ROCK BAND INVITES 11-YEAR-OLD GUITARIST ONSTAGE — WHAT HE DOES NEXT BLOWS AWAY THE BAND (AND THE AUDIENCE)

When 11-year-old Nebraska native Aidan Fisher took off with his dad to the Steel Panther hard rock concert in Kansas City last month, he was on a mission.

The sign he carried to the gig, directed to the band’s guitarist, said it all:

But wouldn’t you know that when Fisher and his dad were on an elevator in their Kansas City hotel, the object of the sixth-grader’s challenge walked through the doors?

“We showed him our sign and asked for an autograph,” the Fisher told yahoo shine

But Satchel had a better idea: “He said he could bring me on stage instead of getting an autograph.”

It was on.

Fisher and his dad waited four hours to nab seats in the front row at the Midland Theatre. And then during the concert, Fisher suddenly graduated from his spot in School of Rock in Millard, Neb. to center stage at a big-time rock ‘n’ roll show, wow tv in Omaha reported.

Steel Panther called him up on stage.

The band asked Fisher if he was nervous. In front of thousands of fans, he said no — and with that launched into “Eruption,” the iconic electric guitar instrumental by legendary six-string master Eddie Van Halen.

Not more than a few seconds into the flurry of notes the Steel Panther guys were visibly impressed…

…as was the crowd, which often cheered louder than Fisher’s amplifier:

Check out the clip of Fisher’s big moment with Steel Panther, recorded by his dad — a video that’s gone viral with more than a 1.3 million YouTube views as of Jan. 8. It’s unclear if the band “vetted” Fisher’s skills before inviting him onstage or if it was all truly a surprise, but the moment is fun to watch all the same: