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The tour for ''Pinkerton'' was among the most extensive and taxing the band has ever embarked on. The tour ended in tragedy, with the death of the band's fan club founders [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. The tribute performance organized for the Allan sisters would be the band's last public performance for [[Summer 2000 Tour|three years]]. It was also [[That Dog|That Dog's]] final performance before their initial break up. With this event and ''Pinkerton'''s middling reviews, Weezer would retreat into an extended hiatus and leave many to believe they had broken up. Despite this, the tour and its namesake record would receive a critical reappraisal in the 21st century | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|Right now, I'm living the life of the id. I've really gotten into this whole thing of getting drunk, having lots of sex and trashing dressing rooms. I guess I waited till now to go through my teenage rebellious stage.|Interview with ''The Los Angeles Times'', July 1997<ref name="TLATiJ191997">[[The Los Angeles Times interview with Rivers Cuomo - July 19, 1997]]</ref>}} | ||
The tour for ''Pinkerton'' was among the most extensive and taxing the band has ever embarked on. The tour ended in tragedy, with the death of the band's fan club founders [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. The tribute performance organized for the Allan sisters would be the band's last public performance for [[Summer 2000 Tour|three years]]. It was also [[That Dog|That Dog's]] final performance before their initial break up. With this event and ''Pinkerton'''s middling reviews, Weezer would retreat into an extended hiatus and leave many to believe they had broken up. Despite this, the tour and its namesake record would receive a critical reappraisal in the 21st century. [[Nerf Herder]], an opener on one of the North American legs, reminisced on their experience sharing a bill with the band in the 2016 song "[[We Opened for Weezer]]." | |||
The | The tour began with multiple European dates in August and September [[1996]], including multiple festival dates. During these shows, Weezer would debut "[[Pink Triangle]]", "[[El Scorcho]]", "[[The Good Life]]",<ref>[[Weezer concert: 08/15/1996]]</ref> "[[Falling for You]]"<ref>[[Weezer concert: 08/16/1996]]</ref> and "[[Butterfly]]"<ref>[[Weezer concert: 09/05/1996]]</ref> from the then-unreleased ''Pinkerton''. The band's performance at the [[Weezer concert: 08/17/1996|1996 Bizarre Festival]] in Germany is widely bootlegged, and video of the show has reached over three hundred fifty thousand YouTube views as of January [[2025]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0rh6mZSkjM</ref> | ||
To celebrate the release of ''Pinkerton'', Weezer performed in a [[Weezer concert: 09/24/1996|Tower Records parking lot]] in Los Angeles, California, on [[September 24]]. The ''Pinkerton'' banner they brought with them had to be partly covered up, as the Pinkerton Security Agency filed a lawsuit that same day.<ref>[[Historic event: 09/24/1996 (b)]] by [[Karl Koch]]. Archived on [[Weezerpedia]].</ref><ref>[[Toronto Sun interview with Brian Bell - November 21, 1996]]</ref> | |||
[[Image:Palacerock.jpeg|thumb|225px|[[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]] performing at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997|the Palace]] in August [[1997]].]] | [[Image:Palacerock.jpeg|thumb|225px|[[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]] performing at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997|the Palace]] in August [[1997]].]] | ||
The final show of the January 1997 leg was a [[Weezer concert: 01/24/1997|show at the Barrymore Theatre]], after which Rivers Cuomo went back to [[Harvard]] for the spring.<ref name="HE011197">[[Historic event: 01/11/1997]]</ref> During this time, Matt Sharp went to the United Kingdom to continue extensively recording [[the Rentals]]' [[Seven More Minutes|second album]], which led to the band being unsure if Sharp would rejoin on bass for a summer tour with [[No Doubt]].<ref name="weezine10">[[Karl's Corner - Spring 1997]]</ref><ref name=RH9>[[Recording History - Page 9]]</ref> Auditions were held at their rehearsal space in March 1997 for a fill-in bass player.<ref name="KKJ102025">[[Karl Koch]] [Karlophone]. (January 10, 2025). Message sent to the [[Weezerpedia Discord Server]] channel #karlification. Transcribed at [[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - January 2025]].</ref><ref name="PLJune28">[https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC012501091634003191231736460467 GeneologyBank] archive of "Boston Herald", Thursday, March 27, 1997, Page 23.</ref> A couple bassists auditioned (including [[Scott Riebling]], who would fill in for the "[[Pink Triangle]]" remix sessions) but Sharp would return in time for the tour dates.<ref name=RH9 /><ref name="KKJ102025" /> | |||
On [[July 9]], [[1997]], [[Mykel and Carli Allen]] died in a rollover accident on their way to a [[Weezer concert: 07/09/1997|show at the DV8]] in Salt Lake City, Utah. The band, along with [[Karl Koch]], attended the funeral on [[July 14]].<ref>[[Weezine Issue 11 - Fall 1997]]</ref> A concert at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997|the Palace]] in August 1997 was held as a benefit for the family of Mykel and Carli.<ref>Bendersky, Ari. "Weezer, That Dog Pay Tribute To Fans" ''Rolling Stone''. 23 August 1997. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-that-dog-pay-tribute-to-fans-181596/ [[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997|Weezerpedia mirror]]</ref> This would be the last concert to feature Matt Sharp on bass, and the last performance as Weezer for [[Summer 2000 Tour|three years]].<ref name="COHOW">Valania, Jonathan. "UNDONE: The Complete Oral History Of Weezer" ''Phawker'' 11 December 2018 https://phawker.com/2018/12/11/excerpt-the-complete-oral-history-of-weezer/</ref> | On [[July 9]], [[1997]], [[Mykel and Carli Allen]] died in a rollover accident on their way to a [[Weezer concert: 07/09/1997|show at the DV8]] in Salt Lake City, Utah. The band, along with [[Karl Koch]], attended the funeral on [[July 14]].<ref>[[Weezine Issue 11 - Fall 1997]]</ref> A concert at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997|the Palace]] in August 1997 was held as a benefit for the family of Mykel and Carli.<ref>Bendersky, Ari. "Weezer, That Dog Pay Tribute To Fans" ''Rolling Stone''. 23 August 1997. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-that-dog-pay-tribute-to-fans-181596/ [[Rolling Stone article: 08/23/1997|Weezerpedia mirror]]</ref> This would be the last concert to feature Matt Sharp on bass, and the last performance as Weezer for [[Summer 2000 Tour|three years]].<ref name="COHOW">Valania, Jonathan. "UNDONE: The Complete Oral History Of Weezer" ''Phawker'' 11 December 2018 https://phawker.com/2018/12/11/excerpt-the-complete-oral-history-of-weezer/</ref> | ||