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'''[[Weezer]] performed at The Palace in Hollywood on [[August 15]], [[1997]].''' The show served as a tribute to [[Mykel and Carli Allan]], the founders of the [[Weezer fan club]]. [[Black Market Flowers]] and [[That Dog]] opened the concert. This was the band's final performance before going on hiatus for three years, as well as the final concert by That Dog before reuniting in 2011.
'''[[Weezer]] performed at The Palace in Hollywood on [[August 15]], [[1997]].''' The show served as a tribute to [[Mykel and Carli Allan]], the founders of the [[Weezer fan club]]. [[Black Market Flowers]] and [[That Dog]] opened the concert. This was the band's final performance before going on hiatus for three years, as well as the final concert by That Dog before reuniting in 2011.
==Overview==
==Overview==
People known to be in attendance for this show included, according to ''[[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997|Rolling Stone]]'', "Claire Danes, Jared Leto, Billie Joe Armstrong of [[Green Day]], Ben Lee, [[Spike Jonze]], Sophia Coppola and members of [[No Doubt]]."<ref>[[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997]]</ref>[[Black Market Flowers]] reformed just for this event, as they had previously broken up.<ref>[https://www.mtv.com/news/0kvql3/hundreds-join-weezer-in-tribute-to-fanclub-leaders MTV.com] article "Hundreds Join Weezer In Tribute To Fanclub Leaders". By Clare Kleinedler. Published on August 20, 1997</ref>
People known to be in attendance for this show included, according to ''[[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997|Rolling Stone]]'', "Claire Danes, Jared Leto, Billie Joe Armstrong of [[Green Day]], Ben Lee, [[Spike Jonze]], Sophia Coppola and members of [[No Doubt]]."<ref>[[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997]]</ref> [[Black Market Flowers]] reformed just for this event, as they had previously broken up.<ref>[https://www.mtv.com/news/0kvql3/hundreds-join-weezer-in-tribute-to-fanclub-leaders MTV.com] article "Hundreds Join Weezer In Tribute To Fanclub Leaders". By Clare Kleinedler. Published on August 20, 1997</ref> [[Rivers Cuomo]] played "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel and Carli]]" solo during the show, and [[Karl Koch]] would later call his performance the "saddest yet perhaps most uplifting stage moment in [Weezer's] career."<ref>[[Video_Capture_Device_booklet#.22Mykel_and_Carli_-_Live_at_The_Palace.2C_L.A..22]]</ref>
==Setlist==
==Setlist==
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