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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Image:Weezer Hootenanny.jpg|left|thumb|450px|[[Weezer]] performing a Hootenanny at the [[October 25]] show of 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]] has incorporated hootenannies into almost all of their recent live performances. | 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]] has incorporated hootenannies into almost all of their recent live performances. | ||
==Weezer's Hootenannies== | ==Weezer's Hootenannies== | ||
To support the release of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'', [[Weezer]] held a relatively small 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]], [[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. | To support the release of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'', [[Weezer]] held a relatively small 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]], [[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. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[List of hootenannies]] | *[[List of hootenannies]] | ||
*[[Troublemaker Tour]] | *[[Troublemaker Tour]] | ||