Arkells pull Calgary drummer from crowd to perform with them [Video]

For young musicians, to be up on stage in front of thousands of people, would be a dream come true. That’s exactly what happened to a Calgary girl, after being invited to play with Canadian rock icons The Arkells.

Ainsley Frasca and her family travelled from Calgary see the band on their “Big Feelings Tour” at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Nov. 14.

Halfway through the show, the lead singer Max Kerman, suddenly stopped the set.

“He pointed at me, and he was like do you want to come play the drums? It was crazy, it was so surprising, and it was really exciting,” says Frasca.

 The  then 15-year-old (she turned 16 on Nov. 22) didn’t hesitate. She got up on stage, introducing herself to the 5,000 people in the crowd, and began to drum her heart out.

“It was just purely muscle memory, and I was just in that moment locked …