The Killers Bring Young Girl On Stage To Play Drums

The Killers performed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California on Thursday February 1st 2018. During the performance a Young Tiny Girl was brought up on stage to play the drums. Watch the video to see how she did!

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[@MrAdamloring1985]

With all these videos of people playing with them, I’ve always respected that Ronnie doesn’t just leave them to figure it out. He shows the the cues or plays the tambourine to make sure they stay on tempo because they don’t have any ear monitors and can’t quite hear.

[@eoinMB3949]

The killers played my city at the weekend (Dublin) and they brought a drummer up for reasons Unknown......Ronnie looked out for him throughout the entire song.

[@RobertJamesAU]

Agreed mate. Legend. I love how they do this. :)

[@stevew9369]

Seems to depend on his confidence level? I've seen a couple where the person sitting in is clearly good and Ronnie picks up a guitar instead of sitting along side....

[@marthagillies5446]

That’s my little girl! So proud of her!!!

[@ameliarufus1056]

nice!

[@PhantommenacePC]

This'll be one heck of an amazing memory for her to carry with her.

[@kopnewell588]

Privileged to have been there.

[@cruzlucero2012]

Very nice!!!

[@KareenBurgosPappas]

martha gillies She's awesome!! I come from a family of musicians and it's not easy. Proud of her 🎶

[@cruisedrew3624]

And this is why you support the Arts in school... awesome.

[@normagriffiths9570]

What arts best drummers never went to art schools

[@sagrev666]

And this is how you put an overrated comment, because drums are not taught in school. This is something 100% related to her parents' support

[@cruisedrew3624]

@@normagriffiths9570 "Arts" or "Creative Arts" is the activies through music, dance, movement, drama. Are the fundamentals which are taught in all primary schools. Not ART school.

[@cruisedrew3624]

@@sagrev666 music.. all forms including drums, are taught in schools with Creative Arts programs.. which is almost all primary schools. It's the basic fundamentals taught from grade schools through high school.

[@sagrev666]

@@cruisedrew3624 no

[@jodybcameron]

As a former teen percussionist I know that to jump in on some one else’s kit is intimidating enough. She smashed it in front of many,

[@hewgrebe4771]

jodybcameron wow, she did. And good, too. I used to play drums, but then switched to guitar. Might want to go back with this video.

[@kevinhumphrey4072]

Same with DJing, It is always a bit scary if you are playing at a show that has there own gear, because it's not what you know. Each mixer is different and responds differently harmonically. She killed it

[@davepritchard283]

I love big bands that do this kind of thing! Greenday do it as well. Those kids will never ever forget it and the bragging rights are incredible! lol

[@rich1051414]

You usually have to fight the urge to cringe, but its great when the fan doesn't shit the bed.

[@andysmith8774]

Foo fighters do it all the time

[@jaynerushton9298]

Foo Fighters do it a lot.

[@RobertoRamirez-qv2qs]

I was there and she killed it! The whole crowd went nuts! I don’t know her but I’m super stocked for her.

[@kopnewell588]

Roberto Ramirez true

[@roguebadillo1302]

She’s the nicest person ever! Trust

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Stoked, you mean.

[@Lehmann108]

No, she did a good job for climbing up on stage and sitting at a drum set that wasn't hers, but she did not "kill" it. Even she knows that.

[@billhester8821]

Stoked, dude....stoked

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

That lucky girl rocked it! No band puts on a show like The Killers. They are beyond amazing and great.

[@monikaledbetter5701]

She's got MADD SKILLS, and seems very dedicated to the "skins"!!! Stay focused on your musical journey, your gonna definitely make a name for yourself!!! Much love and respect youngster ♡

[@HoonAgain]

Perfect score on Rock Band expert setting. She made that look easy. Rock star status.

[@AngelVedaa]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this. I was there. She was amazing. And the way we all cheered her on was incredible! Such a special concert moment.

[@fikelfinger]

Cool as! How was it arranged did The Killers ask the audience for a drummer or what?

[@kopnewell588]

So was I. This clip and memory is one of life's great Pick Me Ups😇

[@keithlong2788]

I absolutely love how the artists these days are bringing people up on stage to play and giving them their time in the spotlight. This is so awesome and they will remember this for the rest of their lives!!!

[@floreaciprian9742]

I think they all relate to what Dave said. In an interview he said that as a teenager and young drummer he always had this fantasy that he would go to a concert, something would happen with the drummer and the band would say that they cant do the show unless there;s someone in the audience that knows all their songs and that would be his moment. He said that whenever he brings a fan on stage to play with them he sees that these people have the same dream as they do. so he does it cause it makes the fans and himself very happy to see his fantasy come true through other people. Dave Grohl is just an amazing human

[@DT-hp8de]

I love that she was singing along as she played too. :)

[@HappyRob290374]

The Killers are the ultimate showmen pros! Love the way they're just super chilled about other people playing with them. Class act.

[@newtonslogic]

This chick was tight. Her timing is impeccable

[@Fernand07777]

Her playing was good (one of the best out there), but her timing was dragging from time to time.

[@avolite719]

Yeah, a 4/4 beat is really hard and stuff.

[@Panzerknacker77]

I love the moment when the young lady gets in and first of all blows everyone away. Damn good job young lady, you really have it. I probably wouldn't even have been able to hold the sticks because of my nervousness ;-)

[@matthewjones3272]

Martha Gillies - Parenting job done! you deserve to Be Proud - Your Daughter rocks the drums!

[@CarmenZynger]

This girl is awesome! How can you not like her. Love that she's a young musician. So talented.

[@davidscott3994]

It seems that more and more great bands are bring young talent on stage to jam. That is just fricken awesome. Show how awesome people they are. She did a outstanding job. Killed it.

[@peterschopf7373]

Nothing better than this, Long Live Rock and the Angels who carry it forward

[@aaronpixler3842]

Great job kid! Living the dream. Theirs no greater feeling than being on that stage , and watching the crowd and the lights, and the magic of music.

[@keithmcdonald4056]

i have watched this over and over. She just killed it. Just amazing. Props. to her for stating that calm in front of 20,ooo people.

[@chaoticrager1722]

Love it when big bands bring on local talent to play/ sing with them, she is awesome, well done little lady

[@imranhusain6087]

I was at the show but waaaay in the back and high up. Jon Deak, thanks for this great video! And great job, Aelena! You sounded fantastic!

[@F115Stealth]

it's simply great, if Professionals give a chance to young musicians and she nailed it

[@hewgrebe4771]

Wow! Sounds great. Good job, guys and little lady on drums.

[@saidaXahmed]

That was absolutely amazing!!!!!!! 😨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@MsTstang]

Wow this young lady was awesome ..She just fit in like she belonged there ...So Cool

[@cynthiababcock4515]

Staples Center 2/1/2018 best night of my life!! Great job!

[@kopnewell588]

I was there too, agree with you. Lifetime memory. Highlight of my first trip to LA.

[@dustymiller65]

There's a big smile on my face; how awesome was that?! ☺

[@msgabriela3810]

Seeing Vanucci encouraging her is AMAZING!!! I'm in love with him!!!

[@slade7354]

Awesome job! I had a blast watching this.

[@RealYellowbeard]

Song Title: For Reasons Unknown Lyrics: I pack my case, I check my face I look a little bit older I look a little bit colder With one deep breath, and one big step I move a little bit closer, I move a little bit closer For reasons unknown I caught my stride, I flew and flied I know if destiny's kind, I've got the rest on my mind Well, my heart It don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to And my eyes They don't see you no more And my lips They don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to And my eyes don't recognize you no more For reasons unknown For reasons unknown It was an open chair We sat down in the open chair I said, if destiny's kind, I've got the rest on my mind But my heart It don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to And my eyes They don't see you no more And my lips They don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to And my eyes don't recognize you at all For reasons unknown For reasons unknown I said, my heart It don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to And my eyes don't recognize you no more And my lips They don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to And my eyes don't recognize you no more For reasons unknown For reasons unknown For reasons unknown For reasons unknown Songwriters: Brandon Flowers / Dave Brent Keuning / Mark August Stoermer / Ronnie Jr. Vannucci For Reasons Unknown lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

[@Medeann8675309]

Baby girl nailed it!! 🤘🏻

[@vectar]

Wow she killed it! What a cool experience and talented young drummer!!!

[@sowasvonlustig2977]

"killed"? O.o She was ok. ;-) Look out for Keyven (St.Louis Chaifetz), for example. ^^

[@seeemwalk4203]

She straight killed that!!!! Rock on, girl!

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

I like her answer to the question, "What is your rate?" "I will do it for free next time!" She is really talented and played the song to perfection.

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

Wow, can you imagine how much practice she has been doing in her life so far to pull this off? I understand her name is Aelena Gilles and it just blows me away at how good she is.

[@sowasvonlustig2977]

She was ok. It seems to be easy to impress you. :-)

[@justinnaramor6050]

@@sowasvonlustig2977 Oh let me guess, you're probably one of those people who doesn't like it when drummers play rather simple beats:). That's nothing new, because people also talk bullshit on Justin Bieber for playing simple drum patterns. Sorry if it sounds like I'm making assumptions here, but I've seen behavior like this so many times it sort of disgusts me. I choose to judge the quality of a musical performance not so much on the "difficulty level", but rather the emotional response I receive from hearing it.

[@sowasvonlustig2977]

@@justinnaramor6050 No, I don't let you guess. :-p

[@annelisazamora6807]

I was there! She's such a bad ass

[@aracelymontano8322]

Wow I was there 2 years ago ... now enjoying from my living room 🙏😘💕

[@paulfennel963]

She seems right at home. I hope she has a great career.

[@trentanderson1685]

What a star... I love how Ronnie Jr is in there cheerleading

[@amandaberglund8998]

damn she is talented!!!! i hope she'll go far

[@vtss1336]

Thats my neighbour , so proud of her 👍🏼 💚

[@russisaac813]

(Off from the Click., though always playing catch- up)Fabulous! I have two girls and one grandson , all going to Drum lessons each week ( aged 7 - 11 ), ....Oddly? I am a Piano player! .................and watching youngsters taking the performance level ever higher and higher than us old folk could have ever imagined, is f'king Brilliant, rather than belt ahead she waits for the click to make sure the tempo is right and the Band just follow her! . So Brill. I wish this young lady the very best luck in her career.... Crikes! If my band was 40 yrs younger we would have bitten a couple of our Bass players fingers off to have her in the Band.

[@LisaPellegrino]

Love that The Killers are doing this and that this amazing young WOMAN did a badass job representin!

[@lazarusshrr4487]

you had to fucking do it right?

[@lazarusshrr4487]

you had to turn this into a fucking social justice warrior movement

[@sophiac674]

Laze 🙄🙄🙄 stfu fat loser and let the rest of us enjoy this

[@sowasvonlustig2977]

@@sophiac674 He let. Lisa Pellegrino was the one who instrumentalised it to an identity politics thing so that the music is no more the primary thing what matters here.

[@hewgrebe4771]

Sophia C so, true. This girl was so fun to watch. All others, let it go. She is having fun. Let it go.

[@stevecraig6076]

Music is in good hands with our youth. I eagerly await what she will do in the coming years!

[@fozzy8714]

this is amazing! its a shame i'm not experienced with drumming and what drumming at this level is like so i can really appreciate how good this is!

[@vintagexela]

i love that Ronnie hypes her up

[@polyeder2000]

To me it looked very irritating.

[@pamelacastro8593]

they are the coolest band ever

[@Sarvenaz-k]

wow.Good for her.Amazing job.

[@HappyPhantom21]

Brilliant! Good job!

[@MsMary021]

Can't describe how amazing this made me feel! I was starstruck ! It was my 1st killers concert and you made my night with your incredible talent! Thanks! All I wonder now is ; how did brandon smell? Lol LA girl♡

[@cynthiababcock4515]

Mary Morales he smells like dreams and magic!

[@jojo-pd4ii]

She KILLED it!

[@setibamrahk]

This is so awesome!

[@maryan0285]

Amazing!!! 💕👏

[@liowillems5252]

And I’m sitting here dropping my pencil every 2seconds...

[@stevehealing5166]

Seen a lot of drummers from the crowd, Tony from Scotland stands out a mile as the best so far 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rupertwinston-hayes3790]

Girl you smashed it xx😀

[@XimenaZhao415]

She totally rocked it!

[@firewheels90]

She's anything BUT A "Young Tiny Girl" as the OP suggests in their description! She is savage and awesome!

[@hewgrebe4771]

Alison Carville heck, yeah. She was playing the drums good. She rocks.

[@1SafetyAngel]

She's not a little kid she is a grown up presented with a great opportunity!!

[@oneclick4853]

2021 and still loving this.

[@jimmycampos3435]

wow!!! great job little one

[@paulnewstead9693]

Kids like this make me understand that Rock and Roll should never die.

[@Susanluc59]

God dammit, she just walked behind those drums like she was going into her own garage and ~~Got. The. Job. Done!!! Drummers are the coolest people on the planet.

[@breyerhorsefan38]

YES!!!! AELENA QUEEN OF DRUMS!!!

[@carrieshepherd8146]

As much as we all want to have it, most of us don't. Including me, lol! Alaina has it! Great job Alaina, wishing you an amazing future!

[@theoangelopoulos1808]

so cool.....love these guys !!!!!

[@lovingmayberry307]

Great job!!

[@Socopunk]

Why is the drummer standing there like he is helping her with timing? She's got this bro.

[@DragonT4]

Its super hard to hear whats going on up on the stages. As someone who use to work these big band performances he was there to help with timing if she couldnt hear the q's

[@DT-hp8de]

Yes, that was just awkward. I'm like "go back stage bro, get some water or something." LOL

[@kategoodwin2148]

Break time, man. Get off the stage, eh?

[@TheRdew]

Because they're wearing ear monitors and she doesn't have one. He's helping her with the timing because it's exactly what she does need. Appreciate that he is helping her to shine.

[@dawnwilliams4082]

He was playing tambourine also so not doing nothing.

[@paulmoore4223]

Thst good, under that pressure, on someone elses kit is just amazing

[@lynnwalters1213]

She is excellent!

[@briankelly204]

The human spirit can be amazing ... 👏🙌

[@sethumliliyanage2923]

Wow she's so talented

[@GundogJake]

This is great, there’s some fantastic young Lady drummers around! Just wish they’d asked Paulina from The Warning up to do the same when they opened for The Killers in Mexico. Would have been spectacular!!!

[@hunterbryan8913]

that's my sister, so proud!

[@MrSargebaxter]

Hunter Bryan you have a different surname to her mum!? One of y’all talking crap

[@faithsalinas5974]

lol no u are not

[@PadavanDeluxe]

Music united the world 👍🏻😍

[@aixaaruiz]

this inspires me

[@a.p2234]

That was awesome

[@davidmckwan5370]

Well done that gorl... fab playin

[@rcarr305]

awesome stuff

[@lilpotato2440]

Awesome!🤘🏻

[@michaelsimons4102]

Great Memories

[@richardjones4080]

serious young talent wow

[@johnnyoldskool6504]

Now that’s a special talent

[@robertt6430]

People are amazing !!!!

[@suiblade.]

Just 1% of Tony’s skills from Glasgow is incredible

[@omgwtfpwnd]

Tony is amazing!

[@kingcreolewanderers]

Good Live!!!!

[@kathycarlson9430]

This is so bad ass!

[@christianterrelrivas3332]

El mejor tempo :)

[@shondra6]

This is so cool.. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@bridgetdoman8600]

She looks so comfortable up there.

[@alanhamilton8396]

fantastic

[@GraemeMurphy]

Alena rocks!

[@raymosworld_8062]

ROCK ON girl!!!!!!!!!!

[@helmutdebes1766]

Awesome!

[@22lilacsky]

So cool!!!!

[@samkusnandar6521]

Awesome...!

[@anastasijac.r8732]

She's just straight up vibing