 Following several Japanese and Australian performances , the Red Hot Chili Peppers planned three nights at London 's Hyde Park . Over 240 @,@ 000 tickets were sold within hours , with roughly 80 @,@ 000 people attending each show on June 19 , 20 and 25 , respectively . It became the highest grossing concert at a single venue in history , accumulating an estimated $ 17 million gross revenue . Due to the success of the three shows , the band released their first live album Live in Hyde Park in Europe , Australia , Japan and New Zealand , excluding the United States . Later that year , the Chili Peppers played for the 2004 Democratic National Convention in support of their political beliefs , with Kiedis saying " Do what you gotta do " at the end of the band 's set . Finally , they played at the Rock am Ring festival as one of the final performances of the By the Way tour . 
