A few days ago, I got an invite on Facebook titled "Limp Bizkit to play 4/20 secret show." The location was eventually revealed to be a Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Keowee St. & Wayne Ave in Dayton, OH.
The rumors that the late 90s nu-metal band were playing a pop-up show at a gas station got a bit more traction when this (fake) Twitter screenshot popped up:
I guess people started calling the gas station in question, because yesterday, they posted this sign:
The rumors spread so far that Dayton police had to issue a warning about the fake news:
BE AWARE: There is NO Limp Bizkit concert Wed. 4/20 at Sunoco station at Keowee St. & Wayne Ave. These ads FALSE. pic.twitter.com/wMo7bYxa9p
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) April 19, 2016
Limp Bizkit even had to say something:
— Limp Bizkit (@limpbizkit) April 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/freddurst/status/722494014461779969
So, congrats to the pranksters that got this one going so much so that the band had to comment and the station had to put up a sign. And kudos to whoever took the time to edit this:
