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On [[July 20]], 2002 Weezer performed in Hartford in Rivers homestate of Connecticut. This was a part of the [[Enlightenment Tour]], which was notable for it's randomized set-list usage. Openers included Sparta and Dashboard Confessional.
On [[July 20]], 2002 Weezer performed in Hartford, CT at the CTnow.com Meadows on the [[Enlightenment Tour]] in support of ''[[Maladroit]]''. The opening acts on the main stage were Sparta and Dashboard Confessional. Loudermilk, Home Town Hero and AM Radio performed on the side stage.




==Karl's Corner==
'''07/20/02 when Headline News features a random country musician late at night'''<br>
'''Enlightenment Tour Day 15: Hartford, CT; CTnow.com Meadows'''<br>


==Notable Rivers quotes==
During the intro - "You people are so cool.....I can't even stand it....The epitome of cool...Right here, Hartford, Connecticut, the world looks up to you."


"You better check yourself..." *someone in the crowd shouts 'before you wreck yourself!'*, Rivers - "That's right!"
''Well, the CTnow.com Meadows was just a massive, massive structure, with just about the widest possible stage one could reasonably build. Were there enough Hartford fans to fill this joint? Well, they filled up the seats, while the lawn was left a little bare. But that was ok, because there was a TON of seats full of people anyway... plus it rained for a bit, making the lawn not the funnest place to be at times. Tonights viewers got a rare "Butterfly" performance, and of course another dose of the rock, smoke and fire they deserved. ''  


"YES! Applause sign!"


"Thanks Hart-FORD, ford of the hart!"
'''"Weezer World Cup" Foosball Challenge #4: Hartford- WMRQ 104 FM'''<br>
''Foosball Challenge #4! Today before the show there was another fan vs. weez foosball challenge. In many cities on the Enlightenment Tour, the local radio station will be choosing winning fans who get to come backstage before the show and challenge the band to a mini-foosball tournament! [your local radio station should be talking about the contest, if theyre not, then its not likely to be happening in your area]. There are usually 6 winners per show, and they divide up into 3 teams who face off vs weezer for one game each.''


"You know what I'm talkin' about?! You don't even KNOW what I'm talkin' about!"


After In The Garage - "Thanks for paying attention....next lesson: How To Be Cool....in a laid back sort of way." leading into Butterfly
''Todays match results:''
*''Round 1: Team Weezer (Cuomo/Wilson) V. JVC (Noah Lambert and Brian Hajdamowicz) : Winner: Team Weezer. Score: 10-4. [tougher match than the score shows, team JVC got lots of shots on goal and kept the pressure high]''
*''Round 2: Team Weezer (Cuomo/Wilson) V. Team Minckler (Kyle Minckler and Gretchen Minckler) : Winner: Team Weezer. Score: 10-1. [a rough match for Team Minckler, they may be planning a coaching change] ''
*''Round 3: Team Weezer (Cuomo/Wilson) V. Vigoritaville (Charlie Vigorita and Kathy Vigorita) : Winner: Team Weezer. Score: 10-3. [the Vigoritas had bar match experience but couldnt pull out the stops]''


Before Only In Dreams - "What's the next song?...Alright, we got it. You're in for it now!"
After Only In Dreams - "That's some ill shit. Ill-matic."


After Across The Sea - "I guess sappy-ness reigns supreme."
''...And that wasnt all the foosball action for the day. After the show, some impromptu matches got underway with various player combos including Pat, Rivers, me, various fans, and the mighty Sparta soundman, (master of the feared robot style), who schooled us all!''


To Scott after Crab "I like bass chords. I'd like you to bust a few more by the end of the night, here and there."
==Fan reaction==
*These e-mails from fans were posted on weezer.com:


''...Went to the Hartford show, man did it kick ass. Rivers seemed a bit chatty tonight. Butterfly was amazing, with a twist that was awesome, Tired of Sex had the crowd going, and Patrick up in the air was unbelievable. Hope the drumsticks he threw out didn't hit anyone! Hashpipe rocked, of course, and Across the Sea was great to hear as well. The ending was crazy, with Rivers and Scott leaving the giutars going (reverberating) on their own, coming back to tune it or play a few chords, and damn did that hurt my ears, I was 14 rows back next to the speakers. Though I did notice the crowd lulled a bit during the Pinkerton songs, perhaps not everyone is properly aquainted with it yet...but I did buy the cd autographed! Overall, EXCELLENT SHOW!!!!!!'' ---j.r.


==Concert review==
*rife with errors both historical and just plain factual:


''...hi. i just got back from the weezer concert at the CTnow.com Meadows Music Theatre and wanted to tell you that it rocked. i had won lawn tickets from radio 104 (wmrq) for my dad and myself. once weezer came on we could not see a thing so my dad advised me to hop the fence. well i did and thank god i did beacuse i had a pretty good view of the band. the =w= shooting out flames was beautiful and the sound was encridble. on our way out everyone was cheering and talking about how excellent the concert was. i am so happy i listened to that crappy radio station for 8 hours to win tickets. my dad was also given a free ticket from a fellow weezer fan so that he did not have to hop the fence as i did. i wore my message board ID tag and i did not see another .commer out there. well the concert was bad ass and i loved every moment of it. weezer has to come back to connecticut!'' ---tori (confused panda)


The Hartford Courant


July 21, 2002
''...Hey Karl, just got back from the hartford show it rocked. We got in real late cuz I did'nt really wanna see dashboard--no offence to them. We got hooked up from my friend with front row, right up against the rail. We didn't get to watch rivers rock out take control in his pimpy suit cuz we were busying getting past the security dudes. But then we were up there and in the garage was up next then I saw you walk out right infront of me with your camera. I was gonna say whats up but someone beat me to it and you gave them the devil horns--rock. The show was great though, rivers was such a homie. There was rad amounts of pinkerton and blue songs and the version of butterfly rocked. How come the guys didn't play say it ain't so? Oh well, I won't complain, the show rocked and I hope rivers and the boys come back to connecticut again. keep rocking, later.'' ---Nick C.  
 
Weezer Blends Old And New
 
Brendan Sullivan
 
Weezer played their best show in years last night at their biggest Connecticut venue yet.
 
The ctnow.com Meadows Music Centre billed the show as part of the promotion for their new album, "Maladroit," although they played only four songs including the CD's opener, "American Gigolo," and its radio song, "Take Control."
 
The set was an appreciative mix of old hits and new anthems. For each of the old hits, now 10-year-old songs, the band created new metal intros to spice them up.
 
The four-man band has fathered four albums since they formed in Los Angeles in 1992.
 
New to the set was a near majority of songs from their least-hyped album, "Pinkerton." A follow-up to hit songs "Buddy Holly" and "The Sweater Song," "Pinkerton" never achieved the mass appeal that their first album did.
 
Of that album, they chose several unacclaimed songs, including "Butterfly." When Weezer played at Toad's Place in 1996, lead singer Rivers Cuomo said, "I just feel more pressure in Connecticut than anywhere else in the world."
 
He cringes when he thinks of his mother's hearing songs such as "Tired of Sex," which lists sexual conquests.
 
Cuomo grew up in Connecticut, but went by the name Peter Kitz. While attending Mansfield's E.O. Smith High School, he played guitar in the metal band Avant Garde and a KISS tribute band called Fury.
 
For years it seemed that the only hint of metal in this harmony of Weezer's pop punkish hits was in their set design. For this tour the band brought in a new giant metal "W," with Vegas lights paying homage to their favorite rock group, KISS.
 
For years the "W" would come down from above the stage during their openers or at the end.
 
This tour, their biggest hit song, "Buddy Holly," was the occasion to raise the brand new "W" level beneath the platform of drummer Patrick Wilson. It was quite a spectacular sight during the last three songs, especially when they left the drummer up there in the break before the encore ("The Sweater Song").
 
True to their KISS roots -- the "W" breathed fire.
 
Absent from the show were the hits "Say It Ain't So", "My Name Is Jonas" and "El Scorcho."
 
The band went out during "Hashpipe," the first single from last year's release known as the "Green Album" (a top-seller, but often derided for being too hasty of a release, or at least not representing the soulful insecurity the band is known for). As such, this was their only song from "Green."
 
Speaking of metal, although Weezer's elaborately lit "W" may have been a remembrance to KISS, Dashboard Confessional's drumset sported a rock logo "D/C" as in "AC/DC."
 
Dashboard played for half an hour and included their radio hits "Saints and Sailors" and "Screaming Infidelities."


==Set list==
==Set list==
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     Undone (The Sweater Song)
     Undone (The Sweater Song)


A bootleg of this show is available at weezed.com


==See also==
==See also==
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