KeyArena continues to bring the rock this year. With Radiohead in the rearview mirror and Coldplay, Roger Waters, and The Black Keys already on the horizon, LiveNation announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers will swing through Seattle on November 15. It’s a bit unclear how relevant RHCP remains since the departure of guitarist John Frusciante a few years back. The band’s latest album, 2011’s I’m with You, hasn’t caught on as much as previous efforts did. But even if the band is in its twilight, Flea and co. still have a catalog of great, arena-ready singles to crank out. It just seems a bit silly that tickets are going on sale seven months before the show.

Then again, it’s not as absurd as the other KeyArena show with tickets going on sale this Saturday: British boy band One Direction’s July 23 concert. Oh, wait, that’s July 23, 2013. And while most non-14-year-old girls or frequent Saturday Night Live viewers probably haven’t even heard of One Direction, tickets to the group’s show will sell waaaaaaaaay faster than RHCP (One Direction’s Madison Square Garden show last December sold out in 10 minutes). Rock ‘n’ roll in the modern era, ladies and gentlemen.

Tickets to see Red Hot Chili Peppers go on sale this Saturday at 10am at livenation.com.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nov 15 @ 8, $75, KeyArena