--- title: Dave Grohl Invites Fan to Play Drums at Foo Fighters Concert description: Watch Dave Grohl invite a fan to play the drums at a Foo Fighters concert in Toronto canonical: https://time.com/3955345/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-fan-drums/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-13T14:49:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:42.738Z og:title: Watch Dave Grohl Make This Guy's Birthday the Best Ever og:description: He got to play drums with Foo Fighters og:url: https://time.com/3955345/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-fan-drums/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Dave Grohl Make This Guy's Birthday the Best Ever twitter:description: He got to play drums with Foo Fighters twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Dave Grohl Make This Guy's Birthday the Best Ever ## Video: 2015 Grammys Highlight Video [Watch (HLS stream): 2015 Grammys Highlight Video](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wjLsm4ex.m3u8) (2:09)  _Published 2015-02-09. grammy awards,2015 grammy awards,grammy awards news,grammy awards recap,grammy awards highlights,grammy awards performances,grammy awards kanye west,grammy awards beck,grammy awards sam smith,grammy awards sia,grammy awards lady gaga tony bennett_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 13, 2015 2:49 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 13, 2015 2:49 PM UTC At a July 9 Foo Fighters concert in Toronto, Dave Grohl invited a fan up to the stage to play drums. Anthony Bifolchi got noticed by the band after he held up a sign that said “It’s my birthday, can I play drums?” That is when Grohl told him to get on stage and warned him not to mess up. The group jammed to “Big Me,” and then Bifolchi capped off the experience of a lifetime by snapping a selfie with Grohl. He thanked his “heroes” in a tweet: So that just happened. Playing on stage with my hero's .. Thank you for an unforgettable experience. [@foofighters](https://twitter.com/foofighters?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [#BigMe](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BigMe?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — Anthony Bifolchi (@AnthonyBifolchi) [July 10, 2015](https://twitter.com/AnthonyBifolchi/status/619384862340960256?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) ### See the Evolution of Dave Grohl Over the Years  Nirvana backstage in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 12, 1991\. From left to right: drummer Dave Grohl, singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic. Paul Bergen—Redferns/Getty Images  Dave Abruzzo of Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl of Nirvana in 1992. Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Dave Grohl of Nirvana (center) with Anthony Kiedis and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers at MTV Live and Loud in December 1993. Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic  Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters backstage at The Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 held at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California on June 16, 1995. Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images  Foo Fighters group portrait in Denver in 1998. Martyn Goodacre—Getty Images  Dave Grohl performs at the 11th Annual Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on May 1, 2004. Frank Mullen—WireImage/Getty Images  Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters during the Foo Fighters Take Over MTV2 "24 Hours of Foo" in New York City on June 11, 2005. Michael Loccisano—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters rehearses ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 at the O2 Arena on November 4, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Dave Hogan—Getty Images  Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs on stage at the Gloria Theatre on February 28, 2011 in Cologne, Germany. Peter Wafzig—Getty Images  Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs on stage during the third and final day of Pinkpop Festival at Megaland on June 13, 2011 in Landgraaf, Netherlands. Didier Messens—Redferns/Getty Images  Dave Grohl and Neil Young perform onstage at The Global Citizen Festival in Central Park to end extreme poverty on the Great Lawn on September 29, 2012 in New York City. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Inductee Dave Grohl speaks onstage at the 29th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 10, 2014 in New York City. 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