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{{Infobox tour | |||
| name = ''Pinkerton'' Tour | |||
| photo = Addictedtonoise 1296-b.jpg | |||
| caption = Promotional photo by Anton Corbijn, commonly used in posters | |||
| alt = Promotional photo of Weezer in 1996 taken by Anton Corbijn, commonly used in concert posters | |||
| border = <!-- choosing "yes" inserts a 1px grey border around the photo --> | |||
| artist = Weezer | |||
| performances = 145 | |||
| start_date = [[August 5]], [[1996]] | |||
| end_date = [[August 15]], [[1997]] | |||
| headliners = [[No Doubt]] (May - July [[1997]]) | |||
| supporting_acts = [[The Driven]]<br>[[Hayden]]<br>[[The Fauves]]<br>[[Garageland]]<br>[[Superdrag]]<br>[[Placebo]]<br>[[Ash]]<br>[[Nerf Herder]]<br>[[Ednaswap]]<br>[[The Suicide Machines]]<br>[[Room Full of Walters]]<br>[[Red Five]]<br>[[Lunachicks]]<br>[[Mercy River]]<br>[[Face to Face]]<br>[[Moist]]<br>[[The Pulsars]]<br>[[Ridel High]]<br>[[Burgundy]] | |||
| associated_album = Pinkerton | |||
| legs = 4 | |||
| tour_mngr = Bobby Herr ([[1996]])<br>Joe Carrachio ([[1997]]) | |||
| last_tour = [[World Domination Tour]] | |||
| last_year = 1995 | |||
| next_tour = [[Summer 2000 Tour]] | |||
| next_year = 2000 | |||
}} | |||
The '''''Pinkerton'' Tour''', spanning August [[1996]] to August [[1997]], was a series of live concerts to promote [[Weezer's]] [[1996]] sophomore record ''[[Pinkerton]].'' | The '''''Pinkerton'' Tour''', spanning August [[1996]] to August [[1997]], was a series of live concerts to promote [[Weezer's]] [[1996]] sophomore record ''[[Pinkerton]].'' | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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> | 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> Further shows were done in Australia, Japan, and the United States throughout the fall and winter of 1996, with one notable acoustic performance taking place at [[Weezer concert: 11/06/1996 (a)|Shorecrest High School]] on [[November 6]]. This show was part of a contest with radio station KNDD 107.7 ''The End'', where the winner would get Weezer to perform at their school.<ref name="November 20">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000000449 Newspapers.com] archive of ''The Rocket'', Wednesday, November 20, 1996, Page 4.</ref> [[Superdrag]], [[Placebo]] and [[Ash]] were among the opening acts for these dates. | 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> Further shows were done in Australia, Japan, and the United States throughout the fall and winter of 1996, with one notable acoustic performance taking place at [[Weezer concert: 11/06/1996 (a)|Shorecrest High School]] on [[November 6]]. This show was part of a contest with radio station KNDD 107.7 ''The End'', where the winner would get Weezer to perform at their school.<ref name="November 20">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000000449 Newspapers.com] archive of ''The Rocket'', Wednesday, November 20, 1996, Page 4.</ref> [[Superdrag]], [[Placebo]] and [[Ash]] were among the opening acts for these dates. | ||
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[[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 tour continued through January [[1997]], with rock band [[Nerf Herder]] opening. Nerf Herder reminisced on their experience sharing a bill with the band in the [[2016]] song "[[We Opened for Weezer]]." "[[Devotion]]" was added to the setlist for an unknown amount of shows,<ref>[[Historic event: 01/23/1997]]</ref> which wasn't performed again | The tour continued through January [[1997]], with rock band [[Nerf Herder]] opening. Nerf Herder reminisced on their experience sharing a bill with the band in the [[2016]] song "[[We Opened for Weezer]]." "[[Devotion]]" was added to the setlist for an unknown amount of shows,<ref>[[Historic event: 01/23/1997]]</ref> which wasn't performed again until the [[Memories Tour]] in [[2011]].<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 07/14/2011]]</ref> | ||
The final show of the January 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]], and he had expressed that he wanted to tour in the summer to promote it.<ref name="TPD2011">Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. 2011. Self-published.</ref><ref name="weezine10">[[Karl's Corner - Spring 1997]]</ref><ref name=RH9>[[Recording History - Page 9]]</ref> Due to a upcoming tour opening for [[No Doubt]], 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 the Rentals' second album wasn't completed and Sharp soon returned on bass.<ref name=RH9 /><ref name="KKJ102025" /> | The final show of the January 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]], and he had expressed that he wanted to tour in the summer to promote it.<ref name="TPD2011">Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. 2011. Self-published.</ref><ref name="weezine10">[[Karl's Corner - Spring 1997]]</ref><ref name=RH9>[[Recording History - Page 9]]</ref> Due to a upcoming tour opening for [[No Doubt]], 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 the Rentals' second album wasn't completed and Sharp soon returned on bass.<ref name=RH9 /><ref name="KKJ102025" /> | ||
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Rivers Cuomo wanted to continue touring after the No Doubt dates, but the other members wanted a break to work on their solo endeavours.<ref>frankin@mint.net March 17, 1999. "pat wilson from weezer". Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/kiQ1OiL3l88/m/sPrpie7ATV8J.</ref> | Rivers Cuomo wanted to continue touring after the No Doubt dates, but the other members wanted a break to work on their solo endeavours.<ref>frankin@mint.net March 17, 1999. "pat wilson from weezer". Retrieved from https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/kiQ1OiL3l88/m/sPrpie7ATV8J.</ref> | ||
==Interviews== | ===Interviews=== | ||
Frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] sat for some now-famously unsuccessful interviews during this tour. Two [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucbBRwMxT0A particularly] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nWi7JPMso awkward] ones came during the band's trip to Australia. | Frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] sat for some now-famously unsuccessful interviews during this tour. Two [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucbBRwMxT0A particularly] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nWi7JPMso awkward] ones came during the band's trip to Australia. | ||
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*09/26/1996 {{flag|usa}} [[Weezer concert: 09/26/1996|Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go]] | *09/26/1996 {{flag|usa}} [[Weezer concert: 09/26/1996|Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go]] | ||
*09/27/1996 {{flag|usa}} [[Weezer concert: 09/27/1996|Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go]] | *09/27/1996 {{flag|usa}} [[Weezer concert: 09/27/1996|Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go]] | ||
===Australia and Japan=== | ===Australia and Japan=== | ||