Weezer concert: 12/18/1996

Weezer concert: 12/18/1996
Tour	Pinkerton Tour
Venue	Deep Ellum
Location	Dallas, TX
Date	December 18, 1996
Associated album	Pinkerton
Supporting acts	Ash
Bootleg	Circulating
Weezer live show chronology
12/17/1996 - Austin, TX 12/18/1996 - Dallas, TX 12/20/1996 - Phoenix, AZ

Weezer performed at the Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas on December 18, 1996 as part of the Pinkerton Tour. The opening act was Ash. During the performance, one of the barriers broke leading to a temporary show stoppage.

Setlist

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"

Fan recollection

Attendee Lucas Anderson recounted the concert in an e-mail to Karl Koch:

I was a freshman in high school at the time. Pinkerton had become my favorite album (having been released a few months earlier), and my brother (who was a senior at the time) and I were both huge Weezer fans. I was so excited, because this was going to be my first real rock show, and it was a weezer show!!! My brother had to give up his ticket, because he had an essay to write, so my best freind came with me instead. We got to the venue a bit early, and the band was not in sight...so we killed some time running around Deep Ellum (there may have been some party favors imbibed).

So we get into the venue and soon after, Ash opens up with a searing rock spectacle. I hadn't heard them very much (my exposure was limited to the Jackie Chan song being played during the trailers for Chan's "Rumble in the Bronx" that was released about that time) and was very impressed. Still I had come to see Weezer and was a bit preoccupied. Finally after a solid, respect earning set, Ash turned the stage over.

The old school flying W was put into full effect. I remember the guys came out and did this like 50's loungey/game show style introduction, and it went wrong the first time, so they went off stage and did it over. I was wondering at the time if that was intentional or not.

In hindsight, I think it wasn't. The show was amazing. It was solidly filled with pinkerton and blue songs, and one or two b-sides. I remember being dissapointed that there was no only in dreams, but I was quite satisfied with the solo acoustic butterfly finale. My friend and I were ecstatic. We had seen Weezer! We had heard Pinkerton...and heard it played with a passion equal to the passion we felt for it. We had also crowd surfed for the first time. It's also important to note the intimacy of the show. Deep Ellum Live is a small venue. There couldn't have been more than 200-250 people there. It was the Weez up close and personal. At one point the show had to stop, because there were only a few police sawhorses acting as a barricade between the stage and the crowd and they were quickly toppled over by the surging throng of Weezer fans. The band was really cool though, and so were the cops. They calmed everybody down and the show got underway a few minutes later. One intersting note, there were two japanese guys in the audience who had translated the lyrics to nearly every pinkerton song into japanese. They were screaming these japanese lyrics and (I'm being totally honest here) pouring milk all overthemselves. At first it was funny, but as the venue warmed up, those guys really started to stink. All in all the show was awesome. The next day the Dallas Morning News overnight section had a picture of the band and the headline "Pleezer." I think that just about sums it up.

—Lucas Anderson, e-mail exchange, 200?

Gallery

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  Photo by Spencer D. Cook

See also

• Pinkerton Tour