It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played to a sold out GM Place crowd on Thursday night.
The Mars Volta opened the evening. The 8 piece progressive rock band filled the venue with their many instruments and drawn out jam sessions. They started their 1hr set with a 15min version of Roulette Dares. Singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala has a unique stage presence. He wasn't as flashy with his dance moves as the last time I saw them, though he did rock out briefly with the mic stand gripped in-between his teeth.
With so many instruments combined with the arena sound system, the music was deafening at times. The high end frequencies of the sound were really loud with the vocals lost in the shuffle during some points. I'm glad I had plugs in. I would love to see these guys play in a smaller intimate theatre setting where the sound system would support their strong musicality.
Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez had some fancy stage moves himself while ripping it up on his axe. The supporting bandmates also did a solid job with the bongo solo and those flute riffs. I was quite content about their set time since openers rarely ever get an hour to play.
Setlist:
Roulette Dares
The Widow
Tetragrammaton
Viscera Eyes
Day Of The Baphomets
Saw someone eating an apple for the first time at a concert. Good idea getting their fruit intake. I wish I thought of that....though I'd probably bring one of those mini travel pack cereal boxes that open up in the middle instead where you can pour the milk in. Perhaps take a Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, or Lucky Charms to tie me over. I didn't care much for Honey Smacks...the one with the frog on it. I did once buy a pack of Cocoa Pebbles just to get a Fred Flinstones eraser.
anyways...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers came onstage and started with an intro jam, followed by Can't Stop. Each of the members had their own unique dress style; Flea wearing a bodysuit, Kiedis in his funky street wear, Frusciante in his dress shirt and blazer ensemble, and Chad Smith simply looking like Will Ferrell.
The production of the set featured video screens in the backdrop and stage lighting that stretched into the middle ceiling of the floor. The guys had two weeks off the road leading up to this show so they were full of energy on stage. Highlights for me from the main set included Charlie, Readymade, Californication, and By The Way. Before Right On Time, they played a cool London Calling intro. During the first chorus of By The Way, they had a really neat freeze frame panoramic shot of Kiedis leaping into the air.
For the encore, they came back and played the intro to the Public Enemy song You're Gonna Get Yours, before segueing into Give It Away. The Peppers then ended their 1hr 55min set with a close to 20min jam session. Omar from The Mars Volta came back out to jam with the Chili Peppers for the show closer. Anthony did some singing during the jam while Omar and Frusciante ripped it up together. The ending was a great display of musicianship between five tremendous performers.
Setlist:
Intro Jam
Can’t Stop
Dani California
Scar Tissue
Charlie
Fortune Faded
Readymade
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Throw Away Your Television / Don't You Ever Leave (outro)
Snow (Hey Oh)
Me And My Friends
For Emily (John Frusciante solo)
Stadium Arcadium
Don’t Forget Me
London Calling (intro) / Right On Time
Tell Me Baby
Californication
By The Way
You're Gonna Get Yours (intro) / Give It Away
Outro Jam
The Mars Volta opened the evening. The 8 piece progressive rock band filled the venue with their many instruments and drawn out jam sessions. They started their 1hr set with a 15min version of Roulette Dares. Singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala has a unique stage presence. He wasn't as flashy with his dance moves as the last time I saw them, though he did rock out briefly with the mic stand gripped in-between his teeth.
With so many instruments combined with the arena sound system, the music was deafening at times. The high end frequencies of the sound were really loud with the vocals lost in the shuffle during some points. I'm glad I had plugs in. I would love to see these guys play in a smaller intimate theatre setting where the sound system would support their strong musicality.
Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez had some fancy stage moves himself while ripping it up on his axe. The supporting bandmates also did a solid job with the bongo solo and those flute riffs. I was quite content about their set time since openers rarely ever get an hour to play.
Setlist:
Roulette Dares
The Widow
Tetragrammaton
Viscera Eyes
Day Of The Baphomets
Saw someone eating an apple for the first time at a concert. Good idea getting their fruit intake. I wish I thought of that....though I'd probably bring one of those mini travel pack cereal boxes that open up in the middle instead where you can pour the milk in. Perhaps take a Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, or Lucky Charms to tie me over. I didn't care much for Honey Smacks...the one with the frog on it. I did once buy a pack of Cocoa Pebbles just to get a Fred Flinstones eraser.
anyways...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers came onstage and started with an intro jam, followed by Can't Stop. Each of the members had their own unique dress style; Flea wearing a bodysuit, Kiedis in his funky street wear, Frusciante in his dress shirt and blazer ensemble, and Chad Smith simply looking like Will Ferrell.
The production of the set featured video screens in the backdrop and stage lighting that stretched into the middle ceiling of the floor. The guys had two weeks off the road leading up to this show so they were full of energy on stage. Highlights for me from the main set included Charlie, Readymade, Californication, and By The Way. Before Right On Time, they played a cool London Calling intro. During the first chorus of By The Way, they had a really neat freeze frame panoramic shot of Kiedis leaping into the air.
For the encore, they came back and played the intro to the Public Enemy song You're Gonna Get Yours, before segueing into Give It Away. The Peppers then ended their 1hr 55min set with a close to 20min jam session. Omar from The Mars Volta came back out to jam with the Chili Peppers for the show closer. Anthony did some singing during the jam while Omar and Frusciante ripped it up together. The ending was a great display of musicianship between five tremendous performers.
Setlist:
Intro Jam
Can’t Stop
Dani California
Scar Tissue
Charlie
Fortune Faded
Readymade
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Throw Away Your Television / Don't You Ever Leave (outro)
Snow (Hey Oh)
Me And My Friends
For Emily (John Frusciante solo)
Stadium Arcadium
Don’t Forget Me
London Calling (intro) / Right On Time
Tell Me Baby
Californication
By The Way
You're Gonna Get Yours (intro) / Give It Away
Outro Jam
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2:07 PM
1 Comments:
My son and his girlfriend attended and my son was "wow'd" by the jam, his girlfriend not so much. There was a huge debate on the Pepper's forum as some people were "bored" by it (ADD?). My son argued a strong case as to why it was to be absorbed and appreciated. He loved it. I was just jealous that I couldn't attend.
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