List of Rivers Cuomo video streams

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Rivers Cuomo performing on TikTok, October 16, 2020.

This list aims to document all of Rivers Cuomo's video streams.

Ustream

Date Songs performed Notes
June 7, 2011
  1. Butterfly
  2. Longtime Sunshine
  3. You Gave Your Love to Me Softly
  4. Jane Says (Jane's Addiction cover)
  5. Sail On, Sailor (Beach Boys cover)
July 4, 2011
  1. Tired of Sex
  2. Pink Triangle
  3. Susanne
  4. Falling for You
  5. You Gave Your Love To Me Softly
  6. Across the Sea
  • Known affectionately by fans as the "Symbicort Sessions", due to Cuomo's inhaler use at the time and its effect on his vocal performance.
August 6, 2011
August 19, 2011
August 21, 2011
  1. Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)
  2. King
  3. Lemonade
  4. Knock-down Drag-out
  5. My Best Friend
  6. Miss Sweeney
  7. The Other Way
  8. How Long?
August 27, 2011
  1. Longtime Sunshine
  2. Piece of the Pie
  3. Miss Sweeney
  4. Minority (Green Day cover)
  5. We Belong Together (Mariah Carey cover)
  6. Earthquakey People
  7. Pick U Up
  8. Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)
  9. O Girlfriend
  10. Smile
  11. Cold and Damp
  12. Cold Dark World
  13. Death and Destruction
  14. Jamie
  • This stream was the first time the song "Piece of the Pie" was heard in any form by fans
September 10, 2011
  1. The Good Life
  2. I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams
  3. Slave
  4. I Was Made for You
  5. Crazy One
  6. Death and Destruction
  7. This Is Such a Pity
  8. Paranoid Android (Radiohead cover)
  9. I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams (with band)
September 11, 2011
  1. I Don't Know How to Love Her (Jesus Christ Superstar cover)
  2. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  3. Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)
  4. Surf Wax America
  5. Hash Pipe
  6. We Are All on Drugs
January 11, 2012
June 9, 2012
  1. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  2. Hard Headed Woman (Cat Stevens cover)
  3. Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel cover)
  4. Take On Me (a‐ha cover)
  5. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
  6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band cover)
July 29, 2012
  1. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band cover)
  2. My Little Girl (Tim McGraw cover)
  3. Lithium (Nirvana cover)
  4. Keep On Loving You (REO Speedwagon cover)
August 11, 2012
  1. Down Under (Men at Work cover)
  2. Tired of Sex
  3. Troublemaker
  4. Put Me Back Together
  5. Pork and Beans
  6. Susanne
  7. Beverly Hills
  8. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  9. Perfect Situation
  10. El Scorcho
  11. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
  12. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
September 15, 2012
  1. I'm Your Daddy
  2. Hard Headed Woman (Cat Stevens cover)

Periscope

Date Songs performed Notes
March 17, 2017
  1. Feels Like Summer
February 15, 2018
  1. Don't Let Go
  2. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  3. Feels Like Summer
  4. Happy Hour
  5. Kids/Poker Face (MGMT/Lady Gaga cover)
  6. L.A. Girlz
  7. Pork and Beans
  8. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
  9. You Might Think (Cars cover)
February 16, 2018
  1. Undone - The Sweater Song
  2. Say It Ain't So
  3. Don't Let Go
  4. In the Garage
  5. Beverly Hills
  6. No One Else
  7. Perfect Situation
  8. Pork and Beans
  9. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  10. L.A. Girlz
  11. Kids/Poker Face (MGMT/Lady Gaga cover)
  12. Happy Hour
  13. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  14. Mexican Fender
  15. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
  16. Feels Like Summer
  17. California Kids
  18. Can't Stop Partying
February 18, 2018
  1. California Kids
  2. In the Garage
  3. Perfect Situation
  4. L.A. Girlz
  5. Can't Stop Partying
  6. Kids/Poker Face
  7. Happy Hour
  8. The Good Life
  9. Don't Let Go
  10. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  11. No Other One
  12. Mexican Fender
  13. Talk Dirty to Me
  14. Feels Like Summer
  15. Why Bother?
  16. El Scorcho
  17. I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Mike Posner cover)
  18. Unknown
February 27, 2018
  1. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  2. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
March 2, 2018
  1. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  2. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  3. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  4. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  5. Champagne Supernova (Oasis cover)
March 4, 2018
  1. Pink Triangle
  2. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  3. Champagne Supernova (Oasis cover)
  4. Falling for You
  5. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  6. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  7. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  8. The Good Life
  9. El Scorcho
March 6, 2018
  1. The Good Life
  2. In the Garage
  3. No Other One
  4. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  5. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  6. L.A. Girlz
  7. Falling for You
  8. Pink Triangle
  9. Champagne Supernova (Oasis cover)
  10. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  11. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
March 7, 2018
  1. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  2. Across the Sea
  3. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  4. California Kids
March 8, 2018
  1. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  2. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  3. Feels Like Summer
  4. In the Garage
  5. No Other One
  6. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  7. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  8. L.A. Girlz
  9. Falling for You
  10. Pink Triangle
March 9, 2018
  1. Across the Sea
  2. El Scorcho
  3. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
  4. California Kids
  5. Feels Like Summer
  6. The Good Life
  7. No Other One
  8. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  9. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  10. L.A. Girlz
  11. Falling for You
  12. Pink Triangle
  13. Why Bother?
  14. Champagne Supernova (Oasis cover)
  15. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  16. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
March 13, 2018
  1. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. cover)
  2. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  3. Unknown
March 19, 2018
  1. I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Mike Posner cover)
  2. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  3. Medicine for Melancholy
April 1, 2018
  1. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  2. No Other One
  3. Do You Wanna Get High?
  4. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  5. Friend of a Friend
  6. (Girl We Got a) Good Thing
  7. Getchoo
  8. Medicine for Melancholy
  9. Sober Up (AJR cover)
April 3, 2018
  1. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  2. Pink Triangle
  3. (Girl We Got a) Good Thing
  4. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  5. Can't Stop Partying
  6. 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  7. When I Come Around (Green Day cover)
  8. Falling for You
  9. L.A. Girlz
  10. Getchoo
  11. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  12. Medicine for Melancholy
  13. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  14. Tired of Sex
April 5, 2018
  1. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  2. Pink Triangle
  3. When I Come Around (Green Day cover)
  4. Across the Sea
  5. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  6. Can't Stop Partying
  7. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  8. Falling for You
  9. Do You Wanna Get High?
  10. (Girl We Got a) Good Thing
  11. 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  12. Getchoo
  13. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  14. Medicine for Melancholy
  15. Tired of Sex
April 6, 2018
  1. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  2. Why Bother?
  3. Where Is My Mind? (Pixies cover)
  4. No Other One
  5. No One Else
  6. Sober Up (AJR cover)
  7. Medicine for Melancholy
  8. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  9. Getchoo
  10. 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  11. (Girl We Got a) Good Thing
  12. L.A. Girlz
April 7, 2018
  1. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  2. When I Come Around (Green Day cover)
  3. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  4. The Good Life
  5. Can't Stop Partying
  6. Today (The Smashing Pumpkins cover)
April 27, 2018
  1. Happy Together (The Turtles cover)
  2. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  3. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  4. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
April 28, 2018
  1. Happy Together (The Turtles cover)
  2. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  3. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  4. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
February 23, 2019
  1. Susanne
  2. Africa (Toto cover)
  3. High as a Kite
  4. Living in L.A.
  5. Longtime Sunshine
  6. Take on Me (a-ha cover)
  7. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears cover)
  8. Can't Knock the Hustle
February 24, 2019
  1. Longtime Sunshine
  2. Living in L.A.
  3. High as a Kite
  4. Can't Knock the Hustle
  5. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears cover)
May 3, 2019
  1. Happy Together (The Turtles cover)
  2. Viva la Vida (Coldplay cover)
  3. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  4. Stand by Me (Ben E. King cover)
  5. Africa (Toto cover)
  6. Take on Me (a-ha cover)
  7. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears cover)
  8. Undone - The Sweater Song
  9. No Scrubs (TLC cover)

Island in the Zoom

Beginning on‍ April 3, 2020, Rivers Cuomo began hosting webinars with fans through the video conferencing platform Zoom during the global COVID-19 pandemic. These calls (later formally dubbed Island in the Zoom[1]) consisted of fan interviews and song performances. Information regarding miscellaneous projects and the forthcoming Van Weezer were revealed to fans. Fans were permitted entry for a small fee (beginning with $1.00, increasing incrementally thereafter up to the final price of $1.69), with certain "panelists" chosen to chat directly with Cuomo. During a separate live-streamed performance hosted by Salesforce Rivers revealed that around 500 fans participate in each webinar.

Date Songs performed Notes
April 3, 2020
  1. I Think We’re Alone Now
  2. Homely Girl
  3. Foolish Father
  4. When I Come Around (Green Day cover)
  • Conference not recorded, heard by few fans due to technical difficulties
April 9, 2020
  1. Say It Ain't So
  2. Rainbow Connection
  3. O Girlfriend
  4. You Might Think (Cars cover)
  • Interviews with fans, followed by Zoom help
  • Rivers revealed that he is not u/InTheWordsOfWeezer, a notable user on r/weezer, known for communicating possible upcoming song releases via Weezer lyrics
  • Revealed that the lyrics for Running Red Lights are of similar lyrical structure to Happy Hour
  • Revealed that "Midnight" was supposed to be released several days after the release of Africa, was then postponed, then slowly forgotten about
  • Revealed that a single for Van Weezer was supposed to be out either the day of the Zoom call, or the day after. The single was pushed back, but Cuomo stated that it would come out "very soon."
April 10, 2020
  1. Closed on Sunday (Kanye West cover)
  2. Slob
  3. Losing My Religion (REM cover)
  • Revealed that a Homie-era song would appear on Van Weezer, along with a bonus track from 1992
  • Revealed that OK Human was about 75% finished, but was most likely not coming out in 2020
  • Said that many performers accuse his fans of being judgmental
  • Said that he uses a task managing app called Asana
  • Revealed that Van Weezer was mastered on April 9, and that they only need to tweak the track list
  • Said he thought about writing a song for a film
  • When asked, stated that an official release of Songs from the Black Hole would likely never happen as all SFTBH tracks have already been released by him and the band
April 13, 2020
  1. 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
  2. Endless Bummer
  3. Creep by Radiohead (interrupted by fire alarm)
  4. Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori
  5. Trampoline
April 14, 2020
  1. Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)
  2. I've Thrown It All Away (acoustic snippet of Van Weezer song)
  3. Lonely Girl
  4. Goodness Knows (Jason Cropper song)
  5. Can't Fight This Feeling (REO Speedwagon cover)
  6. The Purification of Water

Special guest: Jason Cropper

April 16, 2020
  1. Basket Case (Green Day cover)
  2. Backflip
  3. Hero (2 second acoustic snippet)
  4. Take on Me (A-ha cover)
  5. I'll Think About You
  • Sported a rare mustache
  • Said he's written pretty much everything he could about his person life
  • Claimed to have written a song in the perspective of Karl Koch
  • Confirmed that "Hero" would be the second Van Weezer single, then proceeded to play a short snippet
  • Revealed that "Hero" was not a rework "Flight Plans", like fans suspected
  • Said to be proud of finishing a class in Stanford Computing
  • Claimed to have tried, and failed, changing the part of his Wikipedia page stating he likes soccer, as he apparently no longer enjoys the sport
April 17, 2020
  1. Lithium (Nirvana cover)
  2. El Scorcho
  3. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison cover)
  4. Burndt Jamb
  • Revealed that he got the idea for Zoom meetings from a meditation group he's apart of
  • Said he's also part of a coding group
  • Revealed that the release date for Van Weezer had been pushed back, but didn't reveal the new date
  • Expressed some confusion at Pineapplemon and suggested it was a Pete Wentz thing
  • Said that some of the songs and bands he looked down on when he was younger he actually enjoys now
  • Revealed that OK Human is very much "day in the life" of him "from a very private place"
  • Said he would love for hardcore fans to hear songs early
  • Revealed that he never expects to win a Grammy and he was blasting Slayer's Reign in Blood when they were nominated for Pacific Daydream
April 20, 2020
  1. Africa
  2. My Best Friend
  3. Waiting on You (snippet)
  4. Lost in the Woods
  5. Island in the Sun
April 21, 2020
  1. All the Small Things (blink-182 cover)
  2. Running Red Lights
  3. Viva la Vida (Coldplay cover)
  4. The Good Life
April 23, 2020
  1. Where Is My Mind? (Pixies cover)
  2. Death and Destruction
  3. Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus cover)
  4. In the Garage
April 24, 2020
  1. Magic (B.o.B cover)
  2. Devotion
  3. Drain You (Nirvana cover)
  4. I'm Just Being Honest

Special guest: Aaron Bruno

  • Aaron Bruno of the band AWOLNATION was present. ("Pacific Coast Highway in the Movies", the AWOLNATION song in which Cuomo is featured as a performer and co-writer, was released the same day)
April 28, 2020
  1. I'm a Believer (Monkees cover)
  2. Butterfly
  3. 먼지가 되어 (Kim Kwang-seok cover)
  4. Falling for You
May 1, 2020
  1. Today (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
  2. I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams
  3. Good Riddance (Green Day cover)
  4. Surf Wax America

Special guest: Daniel Brummel

  • Panelists heard Rivers practicing part of Hero prior to the public stream.
  • Daniel Brummel of Ozma was present. Most of the panel sections were a conversation between Rivers and Daniel, and Daniel promoted his forthcoming release from his project Sanglorians.
  • Daniel revealed that he and Ryen Slegr had been working with Rivers on additional songs that did not appear on Everything Will Be Alright in the End, including the unreleased Expatriates in Paris.
  • Daniel mentions he appears on the cover of The Good Life's international EP release (aka "the OZ EP"), which is a photograph from the Pinkerton release show in 1996.
May 2, 2020
  1. Happy Together/Longview (Turtles/Green Day cover)
  2. Why Bother?
  3. Hero

Special guest: Suzy Shinn

  • The song "Hero" was performed for fans in full for the first time.
  • Van Weezer producer Suzy Shinn discussed the songwriting and production process for the album.
May 9, 2020
  1. Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana cover)
  2. No One Else
  3. Happy Hour

Special guest: Karl Koch

  • Rivers confirmed the existence of an OK Human song called "La Brea Tar Pits".
  • Karl showed off his Weezer vinyl collection.
May 15, 2020
  1. Island in the Sun
  2. Lost in the Woods
  3. Africa
  4. Good Riddance (Time of your Life) (Green Day cover)

Special guest: Kyoko Cuomo

May 22, 2020
  1. Buddy Holly (w/ Kyoko Cuomo)
  2. I Don't Know How to Love Him
  3. I Admire You So Much

Special guest: Yalun Tu

May 29, 2020
  1. Undone - The Sweater Song (w/ Kyoko Cuomo)
  2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band cover)
  3. No Other One

Special guest: Kristi Fenstermacher

See also