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Weezer Planning a Nostalgic Tour

Jacob Morris — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:03:10 +0000

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Weezer fans have something to get excited about—besides the new album that’s coming in September.

The band is planning a mega-tour that is equal parts nostalgic and awesome. The tour would have two stops in every city: Each night they would play an album from start to finish, Blue on the first night and Pinkerton on the second.

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo let fans know what’s up while on-set of the band’s “Memories” music video shoot in California.

“We have this really exciting idea to do a tour where we spend two nights in each city, and the first night, we play the entire Blue album, and the second night, we play the entirety of Pinkerton,” Cuomo told MTV News. “We’re just running it by promoters right now to see if there’s sufficient interest in the markets to do something like that, and if they’re on board, it’s gonna happen.”

“The fan response has been incredible so far for the idea,” Cuomo said. If you’re hoping to see the band in your city, Cuomo also said that if fans really want to see Weezer play they can “contact their local promoter and tell them to make it happen.”

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Given Go-Ahead to Perform Again

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:09:15 +0000

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Just over a month after a tour bus accident forced alternative band Weezer to cancel their remaining tour dates in support of their latest album Raditude, lead singer Rivers Cuomo has been given the go-ahead to return to the stage, reports rollingstone.com.

“Doctor says my lung is all healed – cleared to fly to Florida for the show. Turns out I broke 5 ribs!!!” Cuomo wrote on the band’s Twitter account.

After staying a week in an Albany, New York hospital, Cuomo was forced to bus back to Los Angeles because doctors were concerned that the change in air pressure when flying could affect his recovery.

Now that Cuomo is healed and ready to rock, the band is jumping back into business. Weezer is set to perform tomorrow (Jan. 20) at Florida State University; the school gets the show because they won a T-Mobile contest. The band’s website says that this will be their only 2010 show until they headline the first night of the Bamboozle in east Rutherford, New Jersey on May 1.

Their Raditude tour was cancelled after Cuomo’s bus skidded on ice and off the road back in December. That tour was originally scheduled to wrap up on Friday, Jan. 15 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Weezer Singer Rivers Cuomo in Bus Crash

Vanessa Baker — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:11:53 +0000

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Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the band’s tour bus crashed into a ditch on the New York State Thruway early Sunday morning, reports CBC. The band’s assistant, Sarah Kim, also went to the hospital with minor injuries.

The bus was on its way to Boston for a concert on Monday. Cuomo’s wife and two-year-old daughter were on the bus but were not hurt.

“It was perfect conditions for black ice,” Tweeted Weezer’s drummer, Patrick Wilson. “Got loose going towards the meridian, driver saves it but bus goes through guardrail into six foot ditch.”

It has not been reported whether other members of the band were on the bus or if they will perform as scheduled on Monday.

Weezer’s seventh studio album, Raditude, was released Nov. 3.

Weezer’s Snuggie

Stephen Baldwin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:43:53 +0000

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Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo and bassist Scott Shriner are promoting a warm surprise available for purchase with a copy of their new album.

Fans can own a customized “Weezer Snuggie” with their new Raditude album, available in stores today.

The group has even made a hilarious infomercial that includes footage from the original Snuggie infomercial.

If you haven’t seen it yet, the Snuggie is a warm, robe-like blanket that is reminiscent of some sort of cult uniform.

Raditude is Weezer’s seventh studio album, and includes the hit single “I Want You To.”

Weezer Announces Tour Dates

Joelle Tomlinson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:19:23 +0000

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Weezer have announced their first few dates in support of their upcoming seventh studio album, Raditude.

According to chartattack.com, the dates will see the band playing smaller venues in the United States and include a stop in Toronto for the Edge’s Jingle Bell Rock at the Air Canada Centre on Dec. 5. That show will feature IllScarlett and other performers.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. through Ticketmaster, but members of the Edge’s Inside Edge can get tickets in a presale which is on now. Tickets run $19.50, $39.50 and $59.50.

Weezer just released the video for “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” Raditude‘s first single.
Raditude is out Nov. 3.

Here are Weezer’s upcoming dates:

Oct. 24 Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium w/ Wax
Oct. 31 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Dec. 1 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
Dec. 3 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Dec. 5 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre (Edge Jingle Bell Rock)
Dec. 7 Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
Dec. 9 Baltimore, MD @ UMBC Fieldhouse
Dec. 10 Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center

Rivers Cuomo Releases Home Recordings

andPOP Staff — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:01:51 +0000

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Weezer fans are getting the ultimate Christmas present this year: a collection of home recordings by Rivers Cuomo.

The record, entitled “Alone – The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo,” should not be seen as a solo album, but rather a kind of musical scrapbook. According to Cuomo, who posted on his Myspace page, “This is a CD of my favorite home demos from ’92 to ’07 featuring a lot of never heard before songs, a few covers, a few songs from my unfinished rock musical ‘Songs From The Black Hole’ and my original demo for ‘Buddy Holly.’”

Geffen records will release the album on December 11. Cuomo said he may put out more demo collections in the future.

To hear a sample of the song “Blast Off,” the Windows Media file is here, and the Real Player file is here.

The End of Weezer?

andPOP Staff — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:00:46 +0000

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Rivers Cuomo strongly suggested in a recent interview that his band Weezer may be a thing of the past.

According to the Harvard-educated singer, there hasn’t been much communication between him and the other band members recently, though there’s no bad blood.

“[T]he band is all back in Los Angeles, and I sometimes speak with Patrick, and I occasionally email with Brian and Scott, but we’ve never mentioned getting together,” the recently-married Cuomo told MTV News from his in-laws’ house in Japan. “And I’m not certain we’ll ever make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need to do one.”

However, that doesn’t mean that Cuomo has given up on songwriter — apparently he’s been busily massing material without any particular release in mind.

“All this year I’ve been feeling pretty creative and excited, so I’ve been writing a lot,” Cuomo said. “I certainly don’t see them becoming Weezer songs, and I don’t really see the point of a solo career. So we’ll just have to see.”

Weezer Frontman Goes Back to School

andPOP Staff — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:08:24 +0000

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Students studying at Harvard University this winter may have an unlikely classmate in one of their courses: Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. Cuomo revealed recently in a chat session on AOL Music that he plans to return to Harvard in February to complete a degree in English. He hopes to graduate in June.

Cuomo originally enrolled in the Ivy League institution in 1995 but dropped out two semesters short of graduation. He announced plans to return to Harvard in the summer of 2004, but Cuomo ended up spending most of 2005 recording and touring in support of the Weezer?s latest album, “Make Believe.”

In an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show earlier this week, Cuomo said he plans on living in an on-campus dorm at the university and that he’s currently three classes away from earning his undergraduate degree.