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| Location = Los Angeles, CA | | Location = Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Date = [[March 19]], [[1992]] | | Date = [[March 19]], [[1992]] | ||
| Associated album = | | Associated album = | ||
| Supporting acts = [[Dogstar]]<br>[[Annapurna]] | | Supporting acts = [[Dogstar]]<br>[[Annapurna]] | ||
| Guests = None | | Guests = None | ||
| Attendance = 20-25<ref>[ | | Attendance = 20-25<ref name="hist031992">[[Historic_event:_03/19/1992]]</ref> | ||
| Last show = | | Last show = | ||
| This show = '''03/19/1992 -<br>Los Angeles, CA (Raji's)''' | | This show = '''03/19/1992 -<br>Los Angeles, CA (Raji's)''' | ||
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The show came together under unorthodox circumstances, with the band only securing their performance slot hours before they were slated to play. Not having planned to perform that day, [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Matt Sharp]], and [[Justin Fisher]] spent the beginning of the day moving into a new home at 2226 Amherst Avenue in West Los Angeles. This house, which would become known as "[[The Amherst House]]," was the eventual filming location for the "[[Say it Ain't So]]" music video. | The show came together under unorthodox circumstances, with the band only securing their performance slot hours before they were slated to play. Not having planned to perform that day, [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Matt Sharp]], and [[Justin Fisher]] spent the beginning of the day moving into a new home at 2226 Amherst Avenue in West Los Angeles. This house, which would become known as "[[The Amherst House]]," was the eventual filming location for the "[[Say it Ain't So]]" music video. | ||
===Booking=== | ===Booking=== | ||
Dogstar only booked the show on the morning of the performance, creating a "a sudden need for some opening acts to try and beef up the draw."<ref | Dogstar only booked the show on the morning of the performance, creating a "a sudden need for some opening acts to try and beef up the draw."<ref name="hist031992" /> Led by [[Matt Sharp]] and [[Rivers Cuomo]], the still-unnamed Weezer was "doggedly" searching out opportunities to play, and managed to get on the phone with the Raji's staff the afternoon of the 19th. They were offered a spot on the bill for the show that night and accepted, leading to another urgent decision point: naming the band. As Koch [[Historic event: 03/19/1992|explained]] in a post on Weezer's social media: | ||
{{Karlify|...a major brainstorming session ensued. In the end, [[Rivers]] stuck with his (until that moment unheard by the other band members) "weezer" suggestion, and while nobody but Rivers knew what it meant at the time, they couldn't quite come up with something that sounded more distinctive. One name that got shot down that night was "This Niblet", as well as "The Leafy Green Reefer Machine".}} | {{Karlify|...a major brainstorming session ensued. In the end, [[Rivers]] stuck with his (until that moment unheard by the other band members) "weezer" suggestion, and while nobody but Rivers knew what it meant at the time, they couldn't quite come up with something that sounded more distinctive. One name that got shot down that night was "This Niblet", as well as "The Leafy Green Reefer Machine".}} | ||
The band spent the rest of the day leading up to the show recruiting people to come watch. They reportedly got 17 friends to attend, including members of the band [[Wax]]<ref | The band spent the rest of the day leading up to the show recruiting people to come watch. They reportedly got 17 friends to attend, including members of the band [[Wax]]<ref name="hist031992" /> | ||
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
Much of the audience thinned out before Weezer's set, as they come to see the headliner Dogstar. The band delivered a performance that Koch described as "totally chaotic," with Cuomo "[falling] right off the stage several times during the set in the middle of guitar solos."<ref | Much of the audience thinned out before Weezer's set, as they come to see the headliner Dogstar. The band delivered a performance that Koch described as "totally chaotic," with Cuomo "[falling] right off the stage several times during the set in the middle of guitar solos."<ref name="hist031992" /> Cuomo and Wilson traded instruments at least once, with Wilson singing lead to close out the show. This would mark Wilson's last live lead vocal performance with the band until the [[Make Believe Tour|''Make Believe'' Tour]] in [[2005]]{{citation needed}}. | ||
==Setlist== | ==Setlist== | ||
Koch documented part of the band's setlist that night, but has not confirmed the order of the songs. The following five tracks are known to have been performed. | Koch documented part of the band's setlist that night, but has not confirmed the order of the songs. The following five tracks are known to have been performed. | ||
{{Setlist | {{Setlist | ||
| title1 = [[I Can't Forget the Way]] | | title1 = [[I Can't Forget the Way]] | ||
| title2 = [[Undone - The Sweater Song]] | | title2 = [[Undone - The Sweater Song]] | ||
| title3 = [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]] | | title3 = [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]] | ||
| title4 = [[The Biggest Animal]] | | title4 = [[The Biggest Animal]] | ||
| title5 = [[M.E.]] | | title5 = [[M.E.]] | ||
| | | note5 = [[Gary Numan]] cover; Wilson on lead vocals, Cuomo on drums | ||
}} | }} | ||
Three additional songs were "possibly/likely" played, according to Koch<ref | Three additional songs were "possibly/likely" played, according to Koch:<ref name="hist031992" /> | ||
{{Setlist | {{Setlist | ||
| title1 = [[Mega Man]] | | title1 = [[Mega Man]] | ||
| note1 = Wilson on lead vocals | | note1 = Wilson on lead vocals | ||
| title2 = [[Spiderbitch]] | | title2 = [[Spiderbitch]] | ||
| title3 = [[Colmusheen]] | | title3 = [[Colmusheen]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||