Foo Fighters, RHCP Rock Silverlake Conservatory's 25th — SkimNews
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- Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined with an 11-song set featuring "Organic Anti-Beat Box Band" and "Blackeyed Blonde" — neither performed live since 2000 — plus John Frusciante's first live rendition of "Nevermind" since 1992 and a solo take on Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow."
- Foo Fighters reunited mid-song after Grohl opened solo with "Times Like These" and "My Hero," then dusted off Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" — a song Grohl said they hadn't played in 20 years — noting the last time they opened for RHCP was 25 years ago on the 2000 arena tour.
- Grohl's daughter Violet joined the Foo Fighters for covers of X's "Nausea" and Nerves' "Hanging on the Telephone," noting the latter was famously covered by Blondie.
- Silverlake Conservatory of Music, founded in 2001 by Flea and Keith "Tree" Barry, provides free music lessons to 1,000 LA students each week and awards scholarships to more than 200 students, filling gaps in L.A. public school music programming.
- Vince Staples performed songs from his latest rock album "Cry Baby" alongside guitarist Jennifer Haack and bassist Chloe Haack — both Silverlake Conservatory alumni who joined Staples on backing vocals.
- Emcee Marc Maron opened by declaring "Fuck fascism, and while we're at it, fuck ICE too" before making a Waymo joke and introducing Staples, while the show also marked Flea's birthday weekend with the student brass band Hollywood Highsteppers playing "When the Saints Go Marching In."
Why it matters: The fundraiser replaced the conservatory's annual private benefit dinner, putting an LA music education nonprofit that serves 1,000 students weekly — including over 200 scholarship recipients — in front of a public audience. Alumni like Jennifer and Chloe Haack performing with Vince Staples on the same bill as RHCP and Foo Fighters shows the conservatory's direct pipeline from free lessons to professional stages.
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