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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/21/limp-bizkit-fans-turn-up-to-fake-gig-at-ohio-petrol-station
Love the VIP troll.
The story began with a man named Brian Baker, who earlier this week created a Facebook event called “Limp Bizkit to play 4/20 Secret Show”, suggesting the band would play the petrol station on Wayne Avenue on 20 April 2017. The news began to gain traction when the local website Dayton.com reported the item, as did the local NBC news outlet, prompting the Dayton Police Department to tweet: “BE AWARE: There is NO Limp Bizkit concert Wed 4/20 at Sunoco station at Keowee St & Wayne Ave. These ads FALSE.”
Fans, however, entered into the spirit of the event, designing flyers for the show – claiming it was sponsored by Monster energy drinks – and printing tickets. Ads appeared on Craigslist offering tickets – one claimed to have $50 VIP packages available to those who went to the Sunoco and bought a a Mountain Dew, two Slim Jims, a container of engine oil and two strawberry-flavoured Black & Milds – and Sunoco staff reportedly had to take their phone off the hook, so numerous were the inquiries.
Limp Bizkit @limpbizkit
@thenewswheel @DaytonPolice props to the posers who got everyone going
Love the VIP troll.
The story began with a man named Brian Baker, who earlier this week created a Facebook event called “Limp Bizkit to play 4/20 Secret Show”, suggesting the band would play the petrol station on Wayne Avenue on 20 April 2017. The news began to gain traction when the local website Dayton.com reported the item, as did the local NBC news outlet, prompting the Dayton Police Department to tweet: “BE AWARE: There is NO Limp Bizkit concert Wed 4/20 at Sunoco station at Keowee St & Wayne Ave. These ads FALSE.”
Fans, however, entered into the spirit of the event, designing flyers for the show – claiming it was sponsored by Monster energy drinks – and printing tickets. Ads appeared on Craigslist offering tickets – one claimed to have $50 VIP packages available to those who went to the Sunoco and bought a a Mountain Dew, two Slim Jims, a container of engine oil and two strawberry-flavoured Black & Milds – and Sunoco staff reportedly had to take their phone off the hook, so numerous were the inquiries.
Limp Bizkit @limpbizkit
@thenewswheel @DaytonPolice props to the posers who got everyone going
