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Foo Fighters Inspire Day Of 1000 Musicians

If Day of 1000 Musicians all comes together as planned, Paul Lemire is hoping to raise $5000 each for a quartet of charities, including two associated with music.

Foo Fighters Inspire Day Of 1000 Musicians

By Nick Krewen

On July 21, event organizers Paul Lemire and John Fillion are hoping that 1000 musicians will show up to Firemen’s Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario and sing five Canadian songs and an AC/DC tune for charity.


If Day of 1000 Musicians all comes together as planned, Lemire is hoping to raise $5000 each for a quartet of charities, including two associated with music, Major Progressions Music Therapy and Music Gives Movement; in addition to Project SHARE  which provides emergency food to families in need in Niagara Falls; and Stamford Centre Volunteer Firemen’s Association.

­ — Continue reading in SamaritanMag how the Foo Fighters inspired this civic event that hopes to become a major news story later this month.

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Alphonso Davies photographed by Mat Neidhardt in Munich in 2025. Creative direction by Charlie Shebaniah-Hoare, production by HIFEN Studios. Talent management by Matthew Maccarone at B-Engaged.

Alphonso Davies photographed by Mat Neidhardt in Munich in 2025. Creative direction by Charlie Shebaniah-Hoare, production by HIFEN Studios. Talent management by Matthew Maccarone at B-Engaged.

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As part of Billboard’s World Cup cover series, the Canadian soccer star and national team captain talks about his love of Drake and drill, making music himself, and what he wants the world to see when Toronto and Vancouver play host to the world.

This story is part of Billboard’s Global World Cup Series, a collection of 11 cover stories which pairs top soccer stars across the world competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with highly-touted musicians in accompanying countries.

This week, the eyes of the world will turn to Toronto and Vancouver for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At the centre of that global spotlight stands Alphonso Davies, captain of the Canadian men’s national team.

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