Freezing temperatures and ice couldn’t keep the Red Hot Chili Peppers away from Texas on Saturday. Despite canceling their Oklahoma City show the night before, the Chili Peppers rocked out Dallas’ American Airlines Center in a high-profile concert that showcased the band’s exceptional music skills.An all-star cast of drummer Chad Smith, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea and frontman Anthony Kiedis put on a show that lived up to their stature as one of the world’s most talented rock bands.

Opening with the up-beat, fast-paced hit “Can’t Stop,” from their 2002 album “By The Way,” the band started the show running. Next in the line-up was the catchy, pop-rhythmic “Dani California,” the first single from their newest album “Stadium Arcadium.”

Although the band is on tour to promote “Stadium Arcadium,” its two-disc album released in May 2006, it seemed to play it safe by sticking to older hits Saturday night. A sold-out crowd of almost 13,000 voices could be heard singing along with Kiedis to some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Scar Tissue,” “Californication,” “By The Way” and a superb rendition of “Under the Bridge” in an encore.

Fans of the Chili Peppers’ newer stuff weren’t disappointed either. The Chili Peppers played the first five tracks off “Stadium Arcadium’s” first disc Jupiter, including the title track and the funky dance song “Hump de Bump.”

And in one of the most spectacular moments of the show, Kiedis had almost the entire stadium up and jumping to the high-energy, impossible-not-to-dance-to hit “Give It Away Now,” from the band’s 1991 album “Blood Sugar Sex Magic.” It was a true testament to the band’s consistent success for almost three decades.

What makes the Red Hot Chili Peppers so red hot is the unstoppable combination of Flea’s intricate bass lines, Frusciante’s skilled guitar riffs, Smith’s groovy beats and Kiedis’ charisma on stage.

These mastermind musicians have managed to mesh hip-hop, funk and metal in a unique style that has created a genre of its own.

And even though the Red Hot Chili Peppers have nothing to prove, the band never stopped showing off its skills during the show Saturday.

Smith’s numerous drum solos and Flea’s and Frusciante’s impromptu jam sessions in between songs showcased the musical skills that has elevated the band to stardom.

The Chili Peppers are an epidemic you can’t help but catch and are surely on a path to etching themselves into a rock ‘n’ roll fame equal to that of The Rolling Stones.