[1][2] Originally organized in a crowdfunding effort by Fabio Zaffagnini, the Rockin'1000 have made several subsequent appearances, and have been dubbed the "biggest band in the world".
With 1,002 musicians playing in front of an audience of 15,000 spectators, the project achieved the world record for the largest performing rock band.
[citation needed] Hundreds of guitarists, bass players, drummers, keyboardists, and singers—as well as wind sections, and string sections—joined together, playing rock classics by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Oasis, Depeche Mode and others.
[6] In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the group was enlisted to perform John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" for the opening of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.
[7][8] The performance was pre-recorded in Piazza San Carlo, and was later continued by the live audience at the PalaOlimpico singing along, supported by the contest's co-presenters Alessandro Cattelan and Mika.