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- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Grohl, and Vince Staples anchor the all-star lineup for Silverlake Conservatory of Music's 25th anniversary benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 17, with the full lineup still to come.
- Silverlake Conservatory of Music was founded in 2001 by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary and Keith "Tree" Barry alongside Peter Weiss, and now provides lessons to more than 900 students weekly across L.A.
- SCM's scholarship program covers more than 200 students who couldn't otherwise afford music education, supplying free lessons, instruments, supplies, ensemble classes, and events.
- The Oct. 17 benefit targets raising $1.5 million to fund a full year of SCM's programming, with tickets going on sale Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. PT alongside sponsorship and VIP packages.
- The anniversary milestone marks a format shift: SCM is replacing its traditional private benefit dinner with a public concert at the 4,000-capacity Hollywood Palladium.
- The conservatory's mission statement emphasizes a focus on community youth while remaining open to "beginning and accomplished musicians of all skill levels" across orchestral, band, and vocal instruction.
Why it matters: The benefit aims to raise $1.5 million to sustain free music education for more than 1,100 students weekly across Los Angeles public schools, where programming has historically been underfunded. Moving from a private dinner to a 4,000-capacity venue for a quarter-century milestone shows SCM betting that the star power of its co-founder Flea — and his rock-star Rolodex — can convert into a bigger annual fundraising floor.
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