A resource consent for extended play-time was approved by the Dunedin City Council on November 29 as the concert is expected to run over the normal time limit for significant noise by at least 15 minutes.
The normal limit for significant noise levels in the area around Forsyth Barr Stadium is four hours.
Supporting act, rapper Post Malone, is expected to take the stage at 6.30pm on January 26 and the main act, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will finish playing about 10.45pm.
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd chief executive Terry Davies said the expected run time of the show was "nothing out of the ordinary".
Mr Davies said a popular headline act had pushed the run-time past 11pm in previous concerts held at the stadium.
"It’s a wishlist, if you like. The playlist is so long and they’ve got so many hits we’re just running it a bit longer than normal," he said.
The California rockers announced two New Zealand shows to be played in January, one in Dunedin on the 26th, and one in Auckland.
The band last visited New Zealand in 2019, where they played two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena, but this will be the first time they take to the stage in the South.
Mr Davies said the economic impact for the city would be "something like 10 to 12 million dollars" from concert-goers, expected to number above 25,000.
He said the venue had held larger concerts in the past, but it was still expected to be a big show considering it was the first in more than three years.
"It will be a brilliant show. It’ll be great."
