Anyone who has never seen the Red Hot Chili Peppers live can do so on June 26th, when Anthony Kiedis is coming to Mannheim with the other California Kings. The band continues their world tour on the grounds of Mannheim’s Maimarkt and have a very special guest with them as reinforcement: rock veteran Iggy Pop.
With “Return of the Dream Canteen” and “Unlimited Love”, the Peppers released two new albums last year, and of course these, like almost all of their predecessors, rocketed to the top of the charts. In addition to the new discs, they will also present numerous classics from their 40-year creative phase.
Admission begins at 4:30 p.m., the program begins at around 6:30 p.m. The Red Hot Chili Peppers play from approximately 8:45 p.m. and end at 10:30 p.m.
The concert in Mannheim is the only Germany date in the course of their current tour. Next stop is Lyon on July 11th. Afterwards we will continue to Vienna on July 14th.
Tickets:
Tickets for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Mannheim are over ticketmaster available. Admission prices start at just under 60 euros for a normal standing room. If you want to be further ahead, you can secure a place in the so-called “Golden Circle 2” for 96 euros. Tickets for the front rows, in “Golden Circle 1”, cost 139.25 euros. The cheaper early bird tickets are already completely sold out.
Directions & Parking:
Maimarkt grounds
Xaver-Fuhr-Strasse 101
68163 Mannheim
The Maimarktgelände is located right next to the A 656 motorway. The site has its own exit (Maimarkt site) just before the Mannheimer Kreuz, right on the A6 / A656. From there it is only two minutes to the site. There is plenty of parking space.
Parking lots P1-3 and the large parking lot P20 are close and directly to the motorway. There is also a disabled parking space. Another is to the right of the main entrance. You can park here free of charge with an AG ID card (extraordinary disability).
Due to the Federal Horticultural Show in Mannheim, some of the park operators have raised the prices to 9.50 euros. The organizers therefore recommend using a public transport ticket.
Arriving by public transport:
If you are arriving from Mannheim main station, it is best to use tram line 5 & bus 50 (direction Heidelberg from Mannheim main station to the Neuostheim stop, change to bus line 50 in the direction of Neckerau West to the Maimarkt stop, directly in front of the event site), tram line 6 (direction Neuhermsheim/SAP Arena). S-Bahn station from Tattersall stop – near Mannheim main station – to Maimarkt stop) or the S-Bahn line S1 (direction Osterburken, S2 direction Mosbach, S4 direction Karlsruhe from Mannheim main station to Arena/Maimarkt (DB), with 18 minutes walk) .
More information and timetables are available on the Website of the VRN transport association.
Weather:
The concert on June 26th will take place in the open air. And it’s getting hot. Temperatures of up to 34 degrees Celsius and lots of sun will ensure ideal open-air weather. Rain is also not expected that day. With plenty of sunscreen and sufficient hydration, nothing stands in the way of the perfect summer concert with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Even at night it stays pleasantly warm in Mannheim, with an expected temperature of 22 degrees.