BOZEMAN — More than 100 people showed up at Bozeman's Cooper Park on Thursday, hoping to catch a pop-up concert by acclaimed singer, songwriter, and guitarist John Mayer. The event was promoted on a social media event page—and was apparently a hoax.
"So I saw this on 'The Real Ask Bozeman' Facebook page and thought that I had the exclusive thing," explained Bozeman local Shawn Graves.
"I've heard he does these pop-ups. This is a weird place to do it, so we might just all be catfished," laughed another bystander, Heather Cashman. "I think it's fun. I think it's fun to just see people gathering and it also shows the power of social media."
"I think it's at the very least a nice little community gathering, people get to say hi to each other," Graves said.
Mayer is a Paradise Valley resident, and some bystanders claimed to have seen the artist at a local Bozeman cafe where the event was allegedly conceived.
But despite the large sunny afternoon turnout, the event is being labeled a hoax.
Some residents even stepped in to play music for the large crowd that had gathered.
