the long and thrilling road

Cesena, summer of 2014. In the midst of a faraway italian valley, Fabio Zaffagnini, a marine geologist, sees a mirage: the Foo Fighters performing in his hometown Cesena.
Fabio envisions one thousand musicians playing simultaneously 'Learn to Fly' , a video to be sent to the band, the biggest tribute ever made, an undeniable invitation.
No human being can do such things alone, so he starts looking for early adopters, that's when Claudia, Cisko, Anita, Martina, Mariagrazia, Marta, Debora, Valentina jump onboard and start building the dream, one piece at a time.

As the idea takes shape, it becomes clear that four miracles are needed:

1. Find the money
2. Find one thousand musicians
3. Find a way to make them play together
4. Have Foo Fighters convinced

Days get frantic, requests of the weirdest kind pour from all over the world, but one particular stands out, it comes from a town all the way on the other side of the pond. The people of Walla Walla, Washington State, bring a message: Foo Fighters are playing in their town and they want to meet.
It's an offer Rockin'1000 can't refuse.

November the 3rd, Foo Fighters fulfill their promise: an intimate three hours concert in Cesena.
All those who were involved in the crazy stunt -musicians, donors, volunteers, organizers- are there, packed like sardines, sweating all their joy out.

Once you enter the thousand track, you never go back.
One song is not enough, we humbly proclaim ourselves the Biggest Rock Band on Earth and we get ready for the next challenge: an entire live show, a full gig, in a packed loud stadium.

It is July 24th, 2016 and after one year of sweat and blood, the Thousand play a full set list of 17 rock hits at the Manuzzi Stadium in Cesena. The audience is breathless, the earth shakes, the massive wall of sound created by the Biggest Rock Band on Earth is heard for miles and miles.

Such a historical performance deserves a trace for the generations to come, so a live album is published, documenting the perfection and the glory of the show.

2018 is the year of our return to our natural habitat, the Stadium. News is the presence of an international guest: Rock icon Courtney Love sings with the Thousand three of her songs.
During her first day of rehearsals, everybody remembers her first reaction: standing still, eyes wide open, a cigarette dangling on her fingers; then she throws it away, grabs the mic and starts yelling 'Give it to me!'...and that's another one for the record books.

In 2018 we also move our first steps outside of Italy with a few hundreds musicians pioneers, we have the honor to be headliners at the concert that celebrates the Austrian Presidency semester of the Council of the European Union, and later on, we play at the season finale of the TV show 'The Amazing Race' in Detroit.