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David Solomon DJing at a concert in New York (2020)
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David Solomon, CEO of the powerful investment bank Goldman-Sachs, has been DJing for years.
It has now been announced that he will also be appearing at the US rock festival Lollapalooza next July - alongside acts such as Metallica, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat and Green Day.
Normally, the 60-year-old performs under the stage name "DJ D-Sol", but a festival poster shows his real name in the line-up.
Solomon shared the poster on Instagram and commented, "I'm excited to play @lollapalooza for the first time this summer." His fee will benefit various charities.
A bank boss at one of America's biggest rock festivals, a successor to counterculture and hippie events like Woodstock?
Reactions on social media were mixed, ranging from congratulations to outrage at being given another stage for one of the world's most powerful bankers.
"Super cool!" commented Damian Pelliccione, actor and co-founder of queer TV network Revry, on Solomon's Instagram.
"You inspire me!"
DJ Joe Nice, on the other hand, expressed doubts that booking Solomon for the festival was "a good idea": "Goldman Sachs closed 2021 during a pandemic that has seen millions of Americans lose their jobs, health insurance, savings and homes. Record profits made," the DJ wrote on Twitter.
He called on the audience to leave when Solomon took the stage.
In 2015 Solomon started his second career as an electro DJ, three years later he founded his own record label.
In the same year he was appointed managing director at Goldman Sachs.
In February 2022 he released his latest single »Heatwave«.
As a spokesman for Goldman Sachs said in response to inquiries from US broadcaster CNN, Solomon hangs up at four to six events a year.
All proceeds went to charity, the spokesman said.
Lollapalooza is one of the most famous rock and alternative festivals in the USA, last in 2019 with around 400,000 visitors.
The last two festivals in Chicago were canceled due to the corona pandemic.
This year it will take place from July 28th to 31st in Chicago's Grant Park.
A total of around 170 performances are planned.
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