WHEN THE DARK TAKES OVER

Stadium Arcadium is the title for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' long-awaited ninth studio album. This was confirmed by Flea backstage during Spike TV's video game awards. It has also been confirmed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers mailing list Christmas Card, and is due for release in the spring. It was rumored to be out in  2005 but the release date will be 9th May, 2006  according to the Warner Music Group.

According to a recent interview with the frontman Anthony Kiedis in music magazine NME, 'Stadium' was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart (like the ones, SOAD's "Mesmerize/Hypnotize", but with one more album), but was condensed into one 24 track double album so that the music could be heard quicker. Kiedis announced the first single to be a track titled Dani California(where "Dani" is the same character from their last debut single, 'By the Way'). The article can be read in its entirety via the link at the bottom of the page.

Confirmed Song Titles

• "Dani California" :

  Dani California is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the first single off their ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium. It will be released in 2006 as a single, with the album scheduled for an May release.

  Dani California, continues the character of Dani the girl from the 2002 album By The Way into Stadium Arcadium.

• "Stadium Arcadium"
• "Hard to Concentrate"
• "Desecration Smile"
• "Charlie"
• "Animal Bar"
• "Wet Sand"
• "Snow"
• "21st Century"
• "Readymade"
• "Tell Me Baby"
• "Especially Michigan"
• "Only 18"