Pittsburgh high schooler Layla Clark's 'Thunderstruck' marimba video goes viral
The gist
A video of senior Layla Clark leading her marching band through AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" drew millions of views.
The clip made a local percussionist a national talking point over one Halloween weekend.
How it unfolded
- Oct 30, 2026An initial post by X user @RonnieAEvans of the video amassed 5.3 million views by Nov. 3, according to USA TODAY.
- Oct 31, 2026The West Jefferson Hills School District posted that a video of Layla Clark and the TJHS Marching Band from a performance last season had gone viral, "racking up more than 3.1 MILLION views."
- Nov 1, 2026Film producer Franklin Leonard posted on X: "I hope Layla Clark walks into school on Monday like the absolute legend she is."
Key terms
- marimba
- A percussion instrument with wooden bars struck by mallets, each bar having a resonator pipe, with a lower range than a xylophone.
- Threads
- An American social media microblogging service operated by Meta Platforms that requires an Instagram account and allows text, photo and video posts.
Source: Wikipedia