Weezer concert: 07/24/2009

Weezer concert
Weezer concert
July 24, 2009
Location	Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Venue	Jisan Forest Resort
Debuts	"The Girl Got Hot"; "Can't Stop Partying"; "I'm Your Daddy";
Weezer live show chronology
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Weezer performed at the Jisan Forest Resort in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea for the first day of the Jisan Valley Rock Festival on July 24, 2009. Other acts who performed on the same stage as Weezer included Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World. Oasis and Asian Kung-Fu Generation would also perform on the third day of the festival.

Setlist

No.	Song
1.	"Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes cover, instrumental)
2.	"Undone - The Sweater Song"
3.	"The Girl Got Hot" (Live debut)
4.	"Hash Pipe"
5.	"Troublemaker"
6.	"My Name Is Jonas" (Lead vocals: Pat and Scott)
7.	"Say It Ain't So"
8.	"Perfect Situation"
9.	"Can't Stop Partying" (Live debut as Weezer)
10.	"The Good Life"
11.	"Photograph"/"Song 2" (Blur cover; Lead vocals: Pat)
12.	"Island in the Sun"
13.	"I'm Your Daddy" (Live debut)
14.	"Beverly Hills"
15.	"Pork and Beans"
	Encore
16.	Medley: "Keep Fishin'" "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson cover) "I Kissed a Girl" (Katy Perry cover) "Poker Face" (Lady Gaga cover) "Oh Pilseung Korea" (Korean national soccer team song) "Keep Fishin'"
17.	"Buddy Holly"
Source:		^[1]

Overview

A custom guitar, featuring the flag of Korea and a shout out to the Korean national soccer team (called "Reds"), was built for Rivers by Kraken Guitars especially for this performance.^[1]

Subject: RE: Welcome to Korea! Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:20 -0700
Hi James,
First of all, thank you for your generous offer to build a guitar for Rivers. Sorry it took us some time to respond. As far as technical specs (I don’t know much about technical stuff), he likes the look and feel of a Fender Stratocaster, but prefers the sound of the Gibson SG (which is what he mostly uses these days). He’s not that concerned about technical specs though, especially since he’s only playing guitar on a few songs for these upcoming tours.
I know there is not enough time to build a custom guitar, but would it be possible to get one of the existing models you suggested with a custom paint job? He would love to play this guitar at the show in Korea. As far as design, he suggested some or all of the following: 1. The distinctive reddish color of the Korean National Team jersey 2. “Be the Reds” from the World Cup 2002 shirts (not sure if there would be copyright issues with using this) 3. Tiger 4. The swooshy design from the 2006 Korean football supporters club shirt 5. Korean flag
I did a quick mock-up of using some of these elements, but can you let me know if it’s even possible and we can go from there?
Thanks!
Sarah C. Kim

—Sarah C. Kim, ^[1]

Karl's Corner

...after a series of adventures out in Seoul involving the fine establishment of Kraze Burger (in the cool Apgujeong-dong district) and some 600 year old royal burial mounds at Samneung park, it was time to get back in the super van and head up to the mountains to The Jisan Valley Rock Festival, held at what is normally a ski resort in the wintertime. This was the inaugural Jisan Fest, so there was a lot of speculation as to how it would go. Turns out they planned it out well, and everything went about as good as can be expected for a huge outdoor festival.

The crowd was just completely CRAZY. They have been waiting since forever for the weez, and the excitement in the air was thick! They sang along with every song, even the 3 brand new ones (The Girl Got Hot, Can't Stop Partying, and I'm Your Daddy). Granted, these songs are almost designed to sing along to, but it was pretty impressive that the crowd picked up on them so fast, especially with the language barrier.

The crowd was also treated to the classics, including Undone, The Good Life, My Name Is Jonas, Say It Aint So, and Buddy Holly. Between those, the newer tracks like Pork And Beans, a cool "demo demonstration" rendition of "Island In The Sun", and a special selection of mashed-up covers and Korea-specific material, the overall effect was pretty epic. The 5 piece configuration is working out very well so far, with Josh Feese handling many of the drum duties, freeing up Pat to jump in on guitar and vocals, which frees up Rivers to do his thang, which he is doing quite well. Korea, we shall return!

- Karl Koch

Gallery

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Rivers, Pat, and Brian with "Nenesis," the artist who made the custom guitar Cuomo used during this show^[1]
Photo from "Nenesis"
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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 nenesis. (2009, August 6). 위저(Weezer)와의 만남, 그들의 기타 제작기... 그리고 공연 후기...: 중고악기 뮬. 위저(Weezer)와의 만남, 그들의 기타 제작기... 그리고 공연 후기... | 중고악기 뮬. https://www.mule.co.kr/bbs/info/guide?v=v&idx=1387082. Archived version [1]

[Nenesis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 nenesis. (2009, August 6). 위저(Weezer)와의 만남, 그들의 기타 제작기... 그리고 공연 후기...: 중고악기 뮬. 위저(Weezer)와의 만남, 그들의 기타 제작기... 그리고 공연 후기... | 중고악기 뮬. https://www.mule.co.kr/bbs/info/guide?v=v&idx=1387082. Archived version [1]

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