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
Journey (band) and Tall Stories. The band hired drummer Deen Castronovo, Schon's and Cain's Bad English bandmate and drummer for Hardline, to replace Steve Smith. In 2000, the band released their next studio album, "Arrival" in Japan. A US release followed in 2001. "All the Way" became a minor adult contemporary hit from the album. In 2002, the band released a four-track CD titled "Red 13", with an album cover design chosen through a fan contest. In 2005, the band was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, embarked on their 30th anniversary tour, and released their twelfth full-length studio album, "Generations",