The great American writer Gertrude Stein once noted, "Whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to shop." And on Thursday (December 11), American billionaire Todd Boehly, chairman of Eldridge Industries and co-owner of English Premier League hopefuls Chelsea, proved that point by hiring some of the world's biggest and best-known rock stars to play a private corporate gig for just 250 people at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
The gig saw Guns N' Roses duo Slash and Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Ozzy Osbourne/Pearl Jam/Rolling Stones producer Andrew Watt form a one-night-only supergroup called The Dirty Bats to serve as the backing group for Anthony Kiedis, Eddie Vedder, Yungblud, Brandi Carlile and Bruno Mars.
Because nothing screams punk rock more than a bunch of millionaire rock stars taking a billionaire's money to perform for hedge fund managers, real estate agents, insurance brokers and venture capitalist bros, the all-star band played covers by The Stooges, Black Flag, Dead Boys, Nirvana, and Motorhead alongside classic rock staples by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Queen and more.
