By the Way World Tour By the Way World Tour The By the Way World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers to support the band's eighth studio album, "By the Way". The band was at a commercial peak at the time, having only been off the road for a short amount of time after touring in support of their 1999, best-selling "Californication". The band began writing their next album in early 2001, and released "By the Way" over a year later, on July 9, 2002. A DVD documenting a show from the tour, titled "Live at Slane
Burnt by the Sun (band) on January 22, 2002, followed by "The Perfect Is The Enemy Of The Good" which was released on October 7, 2003. Witte and Olender opted to part ways with the group in 2004, leading to a lengthy search for suitable replacements. But, in 2006, both returned to a revamped group (now featuring Nick Hale, formerly of Premonitions of War, on 2nd guitar) On August 25, 2009 Burnt By The Sun released "Heart of Darkness". The band stated that "Heart of Darkness" is BBTS' final album. In 2016, former members Mike Olender, John Adubato and Dave Witte started a new band