If you've ever scrolled through Ticketmaster or other ticketing websites, you've probably come to realize just how many cover bands there are out there. One rock fan was recently trying to score Red Hot Chili Peppers tickets, but accidentally bought them for a cover band instead – and he's pissed.
The fan's name is Aaron, and according to the Detroit Metro Times, he was casually looking through his social media when he came across an ad for a concert that appeared to be RHCP. The show was set for April 28 at a local venue called the Magic Bag, which has a capacity of about 400 people. The tickets were under $20, and Aaron thought he'd hit the jackpot, so he bought four of them.
Apparently, the act he purchased tickets for is called Red Not Chili Peppers, but at a fast glance, he thought the N was an H. He explained that the logo was in all capital letters, so it's understandable that there was a misunderstanding.
"The way they were promoting [Unlimited Love] that just came out, they were doing smaller venues out west, doing little record stores, free shows, things like that,” Aaron justified to the Metro Times. “I was like, oh my god, maybe I’m lucky.”
He further added that he was "completely sober" when he made the purchase, and that the logo was "kind of like slick advertising, basically.” He's also "fuming" because he attempted to reach out to the ticket vendor for a refund, and they refused him — not even the manager could help.
Aaron will likely still attend the show because he's a big RHCP fan, and if he can't get the money back anyway, what does he have to lose? He could have accidentally bought tickets to see the Red Hot Chili Pipers instead, which are a bagpipe band.
Fortunately for Aaron, Red Hot Chili Peppers are headed to Detroit later this year on Aug. 14 at the Comerica Park stadium. However, the capacity for this venue is over 41,000, which is a bit more realistic than 400. See all of their 2022 tour dates here.
And beware of any concerts with tickets priced at less than $20.
Red Not Chili Peppers Promo Video
AshlarKorith on April 27th, 2022 at 16:00 UTC »
I (believe I) actually experienced the opposite of this once. I had talked my friends into going to see a cover band called The Pink Floyd Experience. Last minute my dad ends up coming with us. About 3 songs in my dad leans over and says “hey, is that David Gilmour on guitar?” I was a fan of their music but hadn’t done any kind of looking into the band or anything at that point. Anything I knew about them was pretty much from whatever was on the albums/cds I had. The only time I had ever seen him was on the back of one of them and he was MUCH younger in the picture. The next day I pull up some current pics online and holy shit, the guy on stage looked exactly the same. I’m 99% sure David Gilmour was playing with a cover band without advertising he was with them.
WonTonBurritoMeals on April 27th, 2022 at 15:25 UTC »
Solution - drink beer until you cant tell that its not RHCP and have a good time
brockington on April 27th, 2022 at 14:14 UTC »
I literally made the same exact mistake a couple years ago. Same band and everything. They had a Green Day cover band open, and a STP cover band in the middle. It was a really fun show.