Foo Fighters confirm Italy concert after viral video of 1,000 fans playing 'Learn To Fly'.

rattlemag
Oct 23, 2015
1 min read

After a video went viral of 1,000 Italian fans playing Foo Fighters hit 'Learn To Fly' in sync, Foo Fighters have confirmed they will be playing Italy.

The video showed 1,000 musicians, including drummers, vocalists and guitarists playing Foo Fighters hit song 'Learn To Fly' in sync. The video was filmed as part of a campaign to get the Foo Fighters to play in their local area

Dave Grohl later praised the efforts of the 1,000 fans and had agreed to play a show at their town in Cesena. Dave Grohl has now confirmed officially the band will play Carisport in Cesena on November 3.

In the official statement, Grohl says "I’ll never forget that day that my phone was flooded with texts from friends, all saying 'Have you seen this???', 'Amazing!', 'So insane!' with an anonymous YouTube link attached."

Grolh continued to say "To see so many people put so much time, and effort, and love into making music moved me to tears. And the fact that it was a Foo Fighters song…well…it’s hard to put into words how humbled that made me feel. It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful experiences of my entire life."

The organiser behind the viral video said he "cried like a baby" after noticing Grohl's reaction to the video online.