A corporate holiday party brought out some of the biggest stars of the hard rock world (and likely some sizable checks) last night, December 11th, in Port Chester, New York. An all-star covers band was assembled onstage at The Capitol Theatre as part of a private event held by Eldridge Industries — a U.S.-based holding and investment company with over $70 billion in assets.
The house band for that lengthy set adopted the name ‘The Dirty Bats’, and were helmed by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Guns N’ Roses bassist/vocalist Duff McKagan, producer/musician Andrew Watt, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.
A revolving door of famous vocalists stepped up to front that tenured collective for a 24-song set of covers. Among those to take turns on the mic were YUNGBLUD, Brandi Carlile, Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, Pearl Jam vocalist/guitarist Eddie Vedder, and diamond-certified pop icon Bruno Mars (covering Nirvana and more no less).
Per setlist.fm last night’s concert ran as follows:
With YUNGBLUD:
“Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones cover)
“Stay With Me” (Faces cover)
“War Pigs” (Black Sabbath cover)
With Brandi Carlile:
“Black Dog” (Led Zeppelin cover)
“The Story” (Brandi Carlile track)
“Tie Your Mother Down” (Queen cover)
With Anthony Kiedis:
“Ace Of Spades” (Motörhead cover)
“Search And Destroy” (Iggy & The Stooges cover)
“Nervous Breakdown” (Black Flag cover)
“If You Want Me To Stay” (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
“Whipping Post” (The Allman Brothers Band)
With Eddie Vedder:
“Corduroy” (Pearl Jam cover)
“Better Man” (Pearl Jam cover)
“Wishlist” (Pearl Jam cover)
“Waiting On A Friend” (The Rolling Stones cover)
“Sonic Reducer” (Dead Boys cover)
“(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding” (Brinsley Schwarz cover)
With Bruno Mars:
“Whole Lotta Love” (Led Zeppelin cover)
“Roxanne” (The Police cover)
“Fire” (Jimi Hendrix cover)
“Dirty Diana” (Michael Jackson cover)
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana cover)
With Bruno Mars, Anthony Kiedis, Eddie Vedder, Brandi Carlile & YUNGBLUD:
“Johnny B. Goode” (Chuck Berry cover)
“Rockin’ In The Free World” (Neil Young cover)
Furthering the star power in attendance, the first video of Mars and more embedded below was filmed by and shared on the Instagram of ‘Lord Of The Rings‘, etc. actor Orlando Bloom.
