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[[Image:Weezer Hootenanny.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Weezer]] performing a hootenanny at the [[October 25]] show in Atlanta, Georgia on their [[Troublemaker Tour]]]] | [[Image:Weezer Hootenanny.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Weezer]] performing a hootenanny at the [[October 25]] show in Atlanta, Georgia on their [[Troublemaker Tour]]]] | ||
A '''hootenanny''' is, by [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hootenanny definition], "a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing. [[Weezer]] | A '''hootenanny''' is, by [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hootenanny definition], "a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing. [[Weezer]] held a relatively minor [[List of hootenannies#Acoustic Hootenannies|Hootenanny Tour]] in [[2008]], and then incorporated hootenannies into almost all of their live performances on the [[Troublemaker Tour]] later that year. | ||
==Weezer's hootenannies== | ==Weezer's hootenannies== | ||
To support the release of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'', [[Weezer]] held a relatively small [[List of hootenannies|hootenanny tour]], in which they traveled across the country playing songs along with fans in acoustic jam sessions. During the | To support the release of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'', [[Weezer]] held a relatively small [[List of hootenannies|hootenanny tour]], in which they traveled across the country playing songs along with fans in acoustic jam sessions. During the Troublemaker Tour, hootenannies were held on stage during concerts, in which fans performed on [[Beverly Hills]] and [[Island in the Sun]]. [[El Scorcho]] was performed at a few concerts. Lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] held a solo hootenanny, entitled the [[Alone II hootenanny]] to support the release of his second demo compilation album, ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', in which he invited fans to not only play along with him, but to chose the setlist as well. Many [[Weezerpedia]] users were in attendance for this concert. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||