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Rock stalwarts The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at 7107 before an ethusiastic crowd. Ruston Banal
Music festivals are like endurance sports. Much like how there are things called "single stamina" and "couples stamina," people who go to music festivals need concert stamina. Concert stamina is important, especially if your main reason for going is the headliner, the last to play in a lineup filled with more than a dozen artists, half of whom you've never heard of and the other half you barely know.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers put on quite a show at the 7107 International Music Festival, but with the crowd crawling through two days of musicians while sweating under the scorching sun in the daytime and braving crisp, cold-inducing winds at night, it was a tough act to enjoy. The boys from Los Angeles did not disappoint, though, and for the true RHCP fan, it can be chalked up as an experience of a lifetime.
What it felt like, actually, was that the Peppers let us into the basement of their homes, where they grind out jams day in and day out. Among the thousands of people in attendance, it was difficult not to connect with the sheer talent that they shared. Fan or not, it was hard to escape the fact that they are some of the most talented bunch of human beings on the planet.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers set was not a performance. It was an experience.
The band started with their usual intro jam, just to get the crowd going, before diving in to "Can't Stop", sending the crowd to a frenzy.
Beer glasses were raised in the air, cigarettes (and other things) were lit up, and with the lights teasing the crowd, you could see concertgoers young and old bumping to the beat with eyes closed. There was some occasional eye contact with friends during the more familiar chorus, then back they went to puffing and sipping.
It was a great start, as they played "Dani California" next. Couples started slow dancing, girls started grinding as if they were Dani California. Things slowed down soon after, with the band going for "Otherside", before leaning on bassist Flea for "Look Around." Josh Klinghoffer also had his time to shine, as the crowd cruised through "Snow (Hey Oh)" and "Soul to Squeeze".
It was indeed tiring, so the free mats from the sponsors were much appreciated. By the time drummer Chad Smith was having so much fun with "Right on Time", I felt the need to lie down and do some stargazing. Frontman Anthony Kiedis was putting everyone to shame at that point. At 51, his energy seemed to eclipse the crowd's combined. Maybe that's what real rock stars are really like, or maybe it's because he's dating a 20-something model. It was nice to be around such enduring energy, his voice was clear and crisp. His and the whole band's love for music and the people was genuine, and for anything else, that sincerity was worth rocking through the set.
The Peppers went through more favorites like "Under the Bridge", "Californication" and "By the Way". They ended the way they started, with a heart-pumping dose of rock, in this instance "Give It Away". They walked away as fireworks illuminated the night sky, and people were left with wide smiles on their faces. They were sent into a legal high and it seemed appropriate to punch each other to check whether that really just happened.
It did. — BM, GMA News
The Red Hot Chili Peppers put on quite a show at the 7107 International Music Festival, but with the crowd crawling through two days of musicians while sweating under the scorching sun in the daytime and braving crisp, cold-inducing winds at night, it was a tough act to enjoy. The boys from Los Angeles did not disappoint, though, and for the true RHCP fan, it can be chalked up as an experience of a lifetime.
What it felt like, actually, was that the Peppers let us into the basement of their homes, where they grind out jams day in and day out. Among the thousands of people in attendance, it was difficult not to connect with the sheer talent that they shared. Fan or not, it was hard to escape the fact that they are some of the most talented bunch of human beings on the planet.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers set was not a performance. It was an experience.
The band started with their usual intro jam, just to get the crowd going, before diving in to "Can't Stop", sending the crowd to a frenzy.
Beer glasses were raised in the air, cigarettes (and other things) were lit up, and with the lights teasing the crowd, you could see concertgoers young and old bumping to the beat with eyes closed. There was some occasional eye contact with friends during the more familiar chorus, then back they went to puffing and sipping.
It was a great start, as they played "Dani California" next. Couples started slow dancing, girls started grinding as if they were Dani California. Things slowed down soon after, with the band going for "Otherside", before leaning on bassist Flea for "Look Around." Josh Klinghoffer also had his time to shine, as the crowd cruised through "Snow (Hey Oh)" and "Soul to Squeeze".
It was indeed tiring, so the free mats from the sponsors were much appreciated. By the time drummer Chad Smith was having so much fun with "Right on Time", I felt the need to lie down and do some stargazing. Frontman Anthony Kiedis was putting everyone to shame at that point. At 51, his energy seemed to eclipse the crowd's combined. Maybe that's what real rock stars are really like, or maybe it's because he's dating a 20-something model. It was nice to be around such enduring energy, his voice was clear and crisp. His and the whole band's love for music and the people was genuine, and for anything else, that sincerity was worth rocking through the set.
The Peppers went through more favorites like "Under the Bridge", "Californication" and "By the Way". They ended the way they started, with a heart-pumping dose of rock, in this instance "Give It Away". They walked away as fireworks illuminated the night sky, and people were left with wide smiles on their faces. They were sent into a legal high and it seemed appropriate to punch each other to check whether that really just happened.
It did. — BM, GMA News
