Weezer concert: 01/22/1997

Weezer concert
January 22, 1997
Location	Columbus, OH
Venue	Newport Music Hall
Tour	Pinkerton Tour
Associated album	Pinkerton
Supporting act	Nerf Herder
Attendance	1,700
Press	Concert review: 01/23/1997 - Columbus Dispatch
Bootleg
Exists; not circulating
Weezer live show chronology
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Weezer performed at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on January 22, 1997 as part of the Pinkerton Tour. Nerf Herder opened.

Setlist

No.	Song
1.	"Tired of Sex"
2.	"Getchoo"
3.	"My Name Is Jonas"
4.	"Pink Triangle"
5.	"No One Else"
6.	"Susanne"
7.	"Why Bother?"
8.	"In the Garage"
9.	"Falling for You"
10.	"You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"
11.	"Say It Ain't So"
12.	"The Good Life"
13.	"Undone - The Sweater Song"
	Encore
14.	"Butterfly"
15.	"Across the Sea"
16.	"El Scorcho"
17.	"Buddy Holly"
18.	"Surf Wax America"
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Historic event

Main article: Historic event: 01/22/1997

On this day in 1997, Weezer played at in Columbus, OH at the Newport Music Hall in support of Pinkerton, with Nerf Herder opening. While the few surviving fan accounts all agree this was a rocking if somewhat chaotic show, journalist Bill Eichenberger of the Columbus Dispatch newspaper strongly disagreed, and said so in his somewhat hilarious review published the next day. Some choice quotes include, "The band couldn't rock. The band had zero stage presence. The band couldn't pop. The band couldn't sing in tune. The band couldn't play much."; "...1695 people who stood like statues throughout the show, and five people - strategically placed there by the band? - who pogo-ed on rare, celebratory occasions."; "So how did Weezer sell out Newport Music hall? That is one of the universe's great questions, ranking right up there with "Who built the pyramids?""; and "A band should offer something in addition to whimsy and a name that's fun to say. Shouldn't it?". (...How does a band "pop" anyway? and isnt it pretty clear the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids? And this may be the one and only review accusing Weezer of being "whimsical".) Photo also shows two signed ticket stubs from the show.

- Karl Koch

Gallery

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  Concert review and two ticket stubs

See also

• List of Weezer concerts
• Pinkerton Tour