Voyage to the Blue Planet
Voyage to the Blue Planet was Weezer's headlining 2024 North American tour, occurring from September 4 to October 12. The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. were the opening acts. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Weezer (The Blue Album), the album was played in full at each show.
Overview
Social media posts teasing a "voyage" were first shared on February 14, 2024.[1] The tour was formally announced on March 11, accompanied by a space-themed trailer video and website redesign. A new Weezer Fan Club membership bundle and a one-off anniversary performance at Club Dump were also announced. Weezer (The Blue Album) was set to be performed at each show in full to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, alongside "[other] Weezer songs, rarities, and more." The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr., who have both performed with Weezer previously, were announced as the tour's opening bands.[2][3]
On March 14, only one day after pre-sale tickets became available to fan club members and other select groups, the September 14 show in Washington, DC sold out. In response, an additional show at the same venue on the following day was added to the tour schedule.[4] Another additional show in Palm Desert, California on October 12 was added in June.[5]
In August, roughly two weeks before the beginning of the tour, an unknown quantity of promotional packages were sent to random fans. These contained a musical gag card, a sticker, and an unmarked white cassette. The card was produced by Joker Greeting and plays "Buddy Holly" continuously when opened. It additionally ejects confetti when an enclosed string is pulled. The sticker features an illustration of the Blue Album artwork and the text "You Just Got Weezered". The cassette, housed in a blank blue J-card, contains narration by Rivers Cuomo previewing the upcoming tour, followed by the entirety of Weezer's third demo (not including "Surf Wax America").
Story
A breaking news report informs the audience that the Blue Planet is dying, and that Weezer is being sent to restore it. They board the Betsy 2.0, a shuttle which that will take them and the audience on a dangerous voyage to save the Blue Planet. The lights brighten and shows the shuttle heading up for lift off, with fans cheering the group on. As the band plays, the big screen shows Betsy flying through space, travelling through a Weezer-themed space bar and running into the alien Bokkus, who has a hatred of the group. During a trek through the Pinkerton asteroid belt, Bokkus drains Betsy's shields by hurling pies and other objects at the shuttle. The shuttle crashes, which launches M1 to look for parts as the band plays cuts from the titular album. After the fourth part is found, the shuttle takes off for the Blue planet.
The planet is found, but its dying and requires the Blue Album to come back to life. Rivers Cuomo plants a flag adorned with the Flying =W= in the ground, and the band performs the entire album front-to-back. The planet is shown coming back to life, with grass, trees and buildings growing as they perform. The band lands at the Blue Rocks Amphitheater and are cheered on by the planet's native population of Weezeroids, a species which Cuomo and the crowd are members of. Bokkus finds the ampitheatre and attacks with laser cannons, only to be defeated by loud speakers and the Weezeroids' laser eyes. After the credits roll, a faux news report similar to the one at the beginning of the show plays where Cuomo states that the mission has inadvertently opened up a wormhole and altered the timeline (for example, changing Rivers' name to Kurt), and that they need to fix it before any more damage is caused.
Tour dates
- 09/04/2024
St. Paul, MN - XCEL Energy Center - 09/06/2024 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
- 09/07/2024 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
- 09/08/2024
Toronto, ON, Canada - Scotiabank Arena - 09/10/2024 Boston, MA - TD Garden
- 09/11/2024 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
- 09/13/2024 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
- 09/14/2024 Washington, DC - The Anthem
- 09/15/2024 Washington, DC - The Anthem
- 09/17/2024 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
- 09/18/2024 Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
- 09/20/2024 Orlando, FL - Kia Center
- 09/21/2024 Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
- 09/27/2024 Austin, TX - Moody Center
- 09/28/2024 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
- 09/29/2024 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- 10/01/2024 Loveland, CO - Blue FCU Arena
- 10/04/2024 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
- 10/05/2024 Vancouver, BC, Canada - Rogers Arena
- 10/06/2024 Portland, OR - Moda Center
- 10/08/2024 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
- 10/09/2024 San Francisco, CA - Chase Center
- 10/11/2024 Los Angeles, CA - Intuit Dome
- 10/12/2024 Palm Desert, CA - Intuit Dome
Trailer video
See also
References
- ↑ Weezer (February 14, 2024). "bluevoyage2024.com". Twitter post. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024.
- ↑ Weezer (March 11, 2024). "JUST ANNOUNCED: The Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour!". weezer.com.
- ↑ Karl Koch (March 11, 2024). Weezer Fan Club app announcement. Screenshot: File:Voyage to the Blue Planet fan club app announcement.jpg.
- ↑ Weezer (March 14, 2024). "Heads up, DC ...". Twitter post. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024.
- ↑ Weezer (June 24, 2024). "The desert's calling us to extend the tour for one more show 🏜️ ...". Twitter post. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024.
