The most incredible drumming moments caught on camera

15 November 2023, 17:22

Let's take a look at what happens when our favourite sticksmen let fly and unleash the toms. From Taylor Hawkins to Reni of The Stone Roses, they’re all here.

By Radio X

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1. Taylor Hawkins - Drum Solo

   The late, great Foo Fighters drummer gave an exceptional display of his percussive skills at a show in Hyde Park in 2006. We miss his style and presence so much!

   

   Taylor Hawkins Drum Solo Hyde Park Foo Fighters

2. Queens Of The Stone Age - Song For The Deaf

   Phase 1 era Queens with Oliveri on bass and His Grohlness on drums. Shot at Werchter Festival in 2002, it made you realise what a talent Big Dave had on the old percussion. He should have become a full time drummer! LOL!

   

   Queens Of The Stone Age - Song For The Dead (feat. Dave Grohl, Werchter 2002)

3. Travis Barker - Drum Solo & Warm Up

   Whether Blink-182 are your favourite band or not is irrelevant, no one can deny Travis Barker's skills on tha' drooms. Just take a look at this "warm up" video for Mr. Mega Drummer. It's loud, fast, and technically brilliant. And it all happens in under two and a half minutes. Amazing.

   

   Travis Barker - Drum Solo & Warm Up

4. The Walkmen - The Rat (live in Juan’s Basement)

   The acclaimed New York band were shoved unceremoniously into a basement and asked to play their most famous song. Drummer Matt Barrick’s performance is so incredible, the rest of the band have to sit down.

   

   The Walkmen - The Rat (subtitulada al español)

5. Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick

   The late John “Bonzo” Bonham was a huge character in life and in music and his Earth-shattering beats were the backbone of the Zeppelin sound. Here he is onstage in the mid-70s, performing the drumming showcase, Moby Dick. Robert Plant leaves the stage to take cover.

   

   Led zeppelin moby dick full

6. Joy Division - Transmission

   Tear your eyes away from singer Ian Curtis for a moment and focus on Macclesfield’s finest paradiddler Stephen Morris, caught onscreen in September1979 for the BBC’s Something Else programme. Astounding stuff.

   

   Joy Division - Transmission [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

7. The Smiths - London

   Captured live in 1986 (the show that spawned the album Rank), here’s Mike Joyce’s finest moment. Watch until the end - even Morrissey can’t keep up.

   

   The Smiths, 10, London, Rank

8. The Killers - Mr Brightside

   Back in the early days of the band, when The Killers played their career-making set in the New Bands Tent at Glastonbury, they unleashed this spectacular version of their biggest hit. Keep an eye on the unshakable Ronnie Vannucci Jr, who keeps it altogether.

   

   The Killers - Mr Brightside (Glastonbury 2004)

9. The Stone Roses - Fool’s Gold

   From the band’s hometown comeback show at Heaton Park, drummer Reni turns the Funky Drummer shuffle beat of the original into something special… The audience can’t believe their ears.

   

   The Stone Roses, Fools Gold Live at Heaton Park. Made of Stone DVD.