his friends, Kiedis in particular. A few weeks after the band returned from the tour, the members attempted to get in contact with Slovak, but were unable to find him for several days. Slovak was found dead by police in his Hollywood apartment on June 27, 1988. During his autopsy, authorities determined that he had died on June 25, 1988 due to a heroin overdose. Irons subsequently left the group, saying that he did not want to be part of a group where his friends were dying. Kiedis and Flea debated whether they should continue making music, but ultimately decided to move ahead, hoping to continue what Slovak "helped build". DeWayne McKnight replaced Slovak but was quickly fired from the band after three shows while Irons' replacement, D.H. Peligro would last long enough to play some shows with eighteen-year-old guitarist John Frusciante, who was a fan of the group and idolized Slovak. Peligro was replaced in November 1988 after the group held a lengthy open auditions and eventually chose drummer Chad Smith. Songs performed Tour overview Out of the album's eleven songs, "Walkin' on Down the Road" is the only one to never be performed live. Flea mentioned that "Behind the Sun" was played live only one time in 1987, but the band was not very happy with the result, so they never played it live again. During the tour the band played a Jimi Hendrix tribute show on September 2, 1987. Kiedis provided vocals on a cover of "Foxy Lady" while Bob Forrest and members of Fishbone provided vocals on the other songs with the Chili Peppers as the backup band. The band also played a special show minus Kiedis on April 2, 1988 with Bob Forrest fronting the band. The tour also marked the first appearance of an instrumental jam that later became "Magic Johnson" on their next album, Mother's Milk. This tour marked the last time "Battleship", "Behind the Sun", "Buckle Down" and "No Chump Love Sucker" were performed live. Opening Acts The Borman Six The Busboys Butthole Surfers The Dickies Doggy Rock Double Freak El Grupo Sexo Electric Third Rail Faith No More Fetchin' Bones Firehose Fishbone Franky Jones Go Go Rillas Great Train Robbery Loves Laughter Mundo Aparte Poets' Corner Primus The Sidewinders Slammin' Watusis Soul Asylum T.S.O.L. Tai Pink Talk Back Thelonious Monster Urban Dance Squad Personnel Flea - bass, backing vocals Jack Irons