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Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters Play Benefit for Music School
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters performed at a benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The show marked 25 years of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, co-founded in 2001 by Chili Peppers bassist Flea and Keith “Tree” Barry.
The nonprofit provides music education and scholarships to aspiring musicians in Los Angeles.
It serves more than 900 students each week, with over 200 receiving scholarships, according to one account.
The Chili Peppers played several rare songs, while Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters bandmates revived their cover of “Baker Street” for the first time since 2007.
The concert raised money to help the conservatory provide lessons to children in need.
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters performed at a benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The concert marked the music school’s 25th anniversary and raised money for its programs.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers played several rarely performed songs, while Foo Fighters joined Dave Grohl to perform their cover of “Baker Street” for the first time since 2007.
The event also featured Vince Staples, comedian Marc Maron, and performances by conservatory students.
The articles give different figures for the school’s weekly reach: Rolling Stone says 1,000 students, while Consequence says more than 900.
- Who
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Vince Staples, and conservatory students performed.
- What
- They played a benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s 25th anniversary.
- When
- Saturday; the articles were published on October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
- Why
- The concert raised money for the conservatory’s music education and scholarship programs.
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The Silverlake Conservatory of Music was founded by Michael “Flea” Balzary, Keith “Tree” Barry, and Peter Weiss.
The conservatory held its 25th anniversary benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium.
Student ensembles opened the event, followed by sets from Vince Staples, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- Venue
- Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles
- Occasion
- Silverlake Conservatory of Music’s 25th anniversary
- School founded
- 2001
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Played a 10-song set, according to Consequence
- Foo Fighters cover
- Baker Street,” last performed by the band in 2007
- Weekly students
- 1,000 according to Rolling Stone; more than 900 according to Consequence
3 sources
Red Hot Chili Peppers Break Out Songs They Hadn’t Played In 26 Years At Silverlake Conservatory Of Music’s 25th Anniversary Show
See Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Grohl Perform at Silverlake Conservatory’s 25th Anniversary Show
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters Dust Off Rarities at Silverlake Benefit Gig
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