Flea walked onto the stage after the fluorescent lights in the JMA Wireless Dome dimmed for the third and final time on Friday night. He walked on his hands, his purple skirt resting on top of his head.
Drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante followed Flea, kickstarting the show with a jam session. By the end of the warm-up, Flea and Frusciante were sprawled out on the floor strumming their guitars. The words “Support your local freak” were plastered on Flea’s bass.
“They’re a little bit nuts,” said Carey Chairs, a fan in attendance. “I like that.”
The Red Hot Chili Peppers welcomed thousands of fans sporting bandanas, backwards hats and tie-dye T-shirts to the Dome on April 14. King Princess and The Strokes opened for the rock supergroup, which played a mixture of their old classics and songs from their latest album “Unlimited Love,” which came out last April. It was the first time since 1991 that the band was in Syracuse, last playing at the Dome alongside Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam.
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