"An ex-HP exec reportedly paid millions for a private Rolling Stones show near San Diego" - Solana Beach, CA
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The Rolling Stones played a secret concert here in 2015, after performing at a sold out show at PetCo Park.
Waymark Code: WM18H36
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2023
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After playing a sold-out show at Petco Park Sunday night, rumors began swirling this week that the Stones were still in the area, prepping for another show at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach.
The audience was a bit more intimate: about 500 friends of one activist investor and former HP chairman, Ralph Whitworth, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
Whitworth is rumored to have paid somewhere around $2 million for the Stones gig, San Diego CBS affiliate, KFMB reported. The TV station cites "multiple sources" who confirmed to them that the Stones would be playing at the Belly Up, and say "no tickets will be sold to the public."
These people were trying to get in anyway, though:
By Wednesday afternoon, the secret was out:
Type of publication: Internet Only
When was the article reported?: 05/27/2015
Publication: Business Insider
Article Url: [Web Link]
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How widespread was the article reported?: national
News Category: Arts/Culture
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