Red Hot Chili Peppers revive two songs at Silverlake benefit

The Red Hot Chili Peppers revived two songs they had not performed live since 2000 during a benefit concert marking the 25th anniversary of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music at the Hollywood Palladium on October 17. The event also featured Foo Fighters, Vince Staples and student and community performers. The band played “Organic AntiBeat Box Band,” from its 1987 album “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan,” and “Blackeyed Blonde,” from 1985’s “Freaky Styley.” Both had been absent from the group’s live performances since 2000, according to reports of the set. The benefit was held on Saturday, October 17, in Los Angeles. The set also included “Nevermind,” which the band last played in 2019, according to event coverage. That performance was the first with guitarist John Frusciante since 1992. Frusciante also performed a solo version of Carole King’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” The song had last appeared at a Red Hot Chili Peppers show in 2007, reports said. Other songs in the Chili Peppers’ set included “Can’t Stop,” “Black Summer,” “Whatchu Thinkin,” “Hey,” “Eddie” and “Give It Away.” Reports differed on whether the group played 10 or 11 songs, so the total set length was not clear...