Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform As Rick Rubins At Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2026

The Red Hot Chili Peppers had a playful homage planned for producer Rick Rubin last night at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Rubin produced eight of RHCP’s albums, so naturally they honored Rubin by preforming "Give It Away" in Rubin-esque wigs and beards. They had to start their performance over due to some technical difficulties, but that didn't keep them from rocking out. Rubin was inducted by Neil Young, who worked with the producer on his 2022 Crazy Horse World Record and has recorded other projects at his Shangri-La studios. Young gave a very long speech tracing Rubin's career. Then Rubin gave possibly the shortest acceptance speech ever: "You can't kill rock 'n' roll." Beastie Boys' Licensed To Ill, one of Rubin's most famous productions, was released 40 years ago today, and he is also credited with conceiving Aerosmith and Run-DMC's classic "Walk This Way" collaboration the same year, Aerosmith and Run-DMC closed the show with that song. Last night's performers and presenters were all a surprise and the event did not livestream. It will air on ABC on Dec. 8, then stream on Disney+. Check out some clips below.