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Foo Fighters invite 11-year-old gifted drummer to perform on stage

8/30/2021, 1:49:42 PM


VIDEO - Nandi Bushell accompanied Dave Grohl on the demanding track Everlong. A performance greeted by an audience dazzled by the talent of the girl.

Smiling, both intimidated and elated, 11-year-old Nandi Bushell is about to experience an unforgettable moment this Thursday, August 26.

Invited on stage to play alongside the Foo Fighters, Nandi Bushell, gifted on the drums, settles down to the cheers of the audience gathered for a concert of the rock group in Los Angeles.

She will accompany singer guitarist Dave Grohl on the demanding track

Everlong.

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We have had the honor of playing with some pretty amazing artists over the years. Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd. But it surpasses everything,

”announced leader Dave Grohl. From the first notes of the song

,

the girl, like a professional, twirls her drumsticks before embarking on a performance that will remain in the annals. A video immortalizes the moment.

The story between the girl and the group goes back a year, when on August 17, she challenged Dave Grohl, who began his career as a drummer for the group Nirvana, on social networks.

"

Mr. Grohl, I would like to do a battle on the drums with you!"

I LOVE Everlong because it is difficult to play it is so fast but so much FUN!

She

wrote then

.

"Challenge accepted!"

answers the one who has filled stadiums with the Foo Fighters for 25 years.

Former drummer of the iconic grunge band Nirvana, Dave Grohl has since become the singer and guitarist of the American band.

And the musician happily lent himself to the game, as shown in the video shot for the occasion sporting a ten-year-old girl who did not dismantle. The sequence of events far exceeded Nandi Bushell's wildest dreams.