Rolling Stones drummer performs without drum kit during One World: Together At Home concert

'The air drums on The Rolling Stones performance were everything I didn't know I needed to see'. Photo / Twitter

Viewers of the One World: Together At Home concert were in hysterics as Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts appeared to perform without a drum kit.

The Rolling Stones were one of the superstar bands to perform during the special two-hour event which aired around the world today.

Organised by Lady Gaga and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, the star-studded concert was designed to raise coronavirus awareness and to celebrate frontline workers.

Some of the performers included Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, John Legend, Chris Martin, Stevie Wonder, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys and Delta Goodrem.

But it was The Rolling Stones who stole the show with their performance of You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Each of the band members performed from their own homes, but fans couldn't help but notice that drummer Charlie Watts appeared to be missing a drum kit.

Instead, Watts banged on his couch and a milk crate with many dubbing his technique as "air drumming".

Here's some of the best reactions from viewers around the world.

Does the drummer for The Rolling Stones not own a drum set? Asking for an entire country. #GlobalCitizenConcert

— Steffers (@captainsteffers) April 19, 2020

the drummer of the rolling stones pretending to play drums on national television gave me all the serotonin i need to make it out of quarantine

— kaeleah (@adoredcherie) April 19, 2020

And Global Citizen "Performance of the Night" award goes to the Rolling Stones #CharlieWatts for the best air drums I have ever seen.

— Robert Gamble (@LotSixteen) April 19, 2020

Watching Charlie Watts with The Rolling Stones play the drums without drums was greatness...you don’t always get what you want and sometimes you don’t get the drums you need... https://t.co/DWOSUsqgW2

— John Taylor (@johnbt1) April 19, 2020

Watching the global citizen coronavirus concert. My mom and I are both insanely obsessed with the drummer from Rolling Stones living his best life playing the air drums on zoom pic.twitter.com/NsfDdhBbIc

— Jess ✨ (@JessiSadlowski) April 19, 2020

Stole The Rolling Stones drum set after the #TogetherAtHome performance pic.twitter.com/x8flUi4nfJ

— chimpolas (@nikwitnoc) April 19, 2020

The air drums on The Rolling Stones performance were everything I didn’t know I needed to see 😂👏👏💙

— Megan Petersen (@MeganPetersen_) April 19, 2020