Okay, the Red Hot Chili Peppers faked their performance during the Super Bowl. Sort of. They were against it but the National Football League requested the band to mime it because of potential sound issues. The result: they pretended to play along to a pre-taped track of “Give It Away” during the halftime show as Anthony Kiedis sang live.
Read their admission here: http://redhotchilipeppers.com/news/454-a-message-from-flea
http://redhotchilipeppers.com/news/454-a-message-from-flea
http://redhotchilipeppers.com/news/454-a-message-from-flea