This wasn’t on our bingo cards: video available of Bruno Mars performing with Slash and YUNGBLUD
Author Benedetta Baldin - 13.12.2025
Well, we have definitive proof that the metaverse is real. The house band for an incredible extended performance was named The Dirty Bats, and was led by Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, bassist and vocalist Duff McKagan, producer and musician Andrew Watt, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. A rotating roster of prominent vocalists performed as frontpersons for this seasoned ensemble, delivering a set of twenty-four cover songs, as per theprp.
Among those who took turns singing were YUNGBLUD, Brandi Carlile, Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and the diamond-certified pop star Bruno Mars, who covered Nirvana among other bands. The presence of additional star figures was highlighted by a video of Mars and others, which was recorded and posted on Instagram by Orlando Bloom, known for his role in ‘Lord Of The Rings’ and “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
Setlist:
“Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones cover) (With YUNGBLUD)