Will Ferrell Plays Cowbell at his Son’s First Live Show

Will Ferrell played his signature cowbell at his son Magnus’ first live show.

As Rolling Stone reports, Magnus and his band opened for Psychedelic Furs at a recent charity event in aid of Cancer For College. The organisation was founded by Will’s former roommate Craig Pollard, and “provides need-based college scholarships and educational experiences to cancer survivors”.

The set featured three original songs as well as a cover of Radiohead‘s 1992 single ‘Creep’. One of Magnus’ own tracks was ‘Back In Place’, which saw his actor dad nod to his ‘More Cowbell’ sketch from Saturday Night Live.

Magnus has since shared a series of images from the event on Instagram. Two of the photographs see Will playing the cowbell on-stage beside his son. “Damn that was fun,” Magnus captioned the post. Read more…