David Lindquist

david.lindquist@indystar.com

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 2017, ending one of the longest droughts between Indianapolis shows for a major act.

The band known for hits “Under the Bridge” and “Scar Tissue” last appeared in Central Indiana in 2000, when the Peppers played Indiana University’s Assembly Hall and Noblesville’s Klipsch Music Center.

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer will perform May 18 in Downtown Indianapolis. Tickets are $49 to $99 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. For more information, visit Ticketmaster.com.

Acts overdue for an Indianapolis concert date

With the Peppers finally making it back to Indianapolis, U2 may rank as the act most overdue for a local date. Bono, the Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton last appeared here in 2001.

Call IndyStar reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.