Fan learns drums to play with The Killers: ‘Incredible, the secret was to believe and prepare myself’, says

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Gabriel Bunho, from Piracicaba (SP) played with a North American rock band at Primavera Sound, in São Paulo last Saturday (2). Gabriel Bunho, from Piracicaba (SP), learns the drums to play with The Killers Reproduction / Multishow / Globoplay Fate was kind to Gabriel Bunho and granted his request. The 25-year-old guitarist from Piracicaba (SP), was asked by vocalist Brandon Flowers to play drums with The Killers during the North American rock band’s show at the Primavera Sound festival, in São Paulo (SP), last Saturday ( two). Bunho held, in front of the stage, a handwritten sign “If destiny’s kind, I’ll be your drummer tonight”. The young man said he learned to play the drums to try out for the opportunity during the festival. ‘It was incredible. The secret was to believe and prepare myself’, said the lucky man in an interview with g1 after the show. 👇Check out the report and video below. The Piracicabano He took over the drumsticks in the song “For reasons unknown”. “In this song, they usually call someone from the audience. And they choose from the posters. I had already seen some videos in which he (Flowers) tends to give preference to those who make a bigger poster. by hand, more personalized”, says Bunho. Gabriel Bunho, from Piracicaba (SP) took a poster with the words ‘if fate was kind, I will be your drummer tonight’ to the band The Killers’ show. Gabriel Bunho/Personal archive “Next to me there was a girl with a printed flag, which was better for him to see, but I think because I made it by hand, he liked mine more. Then he called me,” he says. The idea came about after Bunho attended The Killers’ show at GP Week in 2022 and saw, from the stands at Allianz Park, Flowers call a fan to play drums on the same song. “It worked out really well and I was thinking ‘it would be really cool if it were me’”, says Bunho. Preparation More than just sympathy or chance, Piracicabano relied on preparation. The young man, who is the guitarist for the thrash metal band Exkil, made up of musicians from Piracicaba (SP), bought a ticket for Primavera Sound and, two months before the festival, put the plan into practice. Gabriel Bunho is the guitarist for the Thrash metal band Exkil, from Piracicaba (SP), also formed by Evandro Filho, Daniel Ferrante and Evandro Tapia. Nana Leme/Banda Exkil He started learning to play the drums with the person responsible for drumsticks in his group, Evandro Kandalaft Filho. “I listened to the music a lot and, to get used to the movements, I kept banging on the cushions and pillows at home, because I don’t have a drum”, recalls Bunho. Then he took about five classes focused on music and two more rehearsals alone, playing with playback. I managed to play well,” he says. Gabriel Bunho and members of the band The Killers during their participation in a show at Primavera Sound in São Paulo Gabriel Bunho/Personal archive Origin and sticks ‘returned’ As soon as the Piracicabano took to the stage to play with The Killers, vocalist Brandon Flowers asked Gabriel his name and where he was from, before saying that he was from São Paulo. “I said I was from Piracicaba, but I don’t know if he didn’t understand, or if it was difficult for him to say it. Then he said he could actually say São Paulo”, laughs Bunho. At the end of the performance, the Piracicaban asked if he could keep the drumsticks, which was interpreted by Flowers as if Gabriel wanted to return the objects. “I wanted him to say if I could keep them, I didn’t want to give them back”, recalls the musician, who kept them. Poster made by a Piracicaba fan who played with the band “The Killers” during Primavera Sound in São Paulo Gabriel Bunho/Personal archive 50 thousand people After the presentation and after watching the videos, Gabriel Bunho was satisfied with the result, for achieving conduct the music well, despite not being a drummer and not having much practice with the instrument. “It was incredible, playing at Primavera Sound, with a huge band, in front of 50 thousand people. I thought I would be nervous, but I think the experience of playing with a band made me calmer,” he says. READ MORE The Killers close Primavera Sound with fan on drums and vocalist with ‘dancing indie rock uncle’ pose Primavera Sound 2023: 2nd day features The Cure, Beck and Bad Religion The second Brazilian edition of the Primavera Sound festival took place on the 2nd and December 3 at the Autódromo de Interlagos, in São Paulo, and brought together, in addition to The Killers, attractions such as Marisa Monte, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure and Beck. “The basis of everything was preparing and believing. Because it seemed impossible, there were a lot of people for him to choose from and he chose me”, adds the Piracicaba native. Thrash metal band Exkil during Tattoo Rock Fest in Piracicaba Claudia Assencio/g1 Primavera Sound The Killers closed the Saturday of Primavera Sound São Paulo, on their sixth visit to Brazil. Back at the Autódromo de Interlagos, where they played for 100,000 fans at Lollapalooza 2018, the American band performed for half of that audience: 50,000 people, according to the event’s production team. Fan plays drums during The Killers show at Primavera Sound Like in Lolla, the band repeated the part of the show where they call a fan to play the drums in “For reasons unknown”. The setlist has been changing from show to show: this time, they opened with “Mr. Brightside”, which used to be played at the end on previous tours. Still their biggest hit, even almost 20 years after its release, the song is about young relationships that ended in betrayal. The Killers, by Brandon Flowers, and The Cure, by Robert Smith, are the main attractions at Primavera Sound 2023 Chris Phelps/Disclosure and Flávio Moraes/G1

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