Red Hot Chili Peppers To Save Music

Earlier this month the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Eddie Vedder headlined the Hullabaloo Benefit Concert, a show that raises money to support scholarships for the Silverlake Conservatory. The organization is a pet project of bassist Flea, who said it will provide at least 100 underprivileged but deserving kids an opportunity to study music.

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Anthony Kiedis, who showed up at the Musician's Assistance Program benefit shortly after Hullabaloo, said that the impromptu group of former Chili Pepper and Pearl Jam drummer Jeremy Irons, Flea and Eddie Vedder rocked the house while the concert did its job.

Watch video: Anthony Kiedis On Flea Vedder Silverlake Performance

"It was really fun. Eddie Vedder got up there with a power trio consisting of Jack Irons on drums and Flea on bass, and he came off and the guy was drenched as if he had just come in from the ocean. It was kind of like if The Who were a trio today, it might be like that. It brought in a ton of money. Kids will benefit. Kids will get scholarships, and they'll get lessons to learn music. That's what it's there for. (It's) very simple."

Flea has been involved with the Silverlake Conservatory of Music for years trying to help out locally in California, after discovering many of the programs he was involved in were shut down because funding was cut off.

Comments

[cuige]

That's Jack Irons isn't it? Like Anthony said. I wish I had seen that. Flea and Eddie Vedder on the same stage. Legend.

[deathbyawesome]

^ yeah it is jack irons, and i too wish i had seen that, ive seen the chili peppers and pearl jam, but a chili peppers/pearl jam supergroup would have been even better.

[Sixpack5001]

cool. good bands for a good cause

[Chris311]

Just read Scar Tissue by Anthony...Fucking ridiculously awesome story.

[viaquez]

jeremy irons is an actor.....

[Kartman]

He's really gotta shave that mustache.

[frankv]

Would be so cool to see that. I've always imagined Chad to be the next drummer of Pearl Jam if Matt Cameron quits (not that it's going to happen anytime soon, but whatever).

[Ferrarone]

vedder!

[SlashNX]

Why hasnt anyone commented on Kiedis' tash???? he looks ridiculous!!! Better shave it off before Reading!!!!

[DrOcan]

LMAO omg Anthony shave those mustaches

Checked.

[Draken]

I love the 'tash and what a great cause i've always had a lot of repect for RHCP.

[Deliriumbassist]

they should have included Vedder in the headline.

[vantage4]

haha the mustache is great. flea is awesome, he seems like such a nice guy.

[Dontfakedafunk]

Jack Irons WAS the drummer for Pearl Jam, Matt Cameron is the drummer now.

[lordpaco18]

even though anthony kiedis looks sexy no matter what...i WILL shave that stash off myself if i have too

[jamus_dood]

kinda reminds me of ron jeremy...
dunt mata tho cos chilis are fukin insane. cant wait to see them at leeds

[leeb rocks]

Chris311 :
Just read Scar Tissue by Anthony...Fucking ridiculously awesome story

din't you think he looks a lot like a picture of his dad, now he has the tash

[nick83]

moustace?

[rayIII]

leeb rocks wrote:
din't you think he looks a lot like a picture of his dad, now he has the tash

na he looks like John Lennon from the Sgt. Peppers cover

Hmm, woulda kinda liked to see that.

Checked

[SL!!!]

Kartman wrote:

He's really gotta shave that mustache.

lol

[tomwm1]

i wish i were there

[Chris311]

rayIII wrote:

leeb rocks wrote:
din't you think he looks a lot like a picture of his dad, now he has the tash

na he looks like John Lennon from the Sgt. Peppers cover

Yeah actually now that you mention it.

That book changed my life.

[Kris_HSI]

when did anthony cut his hair?

[Black Hole Sun]

Save music? I wish UG wouldn't put these things so ****ing dramatically. I do applaud those involved with this event though, good work.

Checked.

[Dead_End]

im so f**king retarded, i saw the video and thought it was dave grohl for a second, i think i deserved punched in the face for that ahaha, cool event though, wish i woulda been there

[heroicmoose09]

what's up w/ Keides's new facial hair/

[Ibanezax372]

That's cool that they had Jack Irons jam with them. No offense to Chad.

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

that's good of them. nice to see them helping out.

[reggie1975]

I agree, when i saw them and keides had the moustach i thought he looked heaps like blackie

[paintITblack39]

He needs to shave that mustache.

[mr moustache]

paintITblack39 wrote:

He needs to shave that mustache.

...yeah...

[RickGardiner]

Pimp stache, next Ron Jeremy right here!

[chieftanec]

anthonys new name can be mustacheo

[Tiamat]

lol fairly bold claim that theyre going to save music, especially after the chili peppers last album =o

[xx619xx]

woah that mo has to go

[wicrock]

lol most of the comments are about his stache

I've seen a few videos of the show, looked pretty awesome.

[chilibassist]

Yeah, shave the mustache.

Yeah, it's supposed to be Jack Irons.

Yeah, it's a friggin' sweet cause.

Checked. Let's move on from the facial hair chat, please?

[dgme92]

would've been cool... haha nice 'tache lol SHAVE IT MAN!! weird how people only started talkin about it after oh, about 10 comments!!

[RhcpGurl]

leave him alone i think its cool ahha but yes. it cant stay for long! haha remember the last one he had [stache] ? wow hes cut his hair again? is this recent? like, the latest clip of him?

[cloudy_skies]

Why hasnt anyone commented on Kiedis' tash???? he looks ridiculous!!! Better shave it off before Reading!!!!

I rather like the Ringo look.

Anyway, that must have been awesome to have Eddie, Flea and Jack all on the same stage. Plus it's for a good cause, and as Bono often seems to say, they have to help the starvin' childrun.

[Lastlarf]

He looks like someone from the Psychedelic Era Spinal Tap...

[misbachrhcp]

looks lik he's still tryin to be lik his daddy, very suave, he is the man

[MetallicaNRoses]

Chris311 wrote:

Just read Scar Tissue by Anthony...Fucking ridiculously awesome story.

yeah i read that a little while back it's amazing

[9badarv]

i thought jack irons died... could be my mistake (most likely). well someone from the chili peppers died

[SRX700]

What the **** is with the mustache?

[fudge65315]

9badarv wrote:

i thought jack irons died... could be my mistake (most likely). well someone from the chili peppers died

hillel slovak i think

[fudge65315]

9badarv wrote:

i thought jack irons died... could be my mistake (most likely). well someone from the chili peppers died

hillel slovak i think. i mite be wrong, im nt the biggest chilli pepper fan

[wicrock]

It was Hillel who died.

[makuserusukotto]

wow, i cant believe there are this many comments and no one bashing RHCP, cant believe it.
love RHCP
like Pearl Jam
like even more what they are doing for kids

[rock-king]

has anyone noticed tht the mustache he's grown is similar to the one he had in the psychedelic bit of the dani cali video

maybe he caught a glimpse of himself on mtv12 or wherver u find the actual music these days, and decided tht the ron jeremy look suited him

ah the misguided vanity of rockstars

only jokin, RHCP hav been consistently the best band of the last 20 years and desrv nuthin but respect and now ther teamin up with Vedder to do sumthing charitable

show bono a thing or two about how to do it with style and nt come across as a pretentious ****

[a god]

RHCP and Pearl Jam together...heaven. and for a good cause. great job. they are one of those rare bands still makin good music after 20-30 years of being around.

[[[.:jess:.]]]

Chris311 wrote:

Just read Scar Tissue by Anthony...Fucking ridiculously awesome story.

agreed. amazing story.