(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon is set to take the stage at Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival in July, joining a roster headlined by artists including Machine Gun Kelly and Doja Cat.
Solomon is among the musicians listed in the lineup released Tuesday by organizers of the four-day event, which also includes legendary bands such as Metallica and Green Day. Over the years, Lollapalooza has showcased everyone from Paul McCartney to Pearl Jam to Kendrick Lamar.
Solomon, who started as DJ D-Sol, now just prefers using his CEO name as his stage name. Since assuming the top spot at Goldman, he has played at a variety of high-profile events, including Super Bowl parties and an Amazon.com Inc. confab in 2019.
Yet Solomon's appearance at Lollapalooza, which advertises nine stages and dozens of participating bands, represents the most marquee music industry festival yet for the Wall Street banker, whose past performances have largely been before elite party goers or at corporate events.
A Hamptons charity concert in July 2020 where he spun electronic dance beats commanded as much as $25,000 for a parking spot, while his pre-game appearance before Super Bowl LVI last month was at a party put on by Sports Illustrated that had billionaire attendees like Jeff Bezos and Josh Harris.
His spins have also brought him some trouble. Solomon was involved in a New York probe after playing a set at the Hamptons charity concert, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Beyond his side-gig as a DJ, the 60-year-old Goldman Sachs CEO has also added acting to his resume, playing himself in a cameo on the Showtime series “Billions.”
Lollapalooza, first held in 1991, commands a wide audience, bringing in artists playing rock, pop, hip-hop, and electronic dance music, with general admission tickets starting at $350. It attracted as many as 385,000 concert goers in 2021, according to local Chicago news reports.
This year's festival is scheduled for July 28-31 in Chicago's Grant Park. There's not yet a specific time set for Solomon's performance.
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