Weezer to Bring Geek Rock to the Masses on Summer Tour
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Alt-rockers Weezer have confirmed U.S. tour dates for the summer, set to begin July 6. The band’s new album, “Maladroit,” was released May 14 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard chart.
Select cities on this six-week tour will see the band matched with New York rock sensations the Strokes, and in the supporting slots on all dates will be Dashboard Confessional and Sparta (featuring members of At the Drive-In). Weezer has recently returned from a tour of Japan, and will follow up its American summer dates with U.K. festival gigs in late August.
With the help of some memorably quirky videos, Weezer first rose to prominence in the early ‘90s, attracting attention for pairing indie-rock geekiness with pop-rock chops. Although tour dates are certain to sell out, the band’s most recent single, “Dope Nose,” has yet to crack major mainstream airplay.
July
6 - West Valley, UT - E Center
7 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
12 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
14 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
15 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
17 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
18 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
20 - Hartford, CT - ctnow.com Meadows Music
21 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
22 - Wantagh, NY - Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
23 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
26 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
27 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
29 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
30 - Nashville, TN - TBA
August
1 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
2 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
4 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7 - Phoenix, AZ - TBA
9 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
23 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival
24 - Leeds, UK - Temple Newsam Park
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