1608 Cosmo St.
| Cosmos Bar | |
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| Type | Venue |
| Address | 1608 Cosmo St.  |
| Country | United States  |
| Years active | c. 1992 - late 1990's [date?] |
1608 Cosmo St. is the former location of Cosmos Bar, an independent venue that hosted alternative rock shows in the 1990's. Shows on Sunday nights were referred to as The Gaslight, and shows on Wednesday nights were referred to as Gaslight II. It was located at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Cosmo St. in Hollywood. Weezer performed there at least nine times in 1993 and 1994.
...five local bands grace its tiny stage every Sunday at Gaslight and Wednesday at Gaslight II, playing to a party-minded crowd of mainly Hollywood locals... The feel here is that of a neighborhood pub rather than a Hollywood showcase, and most of the bands that play here are casual enough to fit right in. Patrons in faded T-shirts and jeans talk over the music in cubbyholes around the cavernous club. Upstairs, couples smooch in a comfortable room on satiny, granny-style furniture. The pool tables next to the dance floor are constantly in use, while the small brick patio boasts a quieter appeal.
- —Lorranie Ali, Los Angeles Times article - March 13, 1994
- —Lorranie Ali, Los Angeles Times article - March 13, 1994
Concerts
Weezer
| Tour | Date | Country | City | Show name | Opening act(s) | Bootleg(s) | Concert | Source |
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| March 21, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Loungefly | Weezer concert: 03/21/1993 | [1] | ||
| May 30, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Godseed, The Dark Archies, Christy McCool, Trojan Country Club, Shaft, Floor Thirteen, Loungefly | Weezer concert: 05/30/1993 | [2] | ||
| LA Basin / Self Punishment Tour | November 28, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Weezer concert: 11/28/1993 | [3] | ||
| LA Basin / Self Punishment Tour | December 1, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight II" | 1000 Mona Lisas, Green Thumb, Lou | Weezer concert: 12/01/1993 | [4] | |
| LA Basin / Self Punishment Tour | December 8, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight II" | Weezer concert: 12/08/1993 | [3] | ||
| LA Basin / Self Punishment Tour | December 12, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Black Guitar Park, Manhole, April's Motel Room, Michael Petak, Hard Fast Loud | Weezer concert: 12/12/1993 | [5] | |
| January 16 |
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CANCELED | [citation needed] | |||||
| February 20, 1994 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Careless, Loungefly, Pothole, FUK, Godseed, Zen Cowboys | Weezer concert: 02/20/1994 | [6] | ||
| April 17, 1994 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight" | Weezer concert: 04/17/1994 | [1] | |||
| April 27, 1994 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "Gaslight II" | Shufflepuck | Weezer concert: 04/27/1994 | [1] |
That Dog
| Tour | Date | Country | City | Venue | Concert | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | October 31, 1993 |
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Los Angeles, CA | "The Gaslight" | That Dog concert: 10/31/1993 | [7] |
Gallery
Photos
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Weezer concert: 12/01/1993
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Weezer concert: 12/01/1993
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Weezer concert: 12/01/1993
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Koch, Karl (as Karlophone). (September 13, 2023). Discord message. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - September 2023.
- ↑ Historic event: 05/30/1993 by Karl Koch. Archived version: [1].
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Show's date/location/line-up is known per File:WP-KarlQ&A-attachment-115.jpg, a photo of Karl Koch's Weezer live chronology spanning April through December of 1993.
- ↑ Historic event: 12/01/1993 by Karl Koch
- ↑ Newspapers.com archive of LA Weekly, Thursday, December 16, 1993, Page 134.
- ↑ Newspapers.com archive of LA Weekly, Thursday, January 20, 1994, Page 78.
- ↑ The Catalog of Riffs (Catalog O' Riffs) version 2. Rivers Cuomo wrote, on Sunday, October 31, 1991, with "LA" listed as the location, that he did this on that day: "REHEARSE AT CHIBA'S AND THAT DOG AT GASLIGHT"
