apr 28, 2013 - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
The Rolling Stones Bring
Out the Hits and the Stars
at Surprise Club Show
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Among the 700 lucky fans who got to see a hit-heavy set at Los Angeles' Echoplex: Johnny Depp, Bruce Willis, Skrillex, Brian Grazer, Steve Bing and Jim Gianopulos.
They came. They rocked. They rolled… in an insanely small venue.
Legendary band The Rolling Stones played a surprise gig at Los Angeles’ Echoplex on Saturday night. The club, normally home to hipster acts on coveted weekend slots, has a capacity of 700. Admittance was granted by lottery, held in early afternoon with tickets selling for $20 a pop.
The show comes just five days before Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts and friends kick off a North American tour at L.A.’s Staples Center on May 3, and while it was clear they were still working out some kinks, says one lucky concert-goer, “The band was on from the minute they stepped on the stage.”