2008

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January

January 8 - Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo is released on vinyl.
January 11 - The music video for "Blast Off!" premieres on Yahoo.com.
January 26 - Rivers Cuomo plays in the Mia Hamm & Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge, scoring the first goal.

February

March

March 19 - Rivers Cuomo posts the first YouTube video for the "Let's Write a Sawng" project.
March 25 - Patrick Wilson joins the website Twitter.
March 28 - The video for the song "Lover in the Snow" is released.

April

April 15 - KROQ premieres "Pork and Beans". The song is played back to back.
April 22 - Fake release date created by Albumsix.com of Tout Ensemble, the made up name for the then-unnamed 6th Weezer album.

May

May 7 - The first eight tracks from The Red Album leak online.
May 21 - The first webisode called Webisode 0: Jump Into The Fire is released.
May 22 - Webisode 1: In The Studio (part 1) is released.
May 24 - Weezer holds their first Hootenanny in Los Angeles, California.
May 26 - The final two tracks from The Red Album leak online, along with the cover of "The Weight".
May 29 - Webisode 2: In The Studio (part 2) is released.
May 31 - The four bonus tracks from The Red Album leak online.

June

June 3 - The Red Album is released.
June 5 - Webisode 3: Arbor Vitae is released.
June 11 - Webisode 4: The M Button is released.
June 16 - "Pork and Beans" is released as a single.
June 17 - Weezer holds their second Hootenanny in Phoenix, Arizona.
June 19 - Weezer holds their third Hootenanny in Portland, Oregon.
June 20 - Weezer holds their fourth Hootenanny in San Francisco, California.
June 20 - Webisode 5: The Plots of Scott is released.
June 21 - Weezer holds their fifth Hootenanny in Seattle, Washington.
June 23 - Weezer holds their sixth Hootenanny in Los Angeles, California. It is shot for Yahoo!
June 24 - The originally planned release date of The Red Album.

July

July 1
- Webisode 6: Devastating Dog Days is released.
- BlogCritics publishes its review of the deluxe reissue of Weezer (The Blue Album).
July 14 - Teenage Victory Songs, a Weezer songblog, is created by Albumsix boardie Soymilkrev.
July 24 - The release of Alone II is announced via RiversCuomo.com with the release of The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo.
July 26 - "Troublemaker" is released as a single.

August

August 1 - Webisode 7: 21 is released.
August 4 - Webisode 8: The Sound of Music is released.
August 21 - Weezer holds their seventh Hootenanny in Los Angeles, CA as well as shoot the music video for "Troublemaker."

September

September 8 - Webisode 9: Cupcake Boy is released.
September 9 - Weezer kicks off their Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album in Nagoya, Japan at the Aichi Kinro Kaikan Theater.
September 10 - Weezer performs in Fukuoka, Japan at Club Zepp on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 12 - Weezer performs in Tokyo, Japan at Club Zepp on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 13 - Weezer performs in Osaka, Japan at the Intex Hall on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 13 - Webisode 10: Onigaishimas is released.
September 14 - BlogCritics publishes a retrospective review of Weezer (The Blue Album).
September 15 - Weezer performs in Tokyo, Japan at the Yoyogi Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 23 - Weezer performs in Lowell, MA at the Tsongas Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 24 - Weezer performs in New York, NY at the Madison Square Garden on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 26 - Weezer performs in Atlantic City, NJ at the Borgata Casino on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 27 - Weezerpedia is launched.
September 27 - Weezer performs in Camden, NJ at the Susquehanna Center on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 29 - Weezer performs in Detroit, MI at the The Palace of Auburn Hills on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
September 30 - Weezer performs in Toronto, ON CAN at the Air Canada Center on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.

October

October 2 - Weezer performs in Chicago, IL at the All State Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 2 - Webisode 11: The Flame Of Desire is released.
October 3 - Weezer performs in St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 5 - Weezer performs in Denver, CO at Broomfield on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 6 - The music video for "Troublemaker" is released.
October 7 - Weezer performs in Salt Lake City, UT at the E Center on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 9 - Weezer performs in Portland, OR at the Memorial Coliseum on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 10 - Weezer performs in Vancouver, BC CAN at the GM Place on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 11 - Weezer performs in Seattle, WA at the Key Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 13 - Weezer performs in San Jose, CA at the Events Center on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album. The Relationship is the opening act.
October 14 - Weezer performs in Los Angeles, CA at The Forum on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album. The Relationship is the opening act.
October 16 - Webisode 12: Pat n' Charlie Go Guitar Shopping is released.
October 17 - Weezer performs in San Diego, CA at the Cox Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album. The Relationship is the opening act.
October 18 - Weezer performs in Phoenix, AZ at the Arizona State Fair on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 20 - Weezer performs in Austin, TX at the Frank Erwin Center on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 21 - Weezer performs in Dallas, TX at the Nokia Theater on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 23 - Weezer performs in Houston, TX at the Reliant Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.
October 25 - Weezer performs in Atlanta, GA at the Gwinnett Arena on the Troublemaker Tour in support of The Red Album.

November

November 2 - Weezer is referenced during an episode of King of The Hill titled "Lost in Myspace."
November 11 - "My Brain is Workin' Overtime" leaks online.
November 14 - The music video for "My Brain is Workin' Overtime" is released.
November 18 - Alone II is leaked on college radio station WISN by Albumsix boardies.
November 20 - A "Pop-Up" version of the "Troublemaker" music video is released.
November 25 - Alone II is released.
November 25 - The Alone II hootenanny happens, a "jam session" of sorts with Rivers Cuomo and fans as an album release party for Alone II.
November 27 - Six Hits is released via Best Buy.

December

December 4 - iPhone application Christmas with Weezer is announced.
December 16 - The Christmas with Weezer EP is released digitally on iTunes and Amazon.com.
December 22 - Rivers Cuomo performs "I Was Scared," "I Can't Stop Partying" and a cover of "Don't Worry Baby" on Stereogum.