For the first time in nearly ten years, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are playing a show in New York. RHCP drummer Chad Smith joined WFAN morning hosts Boomer Esaison and Craig Carton to announce that the band will be headlining WFAN’s Big Hello To Brooklyn, the final installation in the three night event called “Kickoff In Brooklyn,” as hosted by the Barclays Center. 

The event, which includes a championship boxing match on January 30, a Nets-Thunder basketball game on the 31st, and the Big Hello To Brooklyn concert on February 1st, is scheduled as an exciting lead-in to this year’s Superbowl XLVII, which will be held at the MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, NJ.

In addition to the headlining Red Hot Chili Peppers,  New Politics, MS MR, J Roddy Walston & the Business, and Basic Vacation will be performing at the Big Hello to Brooklyn as well. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, December 20th at 10 AM (ET), so don’t miss out!

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have recently taken to the festival circuit, with headlining appearances at Coachella and Outside Lands in 2013. The band is also slated to perform at a number of festivals in 2014, including Lollapalooza Argentina and Lollapalooza Chile.

RHCP always puts on a great show, and Barclays Center is an excellent venue for live music. So what are you waiting for?!

-David Melamed (@DMelamz)