Troublemaker Tour
The Troublemaker Tour was Weezer's Fall 2008 arena tour to promote The Red Album. Angels and Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club were the opening acts for the majority of the tour. The Relationship opened for two shows, October 13 and October 14. Each show would include a Hootenanny, usually performed after the main set. Island in the Sun and Beverly Hills were most commonly performed during the Hootenannies.
Notably absent from this tour was the Flying =W= that had been used in past tours. Instead, the band opted for a large light screen which images and videos would be projected onto. Fans could send in videos to appear on the screen.
The band also decided to wear matching jumpsuits and track suits for the American leg of the tour. The band would perform the first two or three songs wearing one-piece white jumpsuits, with Scott often sporting a black bowler hat as well. They would then take them off to reveal red Nike track suits with white details and "Weezer" written on the back. For the encore, Rivers would usually change (off stage) into gym shorts and a jersey while sporting a headband and kicking a soccer ball around the stage and into the crowd.
Tour dates
Japanese Leg ("Weezer Festival")
The Japanese leg of the Troublemaker Tour was billed as the "Weezer Festival". This was because it is rare to have an opening act when performing in Japan, and Weezer had two of them.
- 09/09/2008
Nagoya, Japan - Aichi Kinro Kaikan Theater - 09/10/2008 Fukuoka, Japan - Zepp
- 09/12/2008 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp
- 09/13/2008 Osaka, Japan - Intex Hall
- 09/15/2008 Tokyo, Japan - Yoyogi Arena
North American Leg
- 09/23/2008
Lowell, Massachusetts - Tsongas Arena - 09/24/2008 New York, New York - Madison Square Garden
- 09/26/2008 Atlantic City, New Jersey - Borgata Casino
- 09/27/2008 Camden, New Jersey - Susquehanna Center
- 09/29/2008 Detroit, Michigan - The Palace of Auburn Hills
- 09/30/2008
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Centre - 10/02/2008 Chicago, Illinois - Allstate Arena
- 10/03/2008 St. Paul, Minnesota - Xcel Energy Center
- 10/05/2008 Denver, Colorado - Broomfield
- 10/07/2008 Salt Lake City, Utah - E Center
- 10/09/2008 Portland, Oregon - Memorial Coliseum
- 10/10/2008 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - GM Place
- 10/11/2008 Seattle, Washington - Key Arena
- 10/13/2008 San Jose, California - Events Center
- 10/14/2008 Los Angeles, California - The Forum
- 10/17/2008 San Diego, California - Cox Arena
- 10/18/2008 Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona State Fair
- 10/20/2008 Austin, Texas - Frank Erwin Center
- 10/21/2008 Dallas, Texas - Nokia Theater
- 10/23/2008 Houston, Texas - Reliant Arena
- 10/25/2008 Atlanta, Georgia - Gwinnett Arena
Notable merch
On memorabilia sold during this tour featuring the cover of The Red Album, Scott Shriner's shirt reads "Devastating," instead of "Death Defyin'" as it appears on the album. This was a reference to a meme from the Albumsix message board that the band had picked up on.
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Sticker showing the change to "Devastating."
