Weezer concert: 11/20/1996

Weezer concert
Weezer concert
November 20, 1996
Location	Cleveland, OH
Venue	Odeon
Tour	Pinkerton Tour
Associated album	Pinkerton
Supporting act	Placebo
Attendance	Unknown (sold out)
Weezer live show chronology
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Weezer performed at the Odeon in Cleveland, Ohio on November 20, 1996 as part of the Pinkerton Tour. The opening act was Placebo.

Halfway through Placebo's set, Rivers Cuomo playfully threw an empty water bottle at drummer Steve Hewitt, as the crowd chanted his name and flashed Flying =W=s.^[1] A clown wig was thrown on stage prompting the crowd to shout for guitarist Brian Molko to wear it. Cuomo would eventually don the wig for part of Weezer's set.^[2]

Setlist

No.	Song
1	"Tired of Sex"
2	"Getchoo"
3	"My Name Is Jonas"
4	"Pink Triangle"
5	"No One Else"
6	"No Other One"
7	"Why Bother?"
8	"In The Garage"
9	"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly"
10	"Falling for You"
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"

Historic event

Weezer plays The Odeon in Cleveland OH on the Pinkerton Tour with Placebo opening. Normally we try not to to do two history posts in a row from the same year, but today is an exception, thanks to OG fan William Graessle who provided today's images. This show was his first Weezer show and the image shows his ticket as well as a photo from the Cleveland Free Times/Scene magazine review (photo credit: Steven Batten). Today's setlist was the same as yesterday's in Detroit (posted yesterday on our FB/IG), and William asks if there was anything unusual about today's show. Nothing besides what he already knew from the review, which is how some fan tossed up a rainbow colored clown afro wig onstage during Placebo's set. The crowd was not too welcoming to Placebo unfortunately, and they shouted "wig!" trying to get Brian Molko to wear it. He didn't give them the satisfaction, but Rivers certainly did, donning it for a while during the Weezer set. Backstage, Rivers and Brian M. were becoming buddies, perhaps sensing a kindred spirit in each other, and were often seen hanging out on this tour.

- Karl Koch

Gallery

Photos

Photo by Steven Batten.
Photo by Steven Batten, alternate fuller scan with worse colors

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Newspapers.com archive of The Plain Dealer, Monday, December 9, 1996, Page 46.
↑ Historic event: 11/20/1996 by Karl Koch

[TPDD996-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Newspapers.com archive of The Plain Dealer, Monday, December 9, 1996, Page 46.

[2] Historic event: 11/20/1996 by Karl Koch

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