puppets Murphy s Law Original Sins Pocket Fishermen Primus Raging Slab December 1 1989 Atlanta GA December 2 1989 Charlotte NC The Reyond The Side Wingers Sprawl Suicidal Tendencies 6 Too Free Stooges The Weirdos Young Fresh FellowsPersonnel EditFlea bass backing vocals John Frusciante guitar backing vocals Anthony Kiedis lead vocals Chad Smith drumsAdditional musicians EditKeith Tree Barry saxophone horns backing vocals Kristen Vigard backing vocals Vickie Calhoun backing vocals Robbie Allen opening comedy act roadieReferences Edit t shirt museum rock newtype Newtypeonlineshop net Past Shows RHCP Tour Red Hot Chili Peppers Archived from the original on 2015 09 06 Retrieved 2012 07 13 The Side 2011 Tour Theside free fr Archived copy Archived from the original on 2019 01 15 Retrieved 2019 01 14 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 1 dead link TourDateSearch com Tue Nov 21 1989 at Phantasy Theatre in Lakewood OH USA Tourdatesearch com External links EditRed Hot Chili Peppers website The Side Red Hot Chili Peppers Touring History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mother 27s Milk Tour amp oldid 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