IOWA CITY — It doesn’t get any better than two of the hottest bands in rock sharing the same stage during the course of the same evening. And the fact that this concert took place in Iowa is even more impressive.

The Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers, at Carver Hawkeye Arena, played sets jam-packed with hits and group-defining songs while at the same time rocking an Iowa crowd. Well, at least the group on the floor was rocking.

The Foo Fighters took the stage with a vengeance as the pounding sounds of “Monkey Wrench” barely squeezed out of the weak sound system.

Though the show was tabbed as being a double-headliner event, the sound man must not have been aware of this, as the Foo Fighters were not loud at all. Talking to people next to you was no problem, and singing out loud caused people to stare.

But the show went on, and frontman Dave Grohl entertained. Jumping around the stage playing auxiliary percussion during the intro to “My Hero,” he made sure the crowd kept things safe by encouraging the crowd to remove every floor chair and even taking a trek halfway around the arena. It was all part of the genius entertaining of Grohl.

The Foo Fighters went through a great, well-spread-out set list with highlights such as “Alone + Easy Target,” “Everlong,” “For All the Cows,” “I’ll Stick Around,” a slow version of “Big Me” and, of course, a kick-ass closer of “This Is a Call.”

Grohl made the group’s performance, frolicking around the stage with his black jeans, black shirt and skinny white tie along with his ’80s-rock-shaped guitar. His ability to rock a crowd and write great music is what sets apart this former Nirvana drummer-led band from so many other acts.

Following the Foo Fighters would be a hard task, unless your band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers and your sound is turned up way more than the Foo Fighters.

When the amazing voice of Anthony Kiedis, the spunkiness of Flea, the solidity of drummer Chad Smith and the amazing guitar work of John Frusciante entered the stage with the funk/rock sound of “Around The World,” the tone was set for what would end up being a great set.

Packed with songs from “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” and “Californication,” the Chili Peppers only expanded into older material a few times, but when they did, they rocked.

Though the Chili Peppers have developed a style very punk and funk oriented, their set included songs such as “Otherside” and “Californication,” which both demonstrate the vocal prowess of Kiedis.

Along with sweet performances of “Give It Away,” “Suck My Kiss,” “Under The Bridge,” “Me & My Friends,” an encore consisting of “Soul 2 Squeeze” and a musical feedback/bass/drum entourage, the thing that carried the show was Frusciante’s brilliance on guitar.

As he says in a recent Rolling Stone magazine, all Frusciante ever does is sit at home and write guitar music. This is evident in his solos for every song, as they were all different than the recorded versions, not to mention better.

One thing that seemed a bit weird was the way the group communicated with the audience. Flea did most of the talking, though he was hard to understand, and it sounded like he was mumbling. And nearly everything that came out of Kiedis’ mouth was something along the lines of “We should move to Iowa.”

Though the Chili Peppers’ lineup has gone through a number of changes over the years, two of the best Chili Peppers albums included this particular foursome, and the chemistry is very clear as these guys rocked Iowa.