Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently touring Australia with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic. On Friday night in Sydney, Clinton joined the headliners on stage for a charged up version of “Give It Away”, trading vocals with frontman Anthony Kiedis. Earlier in the night, the band teased “Red Hot Mama” by Funkadelic during the introduction of their own “Go Robot”.
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The Parliament/Funkadelic frontman, who turns 78 in July, recently announced his final outing, the “One Nation Under A Groove” tour, which will feature a variety of artist lineups to celebrate George Clinton’s final dates at the helm of the Mothership. Capping over 50 years of touring and recording, George Clinton & P-Funk will be joined by Galactic, Dumpstaphunk, Fishbone, and Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf, all of whom are taking time out of their own busy touring schedules to hit the road with the Grammy-winning, formerly-rainbow-dreaded funk, hip-hop, and rock & roll pioneer.
The Chili Peppers first collaborated with George Clinton over three decades ago, when the funk hero produced the band’s early funk album, 1985’s Freaky Styley. They’ve collaborated since, notably at the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but have never toured together. With a few dates left together before Clinton retires, there’s certainly potential for more collaborations.
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Give It Away” feat. George Clinton
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Setlist: Red Hot Chili Peppers | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, Australia | 2/20/19
Intro Jam, Around The World, Otherside, Dani California, Dark Necessities, Strip My Mind, I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges), Right On Time, Aeroplane, Californication, Go Robot, Don’t Forget Me, Sick Love, Suck My Kiss, Soul to Squeeze, By the Way
E: Just Like U Said It Would B (Sinéad O’Connor cover, Josh solo, live debut), Give It Away*
*w/ George Clinton