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Flea Opens 'Honora' Jazz Tour in Chicago With Trumpet-Led Set

The jazz-focused set signaled a deliberate break from his Red Hot Chili Peppers persona.

Overview

  • Flea launched his Honora tour with an opening-night show at Thalia Hall in Chicago.
  • He drew from almost the entire March album and added unreleased pieces and covers, including Wichita Lineman, Maggot Brain, and a Frank Ocean song.
  • He performed on trumpet and bass with the Honora Band of Josh Johnson, Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss, and Deantoni Parks.
  • Reviewers described a mostly instrumental, composed performance that leaned into calls for peace and love, with an MLK quote on A Plea and Imagine as the walk-in music.
  • Album guests Nick Cave and Thom Yorke did not appear, and Flea told the crowd this new format felt risky and unlike anything he had done before.