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
After Hours (Little River Band album) release in Australia, the band's first album, "Little River Band", had not yet become a hit in the US. When the first album entered the US charts, following the delayed success of single "It's a Long Way There", any potential US release of "After Hours" was delayed. In the meantime, the band recorded their third album, "Diamantina Cocktail". However, Capitol Records in the US deemed that album to be not commercial enough. In response, Capitol selected five tracks from the Australian "After Hours" plus four tracks from the Australian version of "Diamantina Cocktail" and released this compilation in the US