Then there is the shirt. Anthony Kiedis’s rainbow-flecked, psychedelic t-shirt has become an artifact of rock history. Flea, wearing nothing but a silver bass and blue athletic shorts, performs one-handed handstands while playing slap bass. Chad Smith beats his drums so hard it looks like he’s trying to punish the kit for existing.
Even the supporting acts that night read like a fantasy lineup: Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and PJ Harvey. It was a perfect day in rock history. red hot chilli peppers live at slane castle
Nearly two decades later, the remains the definitive document of a band that has always defied categorization. They are punk, funk, rock, and psychedelia. They are survivors. Then there is the shirt