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Abbie Meehan

Edinburgh local's incredible 'Star is Born moment' as he is called on stage at Killers gig

An Edinburgh musician's dreams came true on Tuesday night after he was invited on stage with hit band The Killers, to perform with the rest of the band.

American rock band The Killers were performing in Scotland as part of their UK tour, with two dates at the Falkirk Stadium on Monday June 6 and Tuesday June 7.

And at Tuesday night's gig, lead singer Brandon Flowers was searching for some local drummers to come up on stage to perform hit song 'For Reasons Unknown'.

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And one lucky Edinburgh musician had his dreams realised when he was invited up on stage to perform with the band at their gig in Falkirk.

One Twitter user captured the whole exchange, writing: "Guy from the crowd asked to play drums with The Killers and this is what happened!"

Three videos followed of Brandon asking the crowd who wanted to come up and perform the iconic hit from their 2006 album 'Sam's Town'.

Kyle, from Edinburgh, was right up for it as he swung a 'Can I drum for you?' sign and a Scotland flag, as the band searched the crowd for that special someone.

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Kyle was chosen and he sprinted along the front of the crowd, to cheers from the adoring audience as he took to the stage behind the band.

There was a visible, extremely Scottish 'Oh, my, God' that left Kyle's mouth as Brandon chatted to him about what he was hoping for in the song.

And Kyle certainly did not disappoint!

With every accent hit on beat, every cymbal and hi-hat crashing at once, Kyle wowed not only the crowd, but The Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr himself!

Brandon jokingly asked Kyle: "How much do you charge per week?", to which Kyle laughed and replied: "Not as much as him!", pointing to Ronnie.

The crowd were enamoured with Kyle's skills, and we're sure bands across Scotland are tracking down the mystery drummer right now to get him on board!

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