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Students from all over the UK are going wild for a flute recital taking place this weekend in California.

Azeem Ward, a student at UCSB, created a Facebook event page to invite his friends to the recital - however news of the event spread to the UK overnight and how has over 4,000 people attending.

Students took to social media to spread the news - some even demanding a live stream for those that can't make it across for the event, even creating a petition to get the recital live streamed.

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Once Azeem heard of the news of the event spreading to the UK, he took to the page to post "Shout out to all the fans in the UK! I certainly was not expecting this event to reach over there. But I Just want to say that I really appreciate all the support and I'm super grateful! Hope to play live for you all one day."

News of the recital is spreading to as far as Morocco, with good luck messages being posted from those who are unable to attend.

The recital will include Devienne's Concerto No. 7, Gaubert's Sonata No.3, Roitstein's Flautas and - most popular with those looking to attend -Three Beats for Beatbox Flute.

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For anyone disappointed that they can't attend, Azeem has promised to upload the video for all to see after the event.