The Red Hot Chili Peppers will play the 3Arena in Dublin on Tuesday, December 20 – their first appearance in the city for four years.

The band's 11th studio album, 'The Getaway', produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich, debuted at number 1 in the Irish album charts.

Tickets from €60.50 including booking fee go on sale on Wednesday 31 August at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie.