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On This Day in 1997: Two Weezer Superfans Died in a Tragic Car Accident, Sparking a Wave of Tribute Songs

On July 8, 1997, Weezer fan club founders Mykel and Carli Allan died in a car accident on their way home from one of the band’s concerts.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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It has been 29 years to the day since Weezer fans and sisters Mykel and Carli Allan died in a car accident.

The pair were on their way back from the band’s July 8, 1997, concert in Colorado when tragedy struck. Few specific details are known about the accident, but, sadly, the pair’s younger sister Trysta was with them and lost her life as well.

The Allan sisters were not just casual fans of Weezer. They were superfans and the founders of the band’s fan club. They were even the inspirations behind Weezer’s 1994 B-side tune “Mykel and Carli.”

After their untimely deaths, musical tributes to the sisters began emerging.

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