Nathan's glory day on stage with The Boss

Star knee-slide: Footage of Brisbane boy Nathan Testa's song on stage with Bruce Springsteen has gone viral on YouTube. Source: The Courier-Mail

RULE No.1 in any workplace is don't upstage The Boss.

But when Bruce Springsteen hand-picks you to appear on stage for a duet backed by the E Street Band, you don't turn him down.

Brisbane boy Nathan Testa found himself in front of more than 10,000 cheering fans at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre last month when the superstar pulled him out of the crowd mid-performance for a rendition of Waitin' on a Sunny Day.

"It was amazing," Nathan recalled.

"I was that happy I started crying; I had a little tear in my eye."

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Nathan, 11, who had gone to the concert dressed in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and red cap in honour of the Born in the USA album cover, even performed a trademark knee-slide alongside the rocker.

"I was a bit nervous but it was really cool," Nathan said. "Now Waitin' on a Sunny Day is my favourite song."

A video of the moment has gone viral, racking up more than 280,000 views on YouTube and featuring on international websites and news shows, including including The Guardian in the UK, The Telegraph, yahoo, the Huffington Post, and Sky News.

Nathan's family, all Springsteen fans, said they had no idea the video would be so popular, and Nathan said the international attention had been "awesome".

The entire Testa clan camped out from early morning to make sure they had the perfect spot for the gig, and had chance encounters with Springsteen both before and after the concert.

The superstar also gave Nathan his harmonica and signed his shirt, and after the concert shook hands with the youngster.

"I grabbed his hand and said, 'Thank you so much, Bruce' and he said, 'That's OK, I'll see you again'," Nathan said.

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Proud dad Wade Testa said the whole family was "blown away" by the experience.

"I'm not overly superstitious myself, but the more I think about it, the way things panned out was so uncanny and bizarre that it was like it was meant to be," he said.

Mr Testa said meeting Springsteen was "humbling" and he was impressed by how generous the star was with the family, particularly Nathan.

"He was tremendous, just a lovely bloke," he said.

"Bruce reached down and touched his heart; that's what it was like."

anthony.gough@news.com.au

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