When Woodstock '99 riots erupted during Red Hot Chili Peppers' set: 'We looked like we were the bad guys'
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Chad Smith Recalls How He and Flea Got Chased Off the Stage Naked by Police During Chili Peppers Show | Ultimate Guitar
![RHCP Live Archive on X: "On this day in 2000, 16 years ago, @ChiliPeppers played at @EMPmuseum, last time w/Socks on Cocks #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/yk7mFhauTP" / X RHCP Live Archive on X: "On this day in 2000, 16 years ago, @ChiliPeppers played at @EMPmuseum, last time w/Socks on Cocks #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/yk7mFhauTP" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Clo9WT6WEAAmkW_.jpg)
RHCP Live Archive on X: "On this day in 2000, 16 years ago, @ChiliPeppers played at @EMPmuseum, last time w/Socks on Cocks #ThrowbackThursday https://t.co/yk7mFhauTP" / X
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64 Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform At Ahoy In Rotterdam Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
![Red Hot Chili Peppers - Me And My Friends - 7/25/1999 - Woodstock 99 East Stage (Official) - YouTube Red Hot Chili Peppers - Me And My Friends - 7/25/1999 - Woodstock 99 East Stage (Official) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_wKw0RUMsMk/mqdefault.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Me And My Friends - 7/25/1999 - Woodstock 99 East Stage (Official) - YouTube
![PTI on X: "On Red Hot Chili Peppers... Mike: "They were naked. Get some style." Tony: "That's their move. They get naked." http://t.co/iCTNHW1ezZ" / X PTI on X: "On Red Hot Chili Peppers... Mike: "They were naked. Get some style." Tony: "That's their move. They get naked." http://t.co/iCTNHW1ezZ" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BflZl7tCIAAlTpK.jpg:large)
PTI on X: "On Red Hot Chili Peppers... Mike: "They were naked. Get some style." Tony: "That's their move. They get naked." http://t.co/iCTNHW1ezZ" / X
![Wife: Please don't get drunk at the party and play bass naked. Me after 3 beers: : r/RedHotChiliPeppers Wife: Please don't get drunk at the party and play bass naked. Me after 3 beers: : r/RedHotChiliPeppers](https://i.redd.it/dsfks7erjuz81.jpg)