Masonic Auditorium

Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician and actor born on October 16, 1962. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with vocalist Anthony Kiedis being the only other member to appear on every album. Flea has also been a member of several supergroups, including Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon. He has collaborated with various acts such as the Circle Jerks, the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This, Fear, and Jane's Addiction. His playing style incorporates elements of funk, notably slap bass, as well as psychedelia, punk, and hard rock. In 2009, Rolling Stone ranked Flea as the second-best bassist of all time, behind John Entwistle. In 2012, he and the other members of Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.