Red Hot Chili Peppers Break Out Songs They Hadn’t Played In 26 Years At Silverlake Conservatory Of Music’s 25th Anniversary Show

For the past year-plus, the various Red Hot Chili Peppers have been busy with their own projects, things like a jazz album and a canned cold brew. On Saturday, though, the Chili Peppers returned to the stage for the first time since they did the LA FireAid benefit in January 2025, and they dug deep into their back catalog, performing some songs they hadn't done in decades.Way back in 2001, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea co-founded the LA music school known as the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music. The school turns 25 this year, and the Chili Peppers celebrated that anniversary with a benefit show at the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday night. The band shared the bill with the Foo Fighters and Vince Staples, as well as the SCM All Stars, an ensemble of students, and the Hollywood Highsteppers, a community marching band. Marc Maron hosted the evening. During their 51-minute headlining set, the Red Hot Chili Peppers played 11 songs, including some early deep-cut live rarities. Here they are, for instance, performing "Organic Anti-Beat Box Band," from 1987’s The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, for the first time since 2000:And here's a clip of them playing another song that's been absent fro...