Weezer concert: 11/05/1994
Weezer opened for Live at the Utah State Fairpark Coliseum in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 5, 1994 as part of the Blue Album Tour.[1] Fatima Mansions also opened, but only played a short two song set.[2]
| Weezer concert | |||
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| November 5, 1994 | |||
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah | ||
| Venue | Utah State Fairpark Coliseum | ||
| Tour | Blue Album Tour | ||
| Associated album | Weezer (The Blue Album) | ||
| Headliner | Live | ||
| Supporting acts | |||
| Attendance | Video by Karl Koch exists; not circulating | ||
| Tour Manager | Bobby Bell | ||
| Press | UVSC College Times interview with Pat Wilson - November 9, 1994 | ||
| Weezer live show chronology | |||
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Overview
This show is notable for being one of only two Weezer concerts to have been performed without Rivers Cuomo. Cuomo got sick and lost his voice on November 4, 1994 and was unable to sing for three days. As a result, Weezer's tourmates Live played without an opening act that night in Seattle, WA as a stop-gap. When Cuomo still wasn't ready to sing the next day, however, Live's management "threatened to find another opener," according to Karl Koch[3]. Pat Wilson, Brian Bell, and Matt Sharp agreed to play without him, performing an acoustic set and somehow dividing up vocal responsibilities. Cuomo's "Catalog of Riffs" archive corroborates this story, noting "Rivers couldn't sing" next to this November 5 date, as well as "Pat & Matt? play accoustic [sic] by the November 6 date in Denver.[4].
Set list
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According to Karl Koch in a Weezerpedia Discord Server Q&A, the three did Space Twins, Rentals, and Special Goodness songs, along with some punk covers. The set ended with Undone - The Sweater Song as an encore.[5][6]
Gallery
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Photo by Trey Wallis
See also
References
- ↑ Internet Archive archive of Daily Universe, Wednesday, November 2, 1994, Page 8.
- ↑ Utah Valley University Digital Collections archive of UVSC College Times from Wednesday, November 9, 1994, page 10.
- ↑ Historic event: 11/04/1994
- ↑ [1] Cuomo's Catalog of Riffs notes: "SATURDAY 1994-11-05 Salt Lake City, UT COLISEUM/Rivers couldn't sing SUNDAY 1994-11-06 Denver,CO OGDEN THEATER/Pat & Matt? play accoustic"
- ↑ Connecticut Post article - December 2, 1994
- ↑ Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - December 2022