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===Moment.co concert film=== | ===Moment.co concert film=== | ||
==Blue | ==''Blue 30'' Super Deluxe box set== | ||
===Announcement and promotion=== | ===Announcement and promotion=== | ||
==Other events== | ==Other events== | ||
===Weezer Fan Club annual membership bundle=== | ===Weezer Fan Club annual membership bundle=== | ||
Coinciding with the unveiling of the Voyage to the Blue Planet tour on [[March 11]], the annual [[Weezer Fan Club]] membership bundle was announced and made available to purchase. This granted the opportunity for fans to join or renew membership in the club, offering the timely benefit of exclusive pre-sale tickets to the newly-announced tour.<ref>[[Karl Koch]] (March 11, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app announcement. Screenshot: [[:File:Voyage to the Blue Planet fan club app announcement.jpg]].</ref> The bundle's merchandise contents were also revealed: a T-shirt toting the [[Weezer logo#Original logo design|original Weezer logo]] and a unique ''Blue Album''-themed fan club membership card. | Coinciding with the unveiling of the Voyage to the Blue Planet tour on [[March 11]], the annual [[Weezer Fan Club]] membership bundle was announced and made available to purchase. This granted the opportunity for fans to join or renew membership in the club, offering the timely benefit of exclusive pre-sale tickets to the newly-announced tour.<ref>[[Karl Koch]] (March 11, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app announcement. Screenshot: [[:File:Voyage to the Blue Planet fan club app announcement.jpg]].</ref> The bundle's merchandise contents were also revealed: a T-shirt toting the [[Weezer logo#Original logo design|original Weezer logo]] and a unique ''Blue Album''-themed fan club membership card.<ref>[[Karl Koch]] (March 11, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app announcement. Screenshot: [[:File:2024 WFC membership bundle merchandise announcement.jpg]].</ref> | ||
===March 15 performance at the Lodge Room=== | ===March 15 performance at the Lodge Room=== | ||
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The piece was printed in the [[May 5]] issue of the physical ''LA Times'' newspaper as the cover story of its "Calendar" section; reformatted for print, and with added photographs.<ref>Mikael Wood (May 5, 2024). "HOW A YOUNG L.A. BAND TURNED BLUE INTO GOLD". ''Los Angeles Times'' Calendar.</ref> | The piece was printed in the [[May 5]] issue of the physical ''LA Times'' newspaper as the cover story of its "Calendar" section; reformatted for print, and with added photographs.<ref>Mikael Wood (May 5, 2024). "HOW A YOUNG L.A. BAND TURNED BLUE INTO GOLD". ''Los Angeles Times'' Calendar.</ref> | ||
===Guest appearance on ''Everybody's in L.A.''=== | |||
{{Main|Weezer TV appearance: 05/08/2024 - John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.}} | |||
On [[May 8]], [[2024]], Weezer appeared as the musical guest on an episode of comedian John Mulaney's one-week Netflix talk show ''Everybody's in LA''. They performed "[[The Good Life]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]". Mulaney promoted the upcoming tour and approaching ''Blue Album'' anniversary.<ref>Jon Blistein (May 9, 2024). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-the-good-life-buddy-holly-john-mulaney-show-1235017774/ "Weezer Enjoy 'The Good Life,' Celebrate the Blue Album on John Mulaney's 'Everybody’s in L.A.'"]. ''Rolling Stone''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240516092543/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-the-good-life-buddy-holly-john-mulaney-show-1235017774/ Archived] from the original.</ref> | |||
===Release of "My Name Is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape)"=== | ===Release of "My Name Is Jonas (The Kitchen Tape)"=== | ||
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===Guest appearance on the ''Kelly Clarkson Show''=== | ===Guest appearance on the ''Kelly Clarkson Show''=== | ||
{{Main|Weezer TV appearance: | {{Main|Weezer TV appearance: 05/15/2023 - The Kelly Clarkson Show}} | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] appeared as guests on the [[May 15]] [[Weezer TV appearance: | [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] appeared as guests on the [[May 15]] [[Weezer TV appearance: 05/15/2023 - The Kelly Clarkson Show|episode of the ''Kelly Clarkson Show'']]. The two Weezer members performed "[[My Name Is Jonas]]" live with Clarkson, who sang lead vocals intermittently, turning the song into a duet. Wilson performed on guitar, rather than drums. A backup band provided percussion and additional instrumentation. | ||
Later during the show, Cuomo and Wilson were interviewed by Clarkson. The band promoted their upcoming tour and discussed early Weezer history.<ref>Jark Irvin (May 21, 2024). [https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-weezer-say-it-aint-so-rivers-cuomo-kellyoke-8649879 "Kelly Clarkson Performs Weezer's 'Say It Ain't So' with Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson for Kellyoke"]. ''People''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250211102149/https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-weezer-say-it-aint-so-rivers-cuomo-kellyoke-8649879 Archived] from the original.</ref> | Later during the show, Cuomo and Wilson were interviewed by Clarkson. The band promoted their upcoming tour and discussed early Weezer history.<ref>Jark Irvin (May 21, 2024). [https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-weezer-say-it-aint-so-rivers-cuomo-kellyoke-8649879 "Kelly Clarkson Performs Weezer's 'Say It Ain't So' with Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson for Kellyoke"]. ''People''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250211102149/https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-weezer-say-it-aint-so-rivers-cuomo-kellyoke-8649879 Archived] from the original.</ref> | ||
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==="Blue Wall" street artwork in Brooklyn, New York=== | ==="Blue Wall" street artwork in Brooklyn, New York=== | ||
Inspired by the "Brat wall" — a popular promotional stunt from artist Charlie XCX used to market her [[2024]] album ''Brat'', wherein a public-facing wall in Brooklyn, NY was painted with material related to the album — Weezer rented or borrowed a region of wall space on the side of Square Design Inc.'s Brooklyn headquarters, already a shade of blue similar to the ''Blue Album'' cover's background, and painted a human-scale silhouette of the album cover at sidewalk-level.<ref>Emily Carter (July 25, 2024). [https://www.kerrang.com/weezer-have-their-own-blue-album-themed-brat-wall-in-brooklyn "Weezer have their own Blue Album-themed Brat wall in Brooklyn"]. ''Kerrang!''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250121192659/https://www.kerrang.com/weezer-have-their-own-blue-album-themed-brat-wall-in-brooklyn Archived] from the original.</ref> The band promoted this on | Inspired by the "Brat wall" — a popular promotional stunt from artist Charlie XCX used to market her [[2024]] album ''Brat'', wherein a public-facing wall in Brooklyn, NY was painted with material related to the album — Weezer rented or borrowed a region of wall space on the side of Square Design Inc.'s Brooklyn headquarters, already a shade of blue similar to the ''Blue Album'' cover's background, and painted a human-scale silhouette of the album cover at sidewalk-level.<ref>Emily Carter (July 25, 2024). [https://www.kerrang.com/weezer-have-their-own-blue-album-themed-brat-wall-in-brooklyn "Weezer have their own Blue Album-themed Brat wall in Brooklyn"]. ''Kerrang!''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250121192659/https://www.kerrang.com/weezer-have-their-own-blue-album-themed-brat-wall-in-brooklyn Archived] from the original.</ref> The band promoted this on their social medias on [[July 24]] and urged fans to visit the location. They also gave the specific address where this painting could be found: 283 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY. An Instagram reel posted by the band was captioned "Blue wall is the new Brat wall", directly referencing the "Brat wall".<ref>Weezer (July 24, 2024). [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C90KMezyDIC/ "There is now a Weezer wall in Brooklyn. 283 4th Ave to be exact, go find it. ..."]. Instagram reel. [http://archive.today/2025.05.16-023356/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C90KMezyDIC/ Archived] from the original.</ref> | ||
===''Blue Rooms''=== | |||
On [[August 5]], Weezer announced the ''Blue Rooms'' browser game on their social media pages. The game is designed in Rooms.xyz, a social platform where users can create, program, and interlink interactive 3D voxel-based "rooms". The ''Blue Rooms'' game involves eleven consecutive "rooms", each with a puzzle which must be completed to progress. The first ten rooms are themed after songs from the ''Blue Album''; their puzzles mostly involve completing unfinished lyrics by finding hidden objects. The final room asks the player to create a [[flying =W=]] symbol, then allows them to follow a link to "whatsinsidetheroom.com", where they may enter a phone number to join the band's mailing list. It is not known whether joining the mailing list via this webpage (as opposed to signing up on [[weezer.com]]) resulted in any unique promotional messages or offers. The rooms were designed and programmed by artist Thai Vo (also known as Voxel Play Yard).<ref>Thai Vo [@voxelPY] (August 8, 2024). [https://x.com/voxelPY/status/1821397349157286269 "Finally, it's here! Huge thanks to the Crush Music team and @jasontoff for letting me be part of this project. ..."]. Twitter post. [http://archive.today/2025.05.16-042319/https://x.com/voxelPY/status/1821397349157286269 Archived] from the original.</ref> | |||
===Weezer Fan Club vault dive=== | ===Weezer Fan Club vault dive=== | ||
On [[August 30]], five days before the first Voyage to the Blue Planet show, [[Karl Koch]] conducted the third [[Weezer Fan Club]] app-exclusive [[Vault Dive]] livestream. In it, Koch showcased rare and unseen production material and promotional ephemera from his "Weezer vault", all relating to the ''Blue Album''. Koch wrote in a post announcing the livestream: "Will share some stuff and stories related to 'Blue', to get us in the mood for the upcoming #VTTBP tour!"<ref>Karl Koch (August 29, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app #karlscorner post. Screenshot: [[:File:August 30 Vault Dive Fan Club app post.jpg]].</ref> Two other streams happened earlier in [[2024]], not explicitly associated with the tour or ''Blue Album'' celebration, although both focused on covering early Weezer history leading up to their album debut. | On [[August 30]], five days before the first Voyage to the Blue Planet show, [[Karl Koch]] conducted the third [[Weezer Fan Club]] app-exclusive [[Vault Dive]] livestream. In it, Koch showcased rare and unseen production material and promotional ephemera from his "Weezer vault", all relating to the ''Blue Album''. Koch wrote in a post announcing the livestream: "Will share some stuff and stories related to 'Blue', to get us in the mood for the upcoming #VTTBP tour!"<ref>[[Karl Koch]] (August 29, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app #karlscorner post. Screenshot: [[:File:August 30 Vault Dive Fan Club app post.jpg]].</ref> Two other streams happened earlier in [[2024]], not explicitly associated with the tour or ''Blue Album'' celebration, although both focused on covering early Weezer history leading up to their album debut. | ||
===Amazon Merch on Demand "''Blue Album'' Anniversary Collection"=== | |||
Around [[September 3]], a section for the "''Blue Album'' Anniversary Collection" was added to Weezer's official Artist Merch Shop storefront on Amazon.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/CD7A7070-FF06-43BE-81AE-F678181B4FA0 "Weezer: Blue Album Anniversary Collection"]. Amazon Artist Merch Shop storefront. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250516082057/https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/CD7A7070-FF06-43BE-81AE-F678181B4FA0?ingress=0&visitId=78a9d151-cdf8-4ce6-b6f1-2eb30f1fa928 Archived] from the original.</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Weezer-Album-Anniversary-Tracklist-T-Shirt/dp/B0DFZ2D3RC "Weezer - Blue Album Anniversary Tracklist T-Shirt"]. Amazon listing. "... Date first available: September 3, 2024 ...". [https://web.archive.org/web/20250516090637/https://www.amazon.com/Weezer-Album-Anniversary-Tracklist-T-Shirt/dp/B0DFZ2D3RC?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&customId=B0752XK16C&customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%23B0752XK16C&psc=1 Archived] from the original.</ref> The collection included six new designs licensed by [[Manhead Merchandise]] and distributed by Amazon Merch on Demand; two T-shirts, a crewneck sweatshirt, a zip hoodie, a PopSocket, and a tote bag. Each item featured a variation on the cover art of the ''Blue Album''. | |||
===''Blue 30'' anniversary merchandise collection=== | |||
=== | ==="Sweat(er) City" ''Fortnite'' event=== | ||
On [[October 11]], Weezer announced a collaboration with game development studio Look North World, known best for designing maps and game modes for the video game ''[[Fortnite]]''. For one month, the studio replaced its ''Fortnite'' map Sweat City (a "24-player FFA open world-style island"<ref>[https://looknorth.world/games/sweat-city "Sweat City"]. Look North World. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250116042431/https://looknorth.world/games/sweat-city Archived] from the original.</ref>) with "Sweat(er) City"; the map was altered to include references to Weezer and the ''Blue Album'', including a recreation of the "[[Buddy Holly]]" music video set, a boss fight with [[Rivers Cuomo]], and ten hidden "Weezered moments" (blue objects which play the "[[Buddy Holly]]" riff upon interaction).<ref>Weezer (October 11, 2024). [https://x.com/Weezer/status/1844770452624838959 "Weezer + @FortniteGame, does it get any better? ..."]. Twitter post. [http://archive.today/2025.05.16-094611/https://x.com/Weezer/status/1844770452624838959 Archived] from the original.</ref><ref>Genghis Husameddin (October 11, 2024). [https://xboxera.com/2024/10/11/weezers-back-in-fortnite-in-sweater-city-in-game-event/ "Weezer’s Back in Fortnite in “Sweat(er) City” In-game Event"]. ''XboxEra''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250412031253/https://xboxera.com/2024/10/11/weezers-back-in-fortnite-in-sweater-city-in-game-event/ Archived] from the original.</ref> The event was developed by Jon Jungemann (also known as SleightedSloth). Although promoted as a collaboration with ''Fornite'', the event was not officially associated with its developer, Epic Games. | |||
=== | ===''Sweater Saga'' arcade cabinet=== | ||
{{Main|Sweater Saga}} | |||
=== | ===''Blue'' holiday merchandise collection=== | ||
=== | ===Brooklyn Projects merchandise collaboration=== | ||
{{Main|Brooklyn Projects merchandise collaboration}} | {{Main|Brooklyn Projects merchandise collaboration}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||