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System Of A Down tribute band gets the surprise of a lifetime by one of the band’s original members
This is probably one of the wildest and best stories I’ve had the privilege of reading and writing about! Daron Malakian recently made an unexpected appearance onstage with Peephole, a System Of A Down cover band from Chicago, IL, as reported from theprp. The latter, who is the band’s singer and guitarist, happened up the show at random, as seen in the video he posted on social media below. Malakian joined the band onstage for a performance of “Cigaro” to the small crowd at The Cubby Bear. Malakian was in town before the first of two System Of A Down stadium gigs at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
Let me start by saying None of this was planned. We had a day off before our show in Chicago and I went out to dinner and after I decided to go take some pictures around town with @gregwatermann. We didn’t plan on going to Wrigley Field, but we ended up there. While we were taking photos in front of the stadium I heard the intro to Needles from a bar across the street. My cousin who was with me said that he thought it was karaoke. I decided to walk across the street and go into the bar and found that it was a @systemofadown cover band called @peepholesoad. I walked right to the front of the stage and surprised the band and the audience. This was all so spontaneous. The look on everyone’s faces was priceless. To be honest, I was just as surprised as anyone else was that this was happening. I joined the band and sang Cigaro, shook their hands, took some pictures with the fans in the audience, and walked out of the place. I can only imagine what a shock it was for everyone there after I left. It all happened so fast. The odds of this happening were so slim. Probably had a better chance of getting struck by lightning. So many stars had to align for me to end up at the right place and right time. One of the coolest moments I’ve ever had!!! I’ll always remember this night, and I’m sure everyone that was there will never forget it either!!!!!!
Last night the unthinkable happened. @daronmalakian from @systemofadown just so happened to be in the neighborhood and heard us playing from the street! So he came in, said what’s up and then sang Cigaro with us! We are still shocked by this amazing moment. A dream come true for us! We love SOAD with all of our hearts and cannot believe how fortunate we are. What an amazing human and musician! Daron, thank you so much for this! We’ll see you tonight at soldier field