The Red Hot Chili Peppers played a nostalgic set for fans who banded together to sell out Tampa's Amalie Arena on April 27, 2017. It was a mixed set that had us thinking about lumping the Peppers into the classic rock category. Here's part of our review:
The Chili Peppers of yore made the world bend at their will, and while a visually enthralling live setup literally allowed the band to shape the innards of a sold out arena at the drop of a hat, you get the feeling that the world at large is slowly starting to walk away from the band. Examples of the brave, inventive and give-a-fuck-less-about-convention rock and roll that Kiedis & co. pioneered so many years ago are available at the touch of a smartphone screen (although nothing will duplicate the live experience, and Flea noted that after the encore).
Read the rest of the review, and see photos, here, then listen to a Spotify playlist of songs from the show below
This article appears in Apr 27 – May 4, 2017.