Weezer concert: 06/09/1997

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Weezer concert
June 9, 1997
LocationWichita, KS
VenueCrown Bingo Arena
TourPinkerton Tour
Associated albumPinkerton
Supporting actRoom Full of Walters
Tour ManagerJoe Carrachio
Weezer live show chronology

Weezer performed at the Crown Bingo Arena in Wichita, Kansas on June 9, 1997 as part of the Pinkerton Tour.[1] Room Full of Walters opened.

Setlist

An unknown "slow-paced song" was also played at this concert.[1]

    Song
• "My Name Is Jonas"   
• "Getchoo"   
• "No Other One"   
• "Say It Ain't So"   
• "Pink Triangle"   
• "Buddy Holly"   
• "El Scorcho"   
Encore
• "Butterfly"   
• "Susanne"   
• "Surf Wax America"   
Source: [1][2]


Fan recollections

Weezer-Rules mailing list member Austin Gill wrote about the concert:[2]

The show in Wichita totally rocked! I am convinced that Bingo Arenas are very cool.

A local wichita band opened, and they were pretty cool. Then, Weezer played for probably an hour and a half. AN HOUR AND A HALF!!! They Played all but three of the songs on their 2 albums, plus a couple b-sides. Towards the end of the show, they even set up for acoustic, and did Butterfly and susanne. That completely rocked!!

After the show, I hung around for a while with a friend and met Rivers. He was being very, very fan appreciative. It was probably close to an hour after the show was over before we went around to the tour bus, and he was still out talking to people and signing things.

While I was talking to him I decided to ask a few questions, you know, since he's so cool. I asked him when "Pink Triangle" was coming out, and he said that he had no idea. Then, right away, he said, "Actually, I don't know if it even will come out." I was way bummed about that, but I think it's going to. It has to.

After that, someone (might have been me) asked him what it was like touring with No Doubt and if they were nice people. Right away, he said, "Oh, they're nice people, even nicer than us." I was surprised by this, but then he said "but it's all an act." I thought that was so cool. Rivers knockin' No Doubt kicked ass!!

I also asked him what music he was listening to on the tour bus, and he said Dr. Octagon and something else that I can't remember.

The concert in wichita kicked total ass!! Matt was being all crazy, as was Rivers. The funniest thing happened at the end of the show. The crowd had gotten it's little rest from the acoustic set, and Weezer finished off the show with Surf Wax America. At the end, after all of it, they just started making noise. Rivers started rubbing his guitar against the mic stand to make noise. Then he reached it out into the crowd for them to make noise. Weezer's roadie, Karl, apparently didn't like this, because he ran out on the stage and started trying to grab the guitar away from Rivers. When Rivers noticed Karl, he just chucked the guitar out into the crowd. It was so cool!

I asked Rivers about this after the show, and he said that Karl was just pissed because he had to fix the guitar if anything happened to it. It was hilarious.

The show in Kansas City was pretty cool, too, but No Doubt totally sucked, and 1 1/2 hours kicks 45 minutes' ass every time. There was pretty good support for Weezer at the K.C. show, though, and they

actually sold out of a few Weezer shirts.

—Austin Gill, Weezer-Rules mailing list, June 14, 1997


Elizabeth Zerger also recounted the concert in an e-mail to Karl Koch:[3]

hey. i'm a long time weezer fan from kansas. i've been lucky enough to see weezer three times. the first time i saw them was the coolest. it was in wichita in this tiny-ass concert/bingo hall called crown bingo arena. i was an eighth grader (summer 1997), and it was the first concert i'd ever been to. one of my friends knew the son of a small-town dj who was doing his residency under her dad. anyway, this guy got us on the guest list. the show was absolutely amazing; the best show i've ever been to. we got to go backstage after the show and meet the band. it was june 9, so i wished rivers happy birthday. and pat wilson told me i was the best. it was one of the coolest nights of my life.

—Elizabeth Zerger, e-mail exchange, 200?


Gallery

  • Photo taken by Evan Coppola.

    Photo taken by Evan Coppola.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Newspapers.com archive of The Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, June 11, 1997, Page 22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Austin Gill (June 14, 1997). "wichita =w= experience". Message sent to Weezer-Rules mailing list. Screenshot: File:1997-06-14 - Austin Gill - wichita W experience - weezer-rules message.jpg
  3. ↑ Koch, Karl (as Karlophone). (February 25, 2025). Discord message. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - February 2025.

See also

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