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Indie Rock Roadtrip, the upcoming 30-date tour from Weezer , will hit the road this summer with a cast of bands including Modest Mouse , Future Islands, Spoon , Momma , Joyce Manor , and White Reaper.

With Weezer headlining, two bands will join the lineup each night — with the exception of a stop in Gary, Indiana — from June through September. Modest Mouse will be paired with Momma, Future Islands will be paired with Joyce Manor, and Spoon will be paired with White Reaper.

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Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip 2023 Tour Dates June 4 – Hunstville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater June 6 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion @ Toyota Music Factory June 8 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater June 10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre June 11 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater June 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory June 14 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field June 16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center June 18 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre June 23 – Columbia MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 24 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion June 25 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre June 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann June 28 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater June 30 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater July 1 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Outdoors July 3 – Canandaigua, NY @ Costellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center July 4 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage July 9 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana (no Future Islands) July 11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE July 13 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium August 20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre August 22 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater August 24 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre August 27 – Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair August 28 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre August 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre September 1 – Las Vegas, NV @ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood September 2 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheater September 3 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park

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Weezer Announce Tour Dates With Spoon, Modest Mouse, Future Islands, and More

Weezer will hit the road this year, plotting their first dates since announcing , and canceling , a Broadway residency last year. Billed as Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip!, the tour features Spoon , Modest Mouse , and Future Islands on select dates, with Joyce Manor , Momma , or White Reaper opening. Check out the schedule below.

Weezer’s latest releases were a string of seasonal—or Sznz —EPs: Spring , Summer , Autumn , and, Winter . Their last album, Van Weezer , arrived in 2021. The Broadway run, the band admitted, was canceled “due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.”

Read about Weezer’s 1994 self-titled album in Pitchfork’s list of “ The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s ,” and revisit the Sunday Review of the album .

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Weezer to embark on space-themed tour to celebrate the Blue Album's 30th birthday with Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr

Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour will take place across North America this Autumn

Weezer will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut Blue Album with a North American tour this fall. Rivers Cuomo & Co. will play 22 shows, kicking off at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN, on September 4, and climaxing on October 11 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA. Support will come from fellow 90s icons The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr . 

"The time has finally come for you to join us as we embark on The Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour," say Weezer. "We're celebrating 30 years of the Blue Album, and we’re bringing along The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr for the ride. Not only are we playing the album in full each and every night of the tour, but we also plan on playing all of your favourite Weezer songs, rarities and more."

Pre-sale tickets will be available on Wednesday (March 13), with the general sale beginning on Friday.

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Sep 04: Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN Sep 06: Rosemont Allstate Arena, IL Sep 07: Columbus Nationwide Arena, OH Sep 08: Toronto Scotiabank Arena, ON, Canada Sep 10: Boston TD Garden, MA Sep 11: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Sep 13: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA Sep 14: Washington The Anthem, DC Sep 17: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN Sep 18: Greenville Bon Secours Wellness Arena, SC Sep 20: Orlando Kia Center, FL Sep 21: Hollywood Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, FL Sep 27: Austin Moody Center, TX Sep 28: Houston Toyota Center, TX Sep 29: Dallas American Airlines Center, TX Oct 01: Loveland Blue FCU Arena, CO Oct 04: Seattle Climate Pledge Arena, WA Oct 05: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC, Canada Oct 06: Portland Moda Center, OR Oct 08: Sacramento Golden 1 Center, CA Oct 09: San Francisco Chase Center, CA Oct 11: Inglewood Intuit Dome, CA

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Weezer Announces ‘Voyage To The Blue Planet’ 30th Anniversary Of The Blue Album Tour In Celebration Of Their Legendary Self-Titled Debut

ALSO ANNOUNCE KICKOFF EVENT AT THE LODGE ROOM ON MARCH 15th– ON SALE NOW

After teasing upcoming live shows on social media, Weezer are thrilled to officially announce an extensive North American tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their career-defining, self-titled debut Weezer , also known as the ‘ Blue Album .’ They will play Weezer (the Blue Album) in full along with other fan favorites, rarities and more. On this anniversary tour produced by Live Nation, Weezer will be joined by The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr . as support.

Fans can sign up for Weezer’s mailing list to get access to presale tickets on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00PM local time. More presales including a Citi presale (details below) will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, March 15 at 10:00AM local time. All tickets can be purchased on the band’s website HERE .

Citi is the official card of Weezer’s Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for U.S. dates beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:00AM local time until Thursday, March 14 at 10:00PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

Separate from their tour, the band also announces a special anniversary event on March 15th at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles with Dogstar as support. This exciting full-circle moment mirrors the band’s March 1992 show at Raji’s where they ended up opening for Dogstar in an unlikely turn of events. The name “Weezer” was coined in a conversation with the show’s booker (read more via Weezerpedia HERE ). They will be playing Weezer (the Blue Album) front to back alongside some very special guests.

An instantly recognizable cultural touchstone of the 1990s, Weezer (the Blue Album) has garnered such a firm place in the musical pantheon of the last three decades that it serves as an entry point into music for nascent listeners. A testament to the band’s staying power, tracks like “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So” have earned hundreds of millions of streams and endless placements in TV shows and movies.

The run of dates kicks off in Saint Paul, Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4th before traveling to major cities including Toronto, Boston, New York, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. to name a few. It wraps with an epic finale in Los Angeles, where the group first got their start, with a show on October 11th in Inglewood, CA at the Intuit Dome. See below for full tour routing:

VOYAGE TO THE BLUE PLANET TOUR DATES:

Wed, Sept. 4, 2024 – Saint Paul, MN  – Xcel Energy Center

Fri, Sept. 6, 2024 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena

Sat, Sept. 7, 2024 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena

Sun, Sept.  8, 2024 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Scotiabank Arena

Tues, Sept. 10, 2024 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Wed, Sept. 11, 2024 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Fri, Sept. 13, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Sat, Sept. 14, 2024 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*

Tues, Sept. 17, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Wed, Sept. 18, 2024 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Fri, Sept. 20, 2024 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center

Sat, Sept. 21, 2024 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*

Fri, Sept. 27, 2024 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

Sat, Sept. 28, 2024 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sun, Sept. 29, 2024 – Dallas, TX –  American Airlines Center

Tues, Oct. 1, 2024 – Loveland, CO – Blue FCU Arena

Fri, Oct. 4, 2024 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Sat, Oct 5, 2024 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rogers Arena

Sun, Oct. 6, 2024 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

Tues, Oct. 8, 2024 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

Wed, Oct. 9, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Fri, Oct. 11, 2024 – Inglewood, CA- Intuit Dome

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Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1992, currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals).  Weezer has sold 10 million albums in the U.S., and over 35 million records worldwide.  Their catalogue has included such megahits as “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” and more.   Weezer has won Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and more throughout their career.  Following massively acclaimed album releases in 2016 and 2017 (Weezer [The White Album] and Pacific Daydream, respectively), and two sold out amphitheater tours with Panic! At the Disco (in 2016) and Pixies (in 2018), Weezer released a fan-inspired cover of Toto’s “Africa.”  The cover propelled the band back into the charts across the board, giving Weezer their FIFTH #1, TENTH Top 5, and SIXTEENTH Top 10 at Alternative Radio, in addition to landing Top 5 on the Hot AC chart.   It has since gone Platinum.  They then surprise dropped a covers album at the start of 2019 — Weezer (The Teal Album) — which has been streamed over a hundred million times since its release.  In 2021, Weezer released two very different but equally Weezer albums – OK Human, an orchestral pop album meditating on technology and disconnectedness, and Van Weezer, an homage to the band’s shared metal roots growing up.  OK Human’s first single, “All My Favorite Songs,” was one of the biggest rock hits of 2021, and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rock Song.” In 2022, the band released SZNZ, a four EP project inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and completed the European leg of the Hella Mega tour, which sold out stadiums in America throughout the year prior. In 2023, the band embarked on an incredible sold-out run across North America called the Indie Rock Road Trip, which was hailed as one of the best tours of the summer.

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INDIE ROCK ROADTRIP

With special guests future islands & joyce manor.

July 3, 2023 Doors: 5:30 pm / Performance Time: 7 pm

Time to hop in the car, load up the playlists and snacks, and join Weezer and some of the biggest names in indie rock for what will be the tour of the summer. Introducing (*drum roll please*)… Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip !  A 30-city run of Weezer shows, Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip! pairs the alt legends with alternating support from iconic bands of the last fifteen years as well as the coolest up-and-comers:  Modest Mouse and Momma , Future Islands and Joyce Manor , Spoon and White Reaper .

These shows are the first batch following the band’s incredible SZNZ project last year, which yielded the #1 Alternative radio singles “Records” and “A Little Bit Of Love.”  The most inventive project to date from the band, SZNZ was a celebrated collection of EPs, made in realtime, all matching the aesthetic and sounds of each season. The completed project features some of the most inspired, exciting songs within the much-loved Weezer discography.

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Why Weezer's 'The Blue Album' Is One Of The Most Influential '90s Indie Pop Debuts

Weezer’s debut album was a harbinger of nerd rock and its many acolytes, with hits like "Buddy Holly" and "Undone (The Sweater Song)." Thirty years after its release, 'The Blue Album' stands tall for the ways it redefined indie pop and rock.

We can thank Kurt Cobain and Tower Records for one of the most enduring debut albums of all time. 

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was working at a Los Angeles Tower Records in 1991 when the store began to blare Nirvana ’s "Sliver." His ears perked up, inspired by Cobain’s music and lyrics.

"It’s like, 'Oh, my God. This is so beautiful to me. And I identify with it so much.' Hearing him sing about Mom and Dad and Grandpa Joe, these personal family issues, in a really heartbreaking kind of innocent, childlike way, over these straightforward chords in a major key," Cuomo told Rolling Stone .

Fast forward to May 10, 1994, and Weezer —originally a nickname Cuomo took on due to his asthma-induced wheezing — debuted an album brimming with thoughtful themes, chunky riffs, sublime solos and a song that would end up as a game-changing music video directed by Spike Jonze . 

Cuomo cut his headbanger hair — he thought metal would be his future — and adorned thick glasses reminiscent of Cobain. Along for the ride came drummer Patrick Wilson , guitarist Brian Bell and bassist Matt Sharp. The cover art for The Blue Album featuring the foursome simply standing and staring at the camera evoked a feeling of awkward geekiness that would eventually lead to the album’s designation as being the harbinger of nerd rock and its many acolytes.

From the time of its release and through to today, The Blue Album reverberated with both music fans and indie rock bands. It felt like a lovechild between the Beach Boys ' melodies and the Pixies’ distortion-friendly rhythms. It was certified platinum in January 1995, and has since gone three times multi-platinum in the U.S. Rolling Stone readers ranked the album the 21st greatest of all time. 

In honor of an album that arguably has a banger for every track, here’s a deep dive into what makes The Blue Album such an iconic indie pop record, and how its impact on modern rock is still being felt today.

It Has More Hooks Than A Walk-In Closet

Refreshingly original pop-rock wasn’t sprouting up in the mid-1990s, when Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins dominated the radio waves. Enter The Blue Album with songs, such as "Say It Ain’t So," boasting catchy hooks so infectious they became earworm fodder.

It’s not just the big singles blasting addictive hooks. "Surf Wax America" lets Weezer fans ply their falsetto skills when they try to reach the end note in, "You take your car to work/I’ll take my board/and when you’re out of fuel/I’m still afloat."

Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright said in 2019: "That [album] has such an unfair amount of hooks packed into it. Like, every song has like 5 to 10 hooks that are good enough to easily sustain an entire song in their own. It feels like they hogged everything."

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…And Its Lyrics Were More Than Just Playful

Cobain wrote about drugs, Metallica ’s lyrics skewed dark, and some fans couldn’t even make out what Eddie Vedder was crooning into the mic. But Cuomo’s lyrics had that everyman quality fans could find relatable. 

Album opener "My Name is Jonas" speaks of a common crisis Cuomo was inspired to put to paper: Cuomo’s brother was dealing with insurance challenges after enduring a serious car crash. Knowing Cuomo’s MO, the song's lyrics resonate more deeply: "Tell me what to do/Now the tank is dry/Now this wheel is flat."

On "Say It Ain’t So" — the most-streamed song from the album on Spotify — Weezer manages an eternal hookiness with a heavy dose of reality. Over a reggae-influenced beat with guitar upstrokes, the song offers a potent look at Cuomo’s past. It tells the story of his estranged relationship with his alcoholic father ("Somebody's Heine/Is crowding my icebox") and how Rivers Sr. eventually left the family, got sober and became a preacher ("You've cleaned up, found Jesus/Things are good, or so I hear").

The Blue Album Had A Singular Look

If there is any moment to showcase how Weezer set itself apart from other rock bands at the time, look no further than the music video to one of the album’s blazing hits. "Buddy Holly" might have been a reference to the close-cropped hair and wide-rim glasses both Holly and Cuomo wore, but the video is a taste of the band’s nostalgia-heavy, pop culture-referencing personality that other bands would later emulate.

Directed by Spike Jonze (who was also responsible for the Beastie Boys ' astounding "Sabotage" video,) "Buddy Holly" featured Weezer playing in 1950s garb as they interacted with characters from the show "Happy Days." The video was a marvel of editing and jokiness at the time: Mary Tyler Moore gets a shout-out; there’s something so deeply satisfying seeing the Fonz dance to Weezer verses and fuzz guitars.

"Buddy Holly" was an early example of Weezer's unique and deeply referential aesthetic; their free-spirited, random and weird viewpoint would appear in videos throughout their run.  In " Undone (The Sweater Song) ," a parade of canines runaround the band as they exuberantly play the hit song, with drummer Patrick Wilson shaking booty behind the kit.

Post- Blue, the Muppets danced and sang along with the band in the hilarious "Keep Fishin’," while sumo wrestlers battled it out between clips of the band rocking out to "Hash Pipe."

It Delivered Memorable And Inspiring Intros 

Producer Ric Ocasek ensured that there were no wasted moments in The Blue Album . That includes the intros, which can feature some of the best opening licks to ever grace a Weezer track (as on "Holiday") or flirt with a genre–rock folk– that quickly switches to another (see "My Name is Jonas").

But a true-stand out intro, if only for its experimental personality, comes from "Undone (The Sweater Song)," which opens with a circular riff stemming from guitar picking. Then comes a music-less intro with a couple guys chatting — courtesy of bassist Sharp and friend of the band Karl Koch — that isn’t as meaningful as the song’s more maudlin theme. It may inspire fans to see the song as a fun and silly tune instead of what Cuomo intended: an anthem of the underdog.

That intro is mirrored in other pop-rock tracks of that era, such as Nada Surf’s "Popular" which begins with over a minute of spoken word before the verses.

The spoken intro to "Undone" is a reminder that Weezer never likes taking itself too seriously. They enjoy breaking conventional rules of what a song, or first few bars, should sound like for their audience, and they revel in throwing us curveballs as a way to say, "Hey, we’re a rock band, but we’re not your Dad’s rock band." 

They Aren’t Afraid To Move Away From Traditional Indie Pop

"We're experimenting, trying to come up with the best music we possibly can, so our motivation is pure. We're not just trying to cash in," Cuomo told Guitar World in 2002, reflecting his anti-frontman persona with an honest take of Weezer’s standing in the rock world. That "best music" is shining on The Blue Album but also their inventiveness, which saw them extend the usual track length on "Only in Dreams" from the usual three minutes to almost eight minutes. 

Moving away from the head-boppin choruses of "Buddy Holly" and "Surf Wax America", the final track on the album plays with rhythms and unadorned bass lines reminiscent of early Phish. It careens from dreamy and meandering to chewy distortion and crashing cymbals, and ends with four minutes of instrumental jamming. 

Wavves bassist Stephen Pope took to "Only in Dreams" right away. "[It] stands out to me, as a not-very-technically-skilled bass player, because of how memorable the bassline is even though it’s so simple. It’s extremely Kim Deal-esque, and I attribute a lot of my playing style to Kim Deal and Matt Sharp," he told Consequence of Sound . 

Bands Love Covering The Blue Album

Everyone loves to try their hand at belting out Weezer songs, especially those from The Blue Album. One of the more notable covers is the pitch-perfectly sung "My Name is Jonas" from Taking Back Sunday, whose own tunes have Weezer-esque personalities. 

Foster the People covered "Say It Ain’t So" in 2011, Relient K cleaned up the distortion for their version of "Surf Wax America," and Mac DeMarco delivered a throaty take on "Undone (The Sweater Song)" where he adlibbed the tune’s spoken word bits. 

And if there’s any sign of the album’s wide-ranging influence, the cast of "Succession" recorded a raucous rendition of "Say It Ain’t So."

The Blue Album Is So Iconic That Weezer Is Touring It Globally

From Atlanta to London to Vancouver, Weezer’s 2024 tour schedule is solely focused on playing The Blue Album from start to finish. Titled Voyage to the Blue Planet and featuring openers the Flaming Lips , the Smashing Pumpkins and Dinosaur Jr., the tour will be a retrospective of the killer tracks that cemented Weezer as pioneers of nerd-rock and a whimsical sorely needed during the super-serious era of grunge.

As much as Weezer fans also adore the emo classic Pinkerton and admire the ambition of the four-album box set of SZNS of 2021, The Blue Album remains a perfect debut record and one that transcends any age demo. A 50-year-old rock fan and a 25-year-old TikTok influencer will both be front row centre at the tour this year, and expect them to be mouthing the lyrics to "Buddy Holly" while playing the meanest air guitar.

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Without Steve Albini, These 5 Albums Would Be Unrecognizable: Pixies, Nirvana, PJ Harvey & More

Steve Albini loathed the descriptor of "producer," preferring "recording engineer." Regardless of how he was credited, He passed away on the evening of May 7, leaving an immeasurable impact on alternative music.

When Code Orange 's Jami Morgan came to work with Steve Albini, he knew that he and the band had to be prepared. They knew what they wanted to do, in which order, and "it went as good as any process we've ever had — probably the best," he glowed.

And a big part of that was that Albini —  a legendary musician and creator of now-iconic indie, punk and alternative records —  didn't consider himself any sort of impresario. 

"The man wears a garbage man suit to work every day," Morgan previously told GRAMMY.com while promoting Code Orange's The Above . "It reminds him he's doing a trade… I f—ing loved him. I thought he was the greatest guy."

The masterful The Above was released in 2023, decades into Albini's astonishing legacy both onstage and in the studio. The twisted mastermind behind Big Black and Shellac, and man behind the board for innumerable off-center classics, Steve Albini passed away on the evening of May 7 following a heart attack suffered at his Chicago recording studio, the hallowed Electrical Audio. He was 61. The first Shellac album since 2014, To All Trains , is due May 17.

Albini stuck to his stubborn principles ( especially in regard to the music industry ), inimitable aesthetics and workaday self-perception until the end. Tributes highlighting his ethos, attitude and vision have been flowing in from all corners of the indie community. The revered label Secretly Canadian called Albini "a wizard who would hate being called a wizard, but who surely made magic."

David Grubbs of Gastr Del Sol called him "a brilliant, infinitely generous person, absolutely one-of-a-kind, and so inspiring to see him change over time and own up to things he outgrew" — meaning old, provocative statements and lyrics.

And mononymous bassist Stin of the bludgeoning noise rock band Chat Pile declared, "No singular artist's body of work has had an impact on me more than that of Steve Albini."

“We are very sad to hear of Steve Albini’s passing,” stated the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers (P&E) Wing. “He was not only an accomplished musician in the various groups he played with, but also an iconic producer and engineer who contributed to some of the greatest albums in indie rock, from artists such as Nirvana , the Pixies and PJ Harvey . Steve was a true original. He will be greatly missed, but his influence will continue to live on through the many generations of artists he inspired.”

To wade through Albini's entire legacy, and discography, would take a lifetime — and happy hunting, as so much great indie, noise rock, punk, and so much more passed across his desk. Here are five of those albums.

Pixies - Surfer Rosa (1988)

Your mileage may vary on who lit the match for the alternative boom, but Pixies — and their debut Surfer Rosa — deserve a place in that debate. This quicksilver classic introduced us to a lot of Steve Albini's touchstones : capacious miking techniques; unadulterated, audio verite takes; serrated noise.

PJ Harvey - Rid of Me (1993)

Some of Albini's finest hours have resulted from carefully arranging the room, hitting record, and letting an artist stalk the studio like a caged animal.

It happened on Scout Niblett's This Fool Can Die Now ; it happened on Laura Jane Grace 's Stay Alive ; and it most certainly happened on PJ Harvey 's Rid of Me , which can be seen as a precedent for both. Let tunes like "Man-Size" take a shot at you; that scar won't heal anytime soon.

Nirvana - In Utero (1993)

Nirvana' s unintended swan song in the studio was meant to burn the polished Nevermind in effigy.

And while Kurt Cobain was too much of a pop beautician to fully do that, In Utero is still one of the most bracing and unvarnished mainstream rock albums ever made. Dave Grohl 's drum sound on "Scentless Apprentice" alone is a shot to your solar plexus.

"The thing that I was really charmed most by in the whole process was just hearing how good a job the band had done the first time around," Albini told GRAMMY.com upon In Utero 's 20th anniversary remix and remastering. "What struck me the most about the [remastering and reissue] process was the fact that everybody was willing to go the full nine yards for quality."

Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)

When almost a dozen musicians packed into Electrical Audio to make The Magnolia Electric Co ., the vibe was, well, electric — prolific singer/songwriter Jason Molina was on the verge of something earth-shaking.

It's up for debate as to whether the album they made was the final Songs: Ohia record, or the first by his following project, Magnolia Electric Co. — is a tempestuous, majestic, symbolism-heavy, Crazy Horse -scaled ride through Molina's troubled psyche.

Code Orange - The Above (2023)

A health issue kept Code Orange from touring behind The Above , which is a shame for many reasons. One is that they're a world-class live band. The other is that The Above consists of their most detailed and accomplished material to date.

The band's frontman Morgan and keyboardist Eric "Shade" Balderose produced The Above , which combines hardcore, metalcore and industrial rock with concision and vision. And by capturing their onstage fire like never before on record, Albini helped glue it all together.

"It was a match made in heaven," Morgan said. And Albini made ferocity, ugliness and transgression seem heavenly all the same.

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ReImagined: Watch Siiickbrain Deliver A Grungy Cover Of Nirvana’s GRAMMY-Nominated Single, “All Apologies”

Alternative newcomer Siiickbrain offers her take on Nirvana’s “All Apologies,” a track about shamelessly looking beyond societal norms.

Over two decades ago, Kurt Cobain famously declared his unapologetic stance — from supporting gay rights to his skepticism about reality — in Nirvana 's 1993 GRAMMY-nominated single "All Apologies."

Cobain probed in the opening verse, "What else should I be?/ All apologies," Cobain questioned in the opening verse. "What else could I say?/ Everyone is gay/ What else could I write/ I don't have the right."

In this episode of ReImagined , alternative newcomer Siiickbrain delivers her rendition of the In Utero track, channeling the '90s aesthetic with a vintage camera. Like Cobain, Siiickbrain uses her songwriting to confront and address her mental health.

"[My struggles with mental health] made me want to speak on it within my music, and it kind of gave me a foundation for what I'm doing," Siiickbrain said in an interview with Kerrang! "It gave me a purpose to write about certain things and bring awareness to how common these feelings are."

On March 29, Siiickbrain released "when i fall," featuring Shiloh Dynasty and No Love For The Middle Child, which she describes to Alternative Press as based on "true events that were written and performed as [No Love For The Middle Child and I] were recovering from the challenges of a relationship while simultaneously creating music together." 

Press play on the video above to hear Siiickbrain's cover of Nirvana's "All Apologies," and remember to check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of ReImagined.

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On The Melvins' 'Tarantula Heart,' Buzz Osborne Continues His Idiosyncratic Calling: "I Don't Want To Do Anything Normal"

Kicking out bassists, flipping the script on drummers, beating up drunks: no conversation with the razor-sharp Buzz Osborne is going to be conventional. And the Melvins' gloriously strange new album, 'Tarantula Heart,' is a boon to off-center music fans.

"I will answer any and all questions. Just, a lot of times, people don't like my answers."

So goes Buzz Osborne — the long-reigning King Buzzo, of cult heavies the Melvins — halfway through a hair-raising, hour-long interview. He had a catbird seat to the exhilarating rise and tragic fall of the grunge era; for some, his brutal honesty in that regard might be a liability.

"That's just Buzz," said his old friend Krist Novoselic of Nirvana , after Osborne virally disparaged the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck as "90 percent... bulls—." "He's always been like that, but we love him so we just accept him for that. He's always had these opinions. Like, 'Oh, there goes Buzz again.'"

There he goes again, indeed. But Osborne's honesty is just that — honesty. Go ahead and scour his interviews; try to catch him in a lie, or a half-truth, about anything he's lived through.

"I wasn't wrong then, I'm not wrong now. I was misunderstood then, and I'm going to continue to be misunderstood," Osborne tells GRAMMY.com of the old days, when he watched his friends in Nirvana and Soundgarden grow from nothing to dominate the earth. "But that's OK, it's part of the deal."

Unlike either act, Osborne has always been 100 percent opposed to conventional notions of rock stardom. (Cobain seemed hot and cold on the matter.) He doesn't drink or take drugs. He's been married to the same woman forever. "I live a conservative life, and I let my wildness come out of my art," Osborne explains.

And while Tarantula Heart might not necessarily grow his cult fanbase, it's one of the wildest things Osborne's made — and that alone makes it worth celebrating and cherishing.

The Melvins' 27th studio album (Osborne estimates the total to be over 30, so perhaps it depends on how you count) is rife with off-kilter, pummeling tracks like "Working the Ditch," "She's Got Weird Arms" and "Smiler."

Therein, Osborne shows he can still throw a wrench in the works when things threaten to become predictable, and come up with profoundly idiosyncratic and ineffably satisfying art. (How he recorded the drums alone is fascinating — and by some standards, backwards.)

Read on to learn how Tarantula Heart was made, living with Kurt Cobain 's distorted public shadow, which of his grunge-era contemporaries he still talks to, and much more.

This interview has been edited for clarity.

I'll admit that I haven't heard every Melvins album. But Tarantula Heart still strikes me as a high watermark in the discography.

Well, I don't think anybody has heard our entire catalog.

I probably have. I would say that I guarantee you Steven [Shane McDonald]'s never listened to all of our records. The guy who plays bass for us. I really, seriously doubt it. I doubt that [former bassist] Kevin Rutmanis has ever listened to all of our records. I can't imagine that the Big Business guys listened to all our records. It's too much for anybody to take in. I don't expect people to do that.

At any rate, how do you keep your artistry so fresh and inspired?

I stay inspired by thinking — moving my feet. After 30-plus albums, I am always looking for something that's going to inspire me in a new way. I don't really have much interest in going back and making records the way that I did 30 years ago, or 15 years ago.

There's really no template for how you guys do things, is there?

No, there's no template. I don't want to do anything normal. Nothing. I'm an accidentalist, I'd say, by 50 percent. And the other 50 percent is making sure that you are not throwing out the good stuff with the bad stuff. 

Also, as time has gone on, I've realized that my tolerance for lots of stuff is a lot higher than most people are capable of dealing with. I can listen to long, drawn-out stuff, and I always could, but I realized in my music, I always held back a little bit on it. Then, I realized, Well, I don't need to do that. I can do whatever I want. I can view albums the way that I want to.

One of my favorite albums for that kind of thing is Heathen Earth by Throbbing Gristle . That's been a huge inspiration on what I've done for a long time. Or early Swans . I mean, we were never going to sell millions of records. All we were going to do was make music that, because I felt like I had good taste, there'd be other people that would like it. It probably won't be millions, but it'll be enough.

Those kinds of inspirations [are] very exciting for me. And I expect people not to understand it, but that's the way it's always been.

We did this record in such a weird fashion. I knew that I needed to tell people how we did it, but…once they knew, they would say, "That's what it sounds like." They'd piss all over it.

You know how many times I have been told what I should do in the last 41 years? It's like if I listened to all this good advice, I'd be sitting here with nothing.

You characterized yourself as an "accidentalist." Give me a couple of great accidents on Tarantula Heart.

Well, one of them was accidentally figuring out how we were going to do this record. Because that's not how we recorded the drums originally. I didn't know that's what we were going to do. I just accidentally stumbled on it while listening to the demos or the rough mixes of all the jams that we made.

So, we would have a basic riff that we could jam to with the drummers. We recorded for about 15 minutes, 20 minutes, maybe a few minutes into it, the drummers would lock up into something. And I realized when I was listening back to [the demos] that they did something interesting for this little six-minute section or eight-minute section, and then they kind of lost it.

Then, I would take that section, and write a riff to it that had nothing to do with the original riff that was on it. The first one I did was "Allergic to Food," I think. And then I put vocals on it and then I realized I could do the whole record like this. The drums are playing along with stuff that's not now on there. So, all their accents and all the way that they're playing isn't the way they would've done it, had we rehearsed it or something like this.

So, I got something out of it that's brand new.

That's the epitome of a happy accident.

I just accidentally stumbled upon this thing that might work, let me try doing the whole record like that. And it worked. But I don't know, I couldn't do it again, because now they'd be suspicious of it and they might play in a way that wasn't as free as the way they played. So, it's probably a one-time-only.

There's a song we did a long time ago called "The Bloated Pope," and there's a stumbly-sounding drum intro. Dale [Crover] made a mistake. I went, "Leave that in there. That's really cool." Now, that's the intro. It sounds intentional. That's how we play it now. But it was a mistake.

You mentioned Kevin Rutmanis. Do you keep in touch with old members of the Melvins?

I'm still really good friends with Kevin. Let me think. Mark [Deutrom], no. Lori [Black], no. Jeff Pinkus… I'm going to do a big acoustic tour starting in August with Trevor Dunn, who's also played with us. Jeff Pinkus is doing all the U.S. touring, and we're trying to get him on the European end of it. So, I talk to both Trevor and him a lot.

Matt [Lukin] from Mudhoney — no, not in the least.

I didn't know stuff wasn't cool with Matt. I just knew he played on the first Melvins album, Gluey Porch Treatments.

Oh, no, I don't get along with him at all. I haven't liked him since I was in high school. He's a very toxic human being. He wasn't a very good player, and I just found him irritating and counterproductive. I've not looked back one minute, nor have I regretted any part of not having him in my life.

He can do or say whatever he wants. I don't give a s—. That's nothing new. It's not like that's a new revelation. Look, hardly anybody in the world even knows who he is. You're one of the first people that's even brought him up.

That's surprising, as Pearl Jam named a song after him. It's not a hit, but fans know it.

Yeah, well, if Eddie wants to think he's a great guy, then so be it. Better him than me.

How about your other contemporaries, like the other members of Mudhoney?

Oh, I get along with those guys great. I would love to do a recording with all the Mudhoney guys.

Mark [Arm], especially, is someone I've known since the very early '80s. I learned a lot of stuff about bands and music that I never knew before. He turned me on to lots of stuff that I was very excited about, like Foetus and the Birthday Party — just a host of bands.

I always viewed him as somebody who was really smart — really fun to be around. He and Steve Turner know more about music than anyone I've ever been around.

I’d like to broach this as sensitively as possible: April 5 marked the 30th anniversary of your old friend Kurt's passing. How have you dealt with the endless flattening and deification of a person you knew as flesh and blood?

It's very weird. It's not the kind of thing you get over. People tend to want me to look at it like the good old days, but to me, heroin addiction and death, it's hard to romanticize that. I'm not going to get over it anytime soon. I don't know that I ever will.

Part of me also thinks that, yeah, I turned him onto music and got him interested in all this stuff, and it's like maybe if I hadn't, he wouldn't be dead. So it's a weird position to be in.

I hope that doesn't bedevil you too much. That's a massive weight to carry — one that you didn't ask for.

I mean, at some point, you just have to move on. And musical ideas that I had, other people took, and it changed music on a global level. So I wasn't wrong about what I originally thought, and I'm happy to have that be the case, and I'll just move forward with the same attitude I did then.

I wasn't wrong then, I'm not wrong now. I was misunderstood then, and I'm going to continue to be misunderstood, but that's OK, it's part of the deal. I'm OK with that.

It's your lot in life.

That's all right. I mean, I make my living as a musician. That's all I ever wanted. So no one could have guessed any of that stuff would happen.

I mean, the Nirvana guys and the Soundgarden guys — those are rags-to-riches stories.Those guys, especially the Nirvana guys, had nothing. And if you look at the guys in Soundgarden, those people all come from nothing. Zero.

So, it's been exciting to watch people you're so fond of become successful and have that kind of thing happen and say that you were an influence on what they were doing. Great.

But when you're handed that kind of responsibility and those kinds of keys, you need to work harder than you ever have. You just need to keep doing this good work. And that's what I've tried to do for the next 35, 40 years.

*The Melvins in 1991 (L-R: Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne, then-bassist Lori Black). Photo: David Corio/Redferns*

It feels so unfair what happened to you guys. You were kids from the sticks — and to varying degrees, you were all thrown into this ruthless celebrity grinde r.

Oh, yeah. It's easy to avoid that stuff. I'm not going to any industry parties. I never have. I don't want to do that kind of stuff. I've always shied away from it, because I'm not comfortable there.

I don't think it's wrong for everyone, but it's wrong for me. I'd rather just do my work and let that be the end of it. I'm not good at networking. I'm not good at outselling myself to people who may not give a s—.

I've been in L.A. for 30-plus years and most people in the industry don't even know I'm there. They still say, "Oh, so you live in the Northwest?" I go, "Well, I left there in '86, '87." And in L.A., you're far more likely to see me at a municipal golf course than at a rock and roll show.

At this point, I only go to rock and roll shows if I'm getting paid to be there. They're not fun for me. I end up in the audience talking to a bunch of drunks. That's not fun for me. Drunks are only fun if you're drunk.

And I appreciate everybody who comes to our shows, but I don't have fun at live shows myself as an audience member. I'm in those places all the time, and I don't want to put myself in a position where I'm going to have to punch someone in the mouth. It's not a good place for me to be, so I avoid it.

That's unfortunate, but I know exactly how I am. If you push me far enough. I'll beat the living f—ing s— out of you. And I don't fight fair. I don't. I grew up in a redneck town. I fought all the time. I'll kick you right in the nuts and then lay your head open.

I get to see enough shows. We did a tour last year with Boris, and we played some shows with We Are the Asteroid and Taipei Houston, who are really good. On stage, I'll get to watch Trevor Dunn play every night. I'm not feeling unfulfilled in a live music type of way at all.

I'm sure your intense work ethic also stems from your upbringing.

Suffering and working a s— job and all those kinds of things — I don't know that that ever made my music better, but it did give me an understanding of how important things like hard work are.

I think it's kind of a tragedy that teenagers don't work more. I always enjoyed working when I was a teenager. I wanted a job. I wanted to do things like that. I think that working hard is something that people should do. I couldn't wait to get a car. I couldn't wait to be mobile, and be my own person.

I've only ever been around my family situation, around people who had to work, so I don't know anything else. I don't know what it's like to live some bourgeois life where work is just not important. Unless you plan on inheriting a lot of money, I don't know how else it's going to work out for you.

I went to school and went to a job after school, got home by about 9 or 10 at night, and went and did the whole thing over again. I never had a problem with that. You don't do the work, you don't get the money. That's just how it works. So this whole idea that teenagers don't work anymore hardly in the US anyway, I think is just kind of absurd.

Before we go, give me a line from the album that you believe in with your whole heart.

"I'm about to make you happy."

What's that mean to you?

It could be the truth. It could be a lie.

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8 Reasons Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' Is One Of The Most Influential Grunge Albums

Six years into their career, Soundgarden surged into the grunge stratosphere with their fourth LP, 'Superunknown.' Thirty years after its release, here's why the album is still rocking.

Despite being the first grunge group to sign with a major label in the late '80s, Seattle four-piece Soundgarden were one of the last major players to break through to the mainstream. In fact, by the time they released their fourth LP, Superunknown , in March 1994, Pearl Jam had already sold 20 million records , Stone Temple Pilots had won a GRAMMY, and Nirvana were only a month away from tragically imploding.  

However, when frontman Chris Cornell , lead guitarist Kim Thayil , bassist Ben Shepherd , and drummer Matt Cameron finally entered the big league, they did so in major fashion. Superunknown instantly topped the Billboard 200, and went on to spawn five top 20 hits on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, win two GRAMMYs, and achieve five-time platinum status in the United States alone. 

Perhaps the most ironic part is that Soundgarden went stratospheric with an experimental 70-minute opus that resolutely drowns in despair — and that paradox was not lost on Cornell. "There's an eeriness in there, a kind of unresolvable sadness or indescribable longing that I've never really tried to isolate and define and fully understand," the singer told Rolling Stone in 2014, three years before he died by suicide. "But it's always there. It's like a haunted thing." 

Indeed, the cleaner-cut Cornell may have trimmed his signature locks in time for Superknown 's array of MTV-friendly videos, but the album is hardly a streamlined affair tailor-made for the masses. Still, its intensity, uncompromising nature, and eclecticism — let's not forget it boasts a cameo from a street artist named Artis the Spoonman — has helped it remain one of premier grunge classics. 

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Superunknown , here's a look at why the record is a benchmark of Gen X rock.    

It Proved Grunge Could Survive the Death Of Its Hero

Many say that the grunge movement died the day Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994. Yet while the tragedy nearly instantly made Nirvana obsolete, many of their peers still enjoyed major success for several years before the slightly more earnest sound dubbed post-grunge took up the angst-ridden mantle.  

Released just a month before Cobain's passing, Superunknown had already joined Nevermind and In Utero , Alice in Chains ' Jar of Flies , and Pearl Jam 's Vs . on grunge's list of Billboard 200 chart-toppers. But it had a remarkable shelf life, too, spending 80 weeks on the chart and becoming the 13th biggest seller of 1994.  

A 20th anniversary re-release and accompanying tour in 2014 further highlighted how seminal the record had become, with even Cornell — a man typically averse to all things nostalgic — appearing to accept its classic status. "It was showing what we were, not just a flavor of the month," he told Rolling Stone . "We had the responsibility to seize the moment, and I think we really did." 

It Broke The Grunge Mould

While the likes of Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., and Sonic Youth were key reference points for most grunge outfits, Superunknown took inspiration from a much broader musical palette. Producer Michael Beinhorn looked toward the ambient techno of Aphex Twin and the punishing Dutch dance music known as gabber to capture the required intensity; he also pointed Cornell in the direction of specific Frank Sinatra songs to help hone the frontman's performance style. 

There was also a strong Beatles influence, particularly on the Lennon-ish melodies of "Black Hole Sun" and the "Tomorrow Never Knows"-esque drum breaks of "My Wave." "We looked deep down inside the very core of our souls and there was a little Ringo sitting there," Thayil told Guitar World in 1994.. 

The Shepherd-sung "Half," meanwhile, further embraced the band's Middle Eastern tendencies, while the use of mellotrons ("Mailman"), clavinets ("Fresh Tendrils"), and, most intriguingly, various kitchen equipment ("Spoonman") further proved Soundgarden weren't afraid to push the genre outside of its comfort zone.   

It Won The Great Rock War Of 1994

You could say that March 8, 1994 was a momentous day for game-changing American rock, and indeed music retailers across the country. Not only did Soundgarden unleash their blockbuster fourth album, but Nine Inch Nails dropped their very own magnum opus, too.   

Combining transgressive themes such as S&M, self-hatred and substance abuse with pioneering electronics and strong melodic hooks, NIN's The Downward Spiral is credited with pushing industrial rock into the mainstream. And in most other weeks, its first-week sales of 118,000 would have been enough to land the No. 1 spot.  

Unfortunately for Trent Reznor and co., it went up against an even bigger commercial juggernaut. Superunknown sailed to the top of the Billboard 200 with a remarkable 310,000 sales, winning the unlikely chart battle by a landslide. 15 years later, Reznor admitted he'd been wounded by the defeat, but following a brief online beef with Cornell, the two outfits kissed and made up with a 2014 joint tour.   

It Inspired A Generation Of Rockers

Between The Buried and Me ("The Day I Tried to Live"), Halestorm ("Fell on Black Days"), and Ufomammut ("Let Me Drown") are just a few of the modern-day rock bands who've paid tribute to Superunknown with various covers over the years. Its most high-profile champion, though, was another iconic frontman also sadly no longer with us. 

Chester Bennington regularly sang the album's praises, describing it as "one of the best rock records of all time" while also selecting "Limo Wreck" on his ultimate playlist for Shortlist. The Linkin Park singer had struck up such a close friendship with Cornell he was invited to perform at the latter's funeral in 2017 just two months before his own tragic death.  

Proof of just how wide-reaching Superunknown 's appeal was, however, came with the fact '80s hair metallers Def Leppard also cited it as a source of inspiration for 1996's Slang , while nine years on, legendary crooner Paul Anka covered "Black Hole Sun" in a big band style on Rock Swings .  

It Spawned The Scene's Defining Video

Soundgarden's controversial video for Badmotorfinger 's "Jesus Christ Pose" received a ban from MTV in 1991. In stark contrast, the promo for Superunknown 's lead single three years later became a regular fixture on the network.  

Directed by Howard Greenhalgh, the attention-grabbing clip centers around a suburban community which gradually becomes consumed by, well, a black hole sun. While the band make an appearance, valiantly performing while the apocalypse rages on, they are inevitably overshadowed by the nightmarish locals and their exaggerated wide eyes, maniacal grins, and slithering lizard tongues.  

Heavily inspired by the opening minutes of David Lynch's 1986 cult classic Blue Velvet , "Black Hole Sun" was one of the few videos Soundgarden were satisfied with, according to Thayil. And one could argue that alongside Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," it's the grunge movement's visual piece-de-resistance.  

It Made GRAMMYs History

Stone Temple Pilots might have won grunge's first GRAMMY in 1994 (Best Hard Rock Performance for "Plush"). However, Soundgarden were the scene's first — and only — act to pick up two awards in the decade it reigned supreme. 

Rather surprisingly, Nirvana were only ever recognized in 1996 when MTV Unplugged in New York won Best Alternative Music Performance. Likewise, Pearl Jam, who picked up Best Hard Rock Performance for "Spin the Black Circle" (they did win a second in 2015 for Best Recording Package). And although Scott Weiland's outfit received a further two nominations, they never got the chance to make another acceptance speech. 

Both of Soundgarden's victories came for Superunknown in 1995, with "Spoonman" winning Best Metal Performance and "Black Hole Sun" Best Hard Rock Performance. The latter also got a nod in Best Rock Song (which went to Bruce Springsteen 's "Streets of Philadelphia"), while the LP itself lost to the Rolling Stones ' Voodoo Lounge for Best Rock Album.  

It Put The Poetry Into Grunge

"I write my best songs when I'm depressed," Cornell once told Melody Maker . And the frontman certainly appeared to be going through a lot during the making of Superunknown . 

"Let Me Drown" was self-described as a song about "crawling back to the womb to die." "Mailman" is the tale of a man driven to murder — specifically, shooting his boss in the head — by the pressures of work. And as its title suggests, "Fell on Black Days" reflects on the moment you realize, "everything in your life is f—ed." 

Yet, having reportedly immersed himself in the works of Sylvia Plath before recording, Cornell's lines are a little more poetic than the usual "woe is me" platitudes. See "Safe outside my gilded cage/ With an ounce of pain, I wield a ton of rage" from "Like Suicide," the haunting closer about a bird who flew fatally straight into his house window. Or "Shower in the dark day, clean sparks diving down/ Cool in the waterway where the baptized drown," from "4th of July," the recounting of a dread-filled LSD trip experienced on an Indian reservation. 

Not every track on Superunknown is particularly deep and meaningful: In a 1996 interview, Cornell freely admitted the album's breakout hit is simply a bowl of word salad. But on the whole, it's a record as intriguing lyrically as it is sonically.  

It's Grunge's Most Immersive Album

"A perfect headphones album." That's how Thayil described Superunknown to Spotify while promoting its 20th anniversary reissue in 2014. And he's not wrong. Although the full-throttle title track and punky "Kickstand" proved Soundgarden could still rock out without any bells and whistles, most of their accompanying tracks are of the intricate variety, the group leaning into their free-wheeling, psychedelic side stronger than ever before.  

Each band member gets the chance to display their versatility throughout the multi-layered affair, with subtleties that unfurl with each listen. Alongside Cornell's expressive vocal range, there's Thayil's winding guitar solos, Shepherd's fluid basslines, and Cameron's dexterous rhythms. The result is a record that appears specifically designed to be experienced via a pair of Dr. Dre 's finest (or whatever the equivalent of Beats was back in 1994) — and one that has remained just as jammable and beloved 30 years on.

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• 2 Without Steve Albini, These 5 Albums Would Be Unrecognizable: Pixies, Nirvana, PJ Harvey & More
• 3 ReImagined: Watch Siiickbrain Deliver A Grungy Cover Of Nirvana’s GRAMMY-Nominated Single, “All Apologies”
• 4 On The Melvins' 'Tarantula Heart,' Buzz Osborne Continues His Idiosyncratic Calling: "I Don't Want To Do Anything Normal"
• 5 8 Reasons Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' Is One Of The Most Influential Grunge Albums

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Weezer is an American alternative rock, power pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992. The band has released nine albums and sold over 10 million albums in the US.

Formed of members Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner, Weezer have been heavy weights on the alternative scene since day one, with their style being described as everything from emo to power pop.

Every album Weezer has released since 1994 has placed in the top 20 of the US album charts, with the majority of Weezer’s albums charting somewhere in the top 10. Three of Weezer’s nine studio albums have been self-titled and are respectively known as the “Blue Album”, the “Red Album” and “The Green Album”.

Despite the band’s popularity and the generally good reviews each of their albums have received, the only Weezer single to have made it into the top ten of the US singles chart was the 2005 single “Beverley Hills”. Nonetheless, Weezer has a strong following cultivated by their extensive touring over the years.

Weezer’s second album “Pinkerton” has achieved somewhat of a cult status among fans, and is considered to be a collection of the band’s greatest and most influential work. Indeed, multiple bands including The Fall of Troy and Real Estate list Weezer as being a vital influence to their work. The band themselves attribute a lot of their creative inspiration to Kiss, Oasis, Nirvana and The Beach Boys.

Weezer has been recognized for their work since their earliest days with one of their debut singles. “Buddy Holly”, winning the band an MTV Video Music Award. The band’s 2008 single “Pork and Beans” also won the band a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.

Weezer’s creativity and work ethic have certainly paid dividends so far in their musical journey, and, will continue to do so, I’m certain, for many years to come.

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Weezer’s performance at The Tabernacle in Atlanta last Saturday night (12/6/14) was anything but ordinary.

I had seen Weezer perform three times in the last few years and each time they came on stage and played a set comprising virtually all of their big hits along with a couple of new tunes and a couple of songs that true fans love but casual fans wouldn’t know. Well that was not the formula Saturday night.

The show started with front-man Rivers Cuomo casually sitting on the edge of the stage, apparently just quietly waiting for everyone to notice he was there. Eventually he stood up, grabbed an acoustic guitar, stepped up to a mic and began singing in a barely audible voice. I don’t even know what he was singing. He gradually picked up the volume and then mid-way through his second song he was joined by Brian Bell who also picked up an acoustic.

In turns, Scott Shriner and drummer Pat Wilson joined in and the band embarked on an all-acoustic set including some songs they rarely play live or hadn’t played in years, like “December”, along with a few classics like “Island in the Sun” and “Buddy Holly” plus Scott Shriner leading the way on "King". This first set was played at the front edge of the stage with the house lights up and the rest of the stage hidden behind the curtain.

After a break, the house lights dimmed and the curtain lifted to reveal a different stage than one is accustomed to seeing at a Weezer show. There were four large flat screen monitors – two on either side of the stage. Gone from behind the band was the giant illuminated W and in its place was a huge tapestry with the cover art from Weezer’s new release Everything Will Be Alright in the End. And that was no accident as Weezer proceeded to play the new album from beginning to end.

The monitors helped the crowd a bit by displaying lyrics to the songs, but the lyrics were often out of sync with the performance. Rivers Cuomo had great energy and seemed to really enjoy putting on a show that I can only guess was a lot more enjoyable and rewarding for him and his band-mates than their standard fare.

Some of the audience, on the other hand, was likely disappointed that they didn’t get to hear the songs they’re accustomed to hearing: Undone (the Sweater song), Hashpipe and Beverly Hills were among the missing. After the final track from EWBAITE, the band put their instruments down and left the stage.

They returned for a single encore: Surfwax America. This is another song that is a standard at Weezer shows and that more dedicated fans know and love – myself included - but many casual fans probably don’t.

Despite the atypical format and offerings, the crowd was enthusiastic and seemingly grateful to see such an accomplished band in the intimate and stylish confines of The Tabernacle. For someone who has seen Weezer before, the show was a real holiday gift!

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I have seen Weezer play live 10 times and I am seeing them for the eleventh time this week. I went on both Weezer Cruises.

Weezer is one of the tightest live bands I have ever seen. They deliver an outstanding show every single time. I can not get enough and I go see them every chance I get. I believe they are one of the greatest rock bands of our time. Weezer features incredible guitar hooks, catchy lyrics and musicianship. Anyone in the band could swap instruments and they all have their own bands, as well.

Weezer's live performances have evolved with time. The biggest change from the first time I saw them in 1997 to current shows is the bassist. Original bassist Matt Sharp left the band in 1998 and was replaced by Mikey Welsh, who was then replaced by Scott Shriner in 2001. Matt is known for his work with the heavily-Moog band, The Rentals.

Scott is an incredible bassist, whose influence on recordings after the Green Album is significant. Scott also sings lead vocals at most shows. He often sings Dope Nose and on the second cruise, to everyone's delight, he sang King.

In the early days, Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo allowed Matt to do most of the speaking in between songs and was quite nervous on stage. Now, Rivers is much more comfortable on stage and is lively. He quite often comes into the audience with a wireless microphone and sings a song. On the first Weezer cruise, he climbed up the dry waterslide on the deck of the ship while singing Photograph.

On the current tour, the drummer Patrick Wilson is featured on lead guitar and Rivers plays drums. On the current tour, Pat sang two songs at the Myrtle Beach show, including a cover of Blur's Song 2. Brian Bell plays guitar and sings mostly backup vocals, but he often sings lead vocals on a song, too.

At almost every show, Weezer plays their hits and throws in at least one b-side, rare track and/or a cover song. This year, they are working on a new album and often include the new song, Back to the Shack. I encourage you to search Youtube for live Weezer from different time frames and get tickets to a show this year.

I double checked my ticket to confirm that this show was not billed as a double headliner however that's certainly what it was...and not in a good way. Panic! At the Disconplayed for as long as Weezer causing the main band to start at 10pm which usually isn't an issue export at this venue...

Panic! Had it's fair share of fans in the crowd (I'm not one). I was bored of hearing falsetto and an overlong set of new wave rock (although it was packed full of dramatic moments and an excellent stage show).

By the time the boys came on (after a long period of waiting required by the elaborate stage set), everyone was ready for a nice summer night at Weezer Beach. The boys delivered with a fun set however it was formulaic to a fault. The setlist was identical to every other night of the tour and each song clocked in the same as its length on the album. There was no improv, no live excitement built into any of the songs.

As for PNC Bank Arts Center it is an atrociously bad place to see a concert. The PA system experienced a near total failure during Weezer's set causing the lawn to only hear a muffled version of songs. As has become customary, the lawn was vastly over sold causing an uncomfortable stand and zero visibility of the stage.

Weezer is just as good live as on their albums, if not better. The concert was much anticipated, which was apparent by the nearly 3 block line to get into the armory, where the concert was held. Although the line was long enough that we missed the opening band, it took nothing away from Weezer's performance. Once Weezer came out, they took over and blasted everyone in the audience away. They talked with the crowd and made jokes and seemed like genuinely nice guys.

Weezer got everyone in the audience to sing along with them, even if (like me) they didn't know all the words. They were very family friendly and the crowd was just as friendly. Normally when the tickets say "all ages", I expect no one younger than 16 or so to be in the crowd, but this concert was truly "all ages". The boy standing next to me, screaming along with all the songs, got Weezer tickets for his 10th birthday, and the person in the front of the stage right next to the band was wearing a tiara and couldn't have been more than 8.

Over all, the experience was amazing and I would absolutely see them again.

The Weezer concert was amazing and I loved it. This has been an iconic band for 24 years, and the audience at the show was a mixture of new fans and long-time adorers.

The performance was authentically Weezer - weird, fresh, fun, surprising, and weird some more. We got not only a night of fantastic sounds and true rock spirit, but also a collection of the strangest images you've ever seen. The set was thought out really well, treating fans to a taste of all Weezer has gone through and mixing in some unique audience connection to each show.

It was a really wonderful ode to all their work together. We got an amazing collection of their best songs, biggest hits, earlier work, and iconic moments throughout their nearly-three-decades-long history. The whole thing was completely and utterly unforgettable.

They're never gonna stop being weird, man. And I fucking love it. We need more dorkiness in this world. Thank you, Weezer.

One of the best concerts I have ever been to!

Although it was highly choreographed, with multiple stage 'sets' and a time when Rivers (the lead) went all the way through the audience, picked up a guitar and did a few songs to the crowd on the lawn. They played all the songs you know and wanted to hear live from across their entire catalog. They also showed respect to rock history by doing covers of songs by The Animals, Green Day, Aha, and Toto (I don't get the current fascination with the song Africa, but it was cool to see Weezer play it).

The whole band seemed to be having fun and, while the set changes had lots of gimmicks (different looks, logos, fire, fireworks, etc.) it really worked and was super-entertaining.

I would absolutely go to see then again!

We got there with plenty of time so we could enjoy the Wombats and Pixies. I had heard them all on the radio growing up. It was surreal and i found myself mezmorized with the talent before us. We brought my older children and my daughters friend (his first concert was an awesome pick). I was in awe of the talent before us. It was an amazing show from start to finish. Everyone enjoyed the music we were not disappointed. The only non positive was someone kicked my daughter in the back on purpose. She didn't let it affect her enjoyment of the rest of the show. Too bad some people can't be considerate, common sense isn't so common.

Thank-you to the artist for a fantastic show.

Eagerly anticipated by our 8yo son and us (not seen Weezer since Reading festival 2002), and they did not disappoint!

Support act, Dinosaur Pile-Up, were good: played well and funny (drummer kept breaking something on his kit, but they laughed it off as standard!). They were super grateful to Weezer (guitarist/lead singer referred to his teen email: mynameisjonas@hotmail or something!)

Weezer were on top form. Rivers and the gang were cheerful, energetic, funny. They played a great mix of songs from the past and off the new White album. The sound quality was excellent and they were true pros.

We loved seeing them and can't wait for next time! Woop woop!

Weezer was the very first concert I had been too and I am so glad it was! They played their hit singles; My Name Is Jonas, Say It Ain't So, Buddy Holly, Island In The Sun, Hash Pipe and few other songs that I can't think of at this momet. Another great thing about Weezer is that they sound even better live! Rivers is incredible! I invited my friend who only knew about 2 songs but she loved the whole concert! You meet such interesting people at a Weezer concert. I will remember this concert till I die!

It has been ten years since I saw Weezer and, my, how they have slowed. I liked that the setlist leaned heavily to the older stuff, but I could do without the covers (Green Day, Oasis, Africa, etc.) Mostly, though, they need to do something to get people pumped - that shows they aren't just going through the motions. They can't be THAT much older than ... say ... Muse, right? And letting the crowd sing along a couple of times and riding a scooter around the venue won't cut it.

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Weezer Announces 30th Anniversary ‘Voyage to the Blue Planet’ Tour

A North American tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their career-defining, self-titled debut

After teasing upcoming live shows on social media, Weezer are thrilled to officially announce an extensive North American tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their career-defining, self-titled debut  Weezer , also known as the ‘ Blue Album .’ They will play  Weezer  (the Blue Album) in full along with other fan favorites, rarities and more. On this anniversary tour produced by Live Nation, Weezer will be joined by  The   Flaming Lips  and  Dinosaur Jr . as support.

Fans can sign up for Weezer’s mailing list to get access to presale tickets on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00PM local time. More presales including a Citi presale (details below) will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, March 15 at 10:00AM local time. All tickets can be purchased on the band’s website  HERE .

Citi is the official card of Weezer’s Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for U.S. dates beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:00AM local time until Thursday, March 14 at 10:00PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com .

Separate from their tour, the band also announces a special anniversary event on March 15th at the  Lodge Room  in  Los Angeles  with  Dogstar  as support. This exciting full-circle moment mirrors the band’s March 1992 show at Raji’s where they ended up opening for Dogstar in an unlikely turn of events. The name “Weezer” was coined in a conversation with the show’s booker (read more via Weezerpedia  HERE ). They will be playing  Weezer  (the Blue Album) front to back alongside some very special guests.

An instantly recognizable cultural touchstone of the 1990s,  Weezer  (the Blue Album) has garnered such a firm place in the musical pantheon of the last three decades that it serves as an entry point into music for nascent listeners. A testament to the band’s staying power, tracks like “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So” have earned hundreds of millions of streams and endless placements in TV shows and movies.

The run of dates kicks off in Saint Paul, Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center on September 4th before traveling to major cities including Toronto, Boston, New York, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. to name a few. It wraps with an epic finale in Los Angeles, where the group first got their start, with a show on October 11th in Inglewood, CA at the Intuit Dome. See below for full tour routing:

VOYAGE TO THE BLUE PLANET TOUR DATES:

Wed, Sept. 4, 2024 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Fri, Sept. 6, 2024 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena

Sat, Sept. 7, 2024 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena

Sun, Sept. 8, 2024 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Scotiabank Arena

Tues, Sept. 10, 2024 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Wed, Sept. 11, 2024 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Fri, Sept. 13, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Sat, Sept. 14, 2024 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*

Tues, Sept. 17, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Wed, Sept. 18, 2024 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Fri, Sept. 20, 2024 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center

Sat, Sept. 21, 2024 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*

Fri, Sept. 27, 2024 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

Sat, Sept. 28, 2024 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sun, Sept. 29, 2024 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Tues, Oct. 1, 2024 – Loveland, CO – Blue FCU Arena

Fri, Oct. 4, 2024 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Sat, Oct 5, 2024 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rogers Arena

Sun, Oct. 6, 2024 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

Tues, Oct. 8, 2024 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

Wed, Oct. 9, 2024 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Fri, Oct. 11, 2024 – Inglewood, CA- Intuit Dome

* Not a Live Nation Date

About Weezer:

Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1992, currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals). Weezer has sold 10 million albums in the U.S., and over 35 million records worldwide. Their catalogue has included such megahits as “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” and more.  Weezer has won Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and more throughout their career. Following massively acclaimed album releases in 2016 and 2017 (Weezer [The White Album] and Pacific Daydream, respectively), and two sold out amphitheater tours with Panic! At the Disco (in 2016) and Pixies (in 2018), Weezer released a fan-inspired cover of Toto’s “Africa.” The cover propelled the band back into the charts across the board, giving Weezer their FIFTH #1, TENTH Top 5, and SIXTEENTH Top 10 at Alternative Radio, in addition to landing Top 5 on the Hot AC chart.  It has since gone Platinum. They then surprise dropped a covers album at the start of 2019 — Weezer (The Teal Album) — which has been streamed over a hundred million times since its release. In 2021, Weezer released two very different but equally Weezer albums – OK Human, an orchestral pop album meditating on technology and disconnectedness, and Van Weezer, an homage to the band’s shared metal roots growing up. OK Human’s first single, “All My Favorite Songs,” was one of the biggest rock hits of 2021, and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rock Song.” In 2022, the band released SZNZ, a four EP project inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and completed the European leg of the Hella Mega tour, which sold out stadiums in America throughout the year prior. In 2023, the band embarked on an incredible sold-out run across North America called the Indie Rock Road Trip, which was hailed as one of the best tours of the summer.

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How to Get Tickets to Weezer’s 2023 “Indie Rock Roadtrip” Tour

The post How to Get Tickets to Weezer’s 2023 “Indie Rock Roadtrip” Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Weezer is hitting the road for their 2023 “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour, and tickets guarantee you access to some of the namesake genre’s biggest acts ( get tickets here ). For a band that’s already proven they know how to assemble a star-filled lineup and also quite literally set their summers on fire , the SZNZ quartet have still managed to outdo themselves with a roster including Modest Mouse , Spoon , Future Islands , and more.

What Is Weezer’s Next Tour?

The 30-city “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour launches in Huntsville, Alabama on June 4th, followed by southern dates in Austin, Oklahoma City, and more. In the Midwest, Weezer plays dates including Minneapolis and Madison, Wisconsin before heading east to Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia. They headline Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion on June 27th and close out the month in Bangor, Maine.

Weezer opens July in Worcester, Massachusetts, then stops in Canandaigua, New York on July 3rd. They’ll spend July 4th in Toronto and return stateside for a show in Gary, Indiana on July 9th. Following a stop in Pittsburgh on July 11, the California quartet performs at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on July 13th.

The band breaks for a month before resuming in Auburn, Washington on August 20th. They travel down the West Coast to Bend, Oregon and Berkeley, then hit Magna, Utah; Denver; Phoenix; and Las Vegas. After a performance in Irvine, California, the “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour reaches its final destination in San Diego on September 3rd.

Who Is Opening for Weezer on Tour?

Weezer will be in good company on their summer “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour. The band first embarks with Modest Mouse and Momma in June, then switches passengers toward the end of the month for Future Islands and Joyce Manor . In August, they’ll be accompanied by Spoon and White Reaper .

How Can I Get Tickets for Weezer’s 2023 Tour?

Weezer tickets will be available in two waves for members of the band’s Fan Club starting Wednesday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m. local time. Next, a Live Nation pre-sale will open on Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00 a.m. local time (use access code CHORUS ), along with a Spotify pre-sale and various venue-specific offers that same a day.

General public on-sale opens on Friday, March 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster .

Alternatively, fans can purchase tickets via Stubhub — where orders are 100% guaranteed through Stubhub’s FanProtect program.

What Are Weezer’s 2023 Tour Dates?

See Weezer’s full list of tour dates below, and get tickets to all of their upcoming concerts here .

Weezer 2023 Tour Dates: 06/04 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater ^ 06/06 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^ 06/08 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater ^ 06/10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre ^ 06/11 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater ^ 06/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory ^ 06/14 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field ^ 06/16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center ^ 06/18 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ^ 06/23 – Columbia, MD Merriweather @ Post Pavilion # 06/24 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion # 06/25 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre # 06/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann # 06/28 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater # 06/30 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater # 07/01 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Outdoors # 07/03 – Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) # 07/04 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage Future # 07/09 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana $ 07/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE # 07/13 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium # 08/20 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre % 08/22 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater % 08/24 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre % 08/27 – Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair % 08/28 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre % 08/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre % 09/01 – Las Vegas, NV @ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood % 09/02 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre % 09/03 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park %

^ = w/ Modest Mouse and Momma # = w/ Future Islands and Joyce Manor $ = w/ Joyce Manor only % = w/ Spoon and White Reaper

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Weezer Teaming With Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr. For ‘Voyage to the Blue Planet’ 2024 North American Arena Tour

The run will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band's 1994 "Blue" album.

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The Ric Ocasek-produced Blue Album is a beloved 1990s classic, featuring such iconic Weezer tracks as the band’s quirky breakthrough hit “Undone – The Sweater Song,” as well as “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So” and favorites including “My Name is Jonas,” “In the Garage” and “Holiday.”

In addition to the 30th anniversary tour, Weezer will play a special anniversary show on Friday (March 15) at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles with Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar as support. According to a release announcing the show, the Lodge gig will serve as a full-circle moment, mirroring the band’s March 1992 show at Raji’s, where they opened up for Dogstar; they will play the Blue Album in total with special, as-yet-unannounced guests.

Check out the dates for the Voyage to the Blue Planet 2024 tour :

Sept. 4 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

Sept. 6 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

Sept. 7 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena

Sept. 8 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ Scotiabank Arena

Sept. 10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden

Sept. 11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

Sept. 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

Sept. 14 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem*

Sept. 17 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Sept. 20 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center

Sept. 21 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*

Sept. 27 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center

Sept. 28 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

Sept. 29 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

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Weezer to celebrate 30th anniversary of 'Blue Album' on concert tour with The Flaming Lips

California-based rock band Weezer is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band's self-titled debut album, also known as the "Blue Album," with a North American tour set to kick off in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 4.

The band will play "Weezer " in full along with other fan favorites and deep cuts. Weezer will be joined by opening acts The Flaming Lips  and  Dinosaur Jr.

A 1990s classic, "Weezer" produced hits such as "Buddy Holly” and "Say It Ain’t So" which, aside from becoming anthems of that decade, have earned hundreds of millions of streams and endless placements in TV shows and movies.

The band, formed in Los Angeles in 1992, currently consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards) and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals). Weezer has sold 10 million albums in the U.S. and over 35 million records worldwide.

Weezer Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour: How to get tickets

Presale tickets for anyone on Weezer's mailing list go on sale Wednesday at noon local time. Citi cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning at 9 a.m. local time on the same day. General tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time and can be purchased at weezer.com .

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Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour dates:

• Wed, Sept. 4, 2024 - Saint Paul, MN  - Xcel Energy Center
• Fri, Sept. 6, 2024 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
• Sat, Sept. 7, 2024 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
• Sun, Sept.  8, 2024 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Scotiabank Arena
• Tues, Sept. 10, 2024 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
• Wed, Sept. 11, 2024 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
• Fri, Sept. 13, 2024 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
• Sat, Sept. 14, 2024 - Washington, DC - The Anthem*
• Tues, Sept. 17, 2024 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
• Wed, Sept. 18, 2024 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
• Fri, Sept. 20, 2024 - Orlando, FL - Kia Center
• Sat, Sept. 21, 2024 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*
• Fri, Sept. 27, 2024 - Austin, TX - Moody Center
• Sat, Sept. 28, 2024 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
• Sun, Sept. 29, 2024 - Dallas, TX -  American Airlines Center
• Tues, Oct. 1, 2024 - Loveland, CO - Blue FCU Arena
• Fri, Oct. 4, 2024 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
• Sat, Oct 5, 2024 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Rogers Arena
• Sun, Oct. 6, 2024 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
• Tues, Oct. 8, 2024 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
• Wed, Oct. 9, 2024 - San Francisco, CA - Chase Center
• Fri, Oct. 11, 2024 - Inglewood, CA- Intuit Dome

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Weezer: Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour 2024

Playing blue album in full with special guests the flaming lips and dinosaur, jr..

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Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1992, currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals).  Weezer has sold 10 million albums in the U.S., and over 35 million records worldwide.  Their catalogue has included such megahits as “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” and more.   Weezer has won Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and more throughout their career.  Following massively acclaimed album releases in 2016 and 2017 (Weezer [The White Album] and Pacific Daydream, respectively), and two sold out amphitheater tours with Panic! At the Disco (in 2016) and Pixies (in 2018), Weezer released a fan-inspired cover of Toto’s “Africa.”  The cover propelled the band back into the charts across the board, giving Weezer their FIFTH #1, TENTH Top 5, and SIXTEENTH Top 10 at Alternative Radio, in addition to landing Top 5 on the Hot AC chart.   It has since gone Platinum.  They then surprise dropped a covers album at the start of 2019 -- Weezer (The Teal Album) -- which has been streamed over a hundred million times since its release.  In 2021, Weezer released two very different but equally Weezer albums – OK Human, an orchestral pop album meditating on technology and disconnectedness, and Van Weezer, an homage to the band’s shared metal roots growing up.  OK Human’s first single, “All My Favorite Songs,” was one of the biggest rock hits of 2021, and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rock Song.” In 2022, the band released SZNZ, a four EP project inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and completed the European leg of the Hella Mega tour, which sold out stadiums in America throughout the year prior. In 2023, the band embarked on an incredible sold-out run across North America called the Indie Rock Road Trip, which was hailed as one of the best tours of the summer.

Fans can sign up for Weezer’s mailing list to get access to presale tickets on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:00PM local time. More presales including a Citi presale (details below) will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, March 15 at 10:00AM local time. All tickets can be purchased on the band’s website HERE .

Citi is the official card of Weezer’s Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets for U.S. dates beginning Wednesday, March 13 at 9:00AM local time until Thursday, March 14 at 10:00PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

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Music + concerts, music + concerts | weezer’s indie rock roadtrip tour is coming to fivepoint amphitheatre in irvine, the los angeles indie rock band will be joined by spoon and white reaper during local stops..

Los Angeles indie rock band Weezer is hitting the road and bringing some friends along on its Indie Rock Roadtrip Tour this summer.

The outing includes stops at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Sep. 2 and Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego Sept. 3. Though there’s a rotating roster of opening acts, including Modest Mouse, Future Islands, Joyce Manor and Momma, White Reaper and Spoon will join Weezer on the Southern California dates.

Tickets go on sale to to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, March 3 at ticketmaster.com . Presale options, including VIP packages, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 1.

This tour comes following the “Say It Aint So” rockers’ “SZNZ” projects in 2022, where a string of seasonal releases including “Spring,” “Summer,” “Autumn,” and “Winter” were made in real-time to reflect the sounds of each season of the year. Hits from the EPs include “Records” and “A Little Bit Of Love.” The latest offerings from the band include, “I Want a Dog,” which comes from “SZNZ: Winter EP and was released on Dec. 9. The song “Dark Enough To See the Stars” was released, with an accompanying music video, when “SZNZ: Winter” officially dropped on Dec. 21 last year.

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• Sep 04 2024 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 06 2024 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 07 2024 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 08 2024 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON, Canada  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 10 2024 TD Garden Boston, MA, USA  –  Find tickets Doors 7:00 PM  –  Start time: 8:40 PM (Est.) Tickets 7:00 PM 8:40 PM Estimated
• Sep 11 2024 Madison Square Garden New York, NY, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 13 2024 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 14 2024 The Anthem Washington, DC, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 15 2024 The Anthem Washington, DC, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 17 2024 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 18 2024 Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 20 2024 Kia Center Orlando, FL, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 21 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 27 2024 Moody Center Austin, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 28 2024 Toyota Center Houston, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Sep 29 2024 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 01 2024 Blue Arena Loveland, CO, USA  –  Find tickets Doors 6:00 PM  –  Start time: 7:40 PM (Est.) Tickets 6:00 PM 7:40 PM Estimated
• Oct 04 2024 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 05 2024 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC, Canada  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 06 2024 Moda Center Portland, OR, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 08 2024 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 09 2024 Chase Center San Francisco, CA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 11 2024 Intuit Dome Inglewood, CA, USA  –  Find tickets Add time Tickets Add time Add times
• Oct 12 2024 Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA, USA  –  Find tickets Doors 7:00 PM  –  Start time: 8:40 PM (Est.) Tickets 7:00 PM 8:40 PM Estimated
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