 " Under the Bridge " was played at the 1999 Woodstock Festival , which the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined . They were the final act to perform . Attempts at distributing candles that were to be lit during the song backfired . The crowd , which was already disorderly , instead created a bonfire . Lighthearted foul @-@ play escalated into violence when several women who had been crowd surfing and moshing were raped and nearby property was looted and destroyed . Other notable performances were at Slane Castle in August 2003 to 80 @,@ 000 attendees ; and in 2004 at London 's Hyde Park , in which , over the course of three days , an estimated 250 @,@ 000 people were in attendance . Released as the band 's first live album , the event became the highest grossing concert at a single venue in history , with a total revenue of $ 17 @.@ 1 million . " Under the Bridge " is also performed on the Chili Peppers ' concert video Off the Map released in 2001 , and on an exclusive performance for iTunes in 2006 . 
