A private New York gig this week somehow pulled together Slash, Eddie Vedder, Anthony Kiedis, Brandi Carlile, Yungblud, and randomly, Bruno Mars.

It all went down at a closed-door holiday party thrown by billionaire Todd Boehly for employees of his company Eldridge Industries, and it happened in a 250-cap room. Imagine having the money to pull this together.

The show was held at Garcia’s inside the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, with Slash fronting a house band called The Dirty Bats. On stage with him were Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, and producer Andrew Watt. Basically, a band most festivals would kill for before you even get to the guests.

Yungblud opened proceedings with Black Sabbath’s War Pigs and The Rolling Stones’ Start Me Up, before Brandi Carlile stepped up for Led Zeppelin’s Black Dog alongside her own The Story. 

Anthony Kiedis followed with a loose, sweaty run through Motörhead’s Ace of Spades and Iggy and the Stooges’ Search and Destroy, then Eddie Vedder took over for Pearl Jam staples including Better Man, Corduroy, and Wishlist.

Then came the part no one had on their bingo card. Bruno Mars walked out and didn’t touch a single pop hit. Instead, he powered through Whole Lotta Love, Roxanne, Fire, and Smells Like Teen Spirit. 

Everyone piled back on stage for Johnny B. Goode and Rockin’ in the Free World, wrapping up what was essentially a private rock festival that no one could buy tickets to, stream, or even properly plan for.

Not a bad way to clock off for the year for those lucky employees. 

For context, Boehly is worth around $9 billion, and Eldridge Industries owns stakes in everything from the LA Dodgers and DraftKings to Vivid Seats and the Golden Globes.

Still, turning an end-of-year function into a once-in-a-lifetime rock show feels like a solid way to thank your staff.

If you’re going to be a billionaire, this feels like a pretty solid way to spend ya dosh.