Red Hot Chili Peppers Donned Their Bushiest Rick Rubin Beards for Wild Rock Hall Performance

The Red Hot Chili Peppers honoured producer Rick Rubin at the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a performance of “Give It Away”, dressing as a playful tribute to his familiar look. The moment celebrated Rubin’s influence on the band and his receipt of the Hall’s Musical Excellence Award.

All four members wore oversized white beards and wigs with orange-tinted sunglasses, while Chad Smith’s bass drum featured Rubin’s portrait. A problem with Flea’s bass briefly interrupted the song, but the band restarted and completed it. “Give It Away” appeared on 1991’s *Blood Sugar Sex Magik*, the first of Rubin’s albums with the group; he produced all their albums apart from 2016’s *The Getaway*. Rubin accepted his award with the words, “Can’t kill rock & roll.”