Nostalgia also continues to be a sure bet. On Sunday, the artists who drew the biggest crowds at the luxe festival - where the food and wine offerings rival the musical lineup - all arrived armed with guitars, including singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, indie rockers the National and country crooner Teddy Swims. Sheryl Crow performs at the JaM Cellars Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 28. It also confirmed that while major festivals such as San Francisco’s Outside Lands and Southern California’s trend-setting Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival work harder to cater to younger audiences year after year with TikTok-friendly acts at the top of the bill, this Wine Country event remains rooted in its rock ’n’ roll foundation. The juxtaposition of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ and Lil Nas X’s headlining sets, in addition to a queer-friendly performance by Lizzo on the main stage on Saturday, May 27, proved how far BottleRock has evolved since its 2013 inception. curfew, the band returned with a pair of classics from its 1991 masterpiece “Blood Sugar Sex Magik,” ending the encore with “Under the Bridge” and a barnstorming “Give It Away.” Amy Harris/Associated PressĪfter abruptly walking off the stage 15 minutes before the festival’s 10 p.m. Blissfully happy.”įlea of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs on day three of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival. Now I’m happier because I’m playing with my best friends in Northern California. “I was very happy,” said Flea, resplendent in a striped long-sleeved shirt and luminescent skirt. Given his turn at the microphone, Flea shared a contrite anecdote about playing basketball earlier in the day on the blacktop of Calistoga Junior-Senior High School, some 30 miles away from the festival site at the Napa Valley Expo. Indeed, the setlist was more notable for its exclusions than the songs that did make the cut, with the band snubbing classics like “Knock Me Down,” “My Friends” and “Scar Tissue” in favor of giving Frusciante time to sing a sloppy solo version of Loggins and Messina’s 1970s radio staple, “Danny’s Song.” With guitarist John Frusciante back in the fold, the band reached back to its platinum-selling 1999 album “Californication” for its opening track, “Around the World,” in a set that otherwise leaned heavily on newer and lesser-known material.Īs mustachioed frontman Anthony Kiedis’ performed his signature scat-like nonsequiturs (such as “The night is dressed like noon/ A sailor spoke too soon/ And China’s on the dark side of the moon,” from “Black Summer”), some of the new songs sounded like parodies of the band’s older material.įlea (left), Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 28. The Los Angeles group, which last topped the Memorial Day weekend concert’s bill in 2016, certainly felt familiar on Sunday, digging through a selection of its slap-bass-infused hits with heads down and the groove locked in. Lil Nas X performs his headlining set at the Verizon Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 28. Lil Nas X even shared a passionate kiss with one of his male dancers and gave an empowering speech about overcoming self-doubt and embracing one’s potential.īut despite the spectacle and words of affirmation, Lil Nas X couldn’t compete with Red Hot Chili Peppers, the BottleRock veterans who made their second headlining appearance in the festival’s 10-year run and seemed to draw most of the 50,000 people in attendance on Sunday to the main JaM Cellars Stage. Other highlights included a ballroom scene dance interlude featuring solos by his dancers to a medley of songs by stars like Rihanna, Beyoncé and 2021 Verizon Stage headliner Megan Thee Stallion. Lil Nas X performed with a bevy of dancers at the Verizon Stage at BottleRock Napa Valley on Sunday, May 28. Starting with 2021’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” he delivered a captivating hourlong show that pleased both devoted fans and casual followers, complete with an energetic performance of his 2019 breakout hit single “Old Town Road,” which still holds the record for the longest-running No.
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