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Weezer is playing a concert at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

Posted by The Bulwark Daily, Checked

Polygraph verdictTrue
Sources
6 support
Said
1 time·
Confidence
85%
The Bulwark DailySep 29, 2026
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Concert listings published on or before the 2026-09-29 posting date show Weezer scheduled at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on Friday, October 2, 2026, and a Parklife DC live review confirms the show took place there. The post's 'Capitol One Center' is a misnaming of the same DC venue, so the claim matches the passage.

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What we found

Supports. A 98 Rock Online event listing published 2026-09-29, the posting date, lists WEEZER: The Gathering at Capital One Arena on October 2 at 7:00 pm.[1]

Supports. A Parklife DC live review dated October 5, 2026 reports that Weezer brought The Gathering Tour to Capital One Arena on Oct. 2, 2026.[2]

Supports. The Capital One Arena's own event page and ticketing listings (SeatGeek, Live Nation, Discotech) show a Weezer show at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on Friday, October 2, 2026.[3][4][5][6]

Context. The passage calls the venue 'Capitol One Center', which is a misnaming of Capital One Arena in DC; resolving it to Capital One Arena is a referent resolution, not an extraction addition. The event had been scheduled since before the post and was later held, so the claim holds as of 2026-09-29.[1][2]

Sources

6 sources: 6 not rated

  1. 1WEEZER: The Gathering at Capital One Arena98online.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  2. 2Live Review: Weezer w/ The Shins and Silversun Pickups @ Capital One Arena — 10/2/26parklifedc.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Weezer | Capital One Arenacapitalonearena.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Weezer Washington DC concerts 2026 | SeatGeekseatgeek.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5WEEZER: The Gathering at Capital One Arena - Friday, Oct 2 2026app.discotech.me · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6WEEZER: The Gathering at Capital One Arena on Fri, Oct 2 ...livenation.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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