In what has grown to be quite a time-honoured tradition, musicians and media publications have long relished on April 1st, better known as April Fools Day, to mess with music fan’s heads by running insanely absurd stories to confuse the hell out of readers.

We decided to compile some of the best music related April Fools pranks from the past couple of years for a bit a laugh.

Whether you’ve managed to get away with some form of prank, like shaking up your old man’s beer can before he cracks it open or the good old ‘assaulted’ gig of loosening the salt shaker lid, it’s nothing compared to what these elaborate jokes.

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