Boy, 8, shocked as hundreds turn up for free front porch concert
Eight-year-old Dylan Spoering has been working very hard on learning to play the keyboard and decided he was ready to test his skills on a live audience.
Spoering, from the US city of Minneapolis in Minnesota, drew up an adorable sign advertising a free concert from his front porch in the hope that a few people would hear him play.
Spotting the poster local musician Thomas Rehbein got talking to Dylan’s parents and he came up with a plan to share the event on Facebook.
The page went viral and Dylan’s family were shocked as hundreds gathered on their front lawn in the pouring rain last Saturday.
A star is born: Big turnout in the rain to watch 8-year-old Dylan Spoering's piano concert. pic.twitter.com/vIwkmXsDbY
— Gary Knox (@gKare11) July 12, 2014
Even more amazing is the fact over 10,000 people streamed the concert live on Ustream.
The local news KMSP-TV covered the event as the crowd cheered wildly and asked young Dylan to sign handmade posters.
During the intermission Spoering and a few of his good friends gave out homemade cookies to the captivated audience.
We think it was a lovely gesture by strangers to make the young man feel like a rock star for the day.
We predict big things from Dylan!
