Pinkerton Tour
The Pinkerton Tour, spanning August 1996 to August 1997, was a series of live concerts to promote Weezer's 1996 sophomore record Pinkerton.
Contents
Overview
The tour for Pinkerton was among the most extensive and taxing the band has ever embarked on. The tour ended in tragedy, with the death of the band's fan club founders Mykel and Carli Allan. The tribute performance organized for the Allan sisters would be the band's last public performance for three years. It was also that dog.'s final performance before their initial break up. With this event and Pinkerton's middling reviews, Weezer would retreat into an extended hiatus and leave many to believe they had broken up. Despite this, the tour and its namesake record would receive a critical reappraisal in the 21st century. The band's performance at the 1996 Bizarre Festival in Germany is now held in particularly high esteem. Nerf Herder, an opener on one of the North American legs, reminisced on their experience sharing a bill with the band in the 2016 song "We Opened for Weezer." Interestingly, Weezer spent certain legs of the tour as opening acts themselves, sharing a bill with No Doubt through the summer of 1997.
Interviews
Frontman Rivers Cuomo sat for some now-famously unsuccessful interviews during this tour. Two particularly awkward ones came during the band's trip to Australia.
Tour dates
Editor's Note: All of these dates, cities, venues and festival names were checked and, if necessary, corrected. So they may vary from other sources. In some cases individual notes were made when given information were contradictory.
Europe
- Note: The show on August 22 is listed in the Super Chrono but not in Rivers' Catalog of Riffs. According to Karl's tour diary, published in the official Weezer fan club magazine, NoFX and Lagwagon were also performing on this date. Weezer-unrelated sources date the show with these two bands August 15. It is most likely that Karl just misdated this show. It also seems very unlikely that Weezer played a show in Austria between two dates in the United Kingdom.
- 08/15/1996
Vienna, Austria - Arena
- 08/16/1996
Winterthur, Switzerland - Winterthur Festival
- 08/17/1996
Cologne, Germany - Bizarre Festival
- 08/18/1996
Saint-Malo, France - La route du Rock Festival
- 08/21/1996
London, United Kingdom - The Garage
- 08/22/1996
Vienna, Austria - Venue unknown
- 08/23/1996
Reading, United Kingdom - Reading Festival
- 08/24/1996
Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
- 08/25/1996
Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise Festival
- 08/28/1996
Stockholm, Sweden - Ginos
- 08/29/1996
Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
- 08/30/1996
Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
- 08/31/1996
Copenhagen, Denmark - Grey Hall
- 09/01/1996
Hamburg, Germany - Logo
- 09/02/1996
Munich, Germany - Backstage
- 09/05/1996
Modena, Italy - Modena Open Air Festival
- 09/07/1996
Barcelona, Spain - El Pop Festival
- 09/08/1996
Madrid, Spain - Revolver
Los Angeles
- 09/24/1996
Los Angeles, California - Tower Records Parking Lot
- 09/26/1996
Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go
- 09/27/1996
Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go
Australia and Japan
- 10/02/1996
Melbourne, Australia - RMIT Storey Hall
- 10/03/1996
Geelong, Australia - Lyric Theatre
- 10/04/1996
Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
- 10/05/1996
Brisbane, Australia - Livid Festival
- 10/07/1996
Perth, Australia - Planet Nightclub
- 10/08/1996
Adelaide, Australia - Heaven Nightclub
- 10/10/1996
Canberra, Australia - Anu Bar
- 10/11/1996
Sydney, Australia - Metro Room
- 10/12/1996
Sydney, Australia - Metro Room
- 10/14/1996
Auckland, New Zealand - Powerstation
- 10/18/1996
Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
- 10/19/1996
Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
- 10/21/1996
Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
- 10/22/1996
Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
- 10/23/1996
Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
- 10/25/1996
Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
North America
Opening acts: Superdrag, Placebo, Ash
- 11/01/1996
Ventura, California - Ventura Theatre
- 11/02/1996
San Francisco, California - The Fillmore
- 11/03/1996
Visalia, California - Visalia Convention Center
- 11/05/1996
Portland, Oregon - La Luna
- 11/06/1996
Seattle, Washington - Shorecrest High School
- 11/06/1996
Seattle, Washington - DV8
- 11/07/1996
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Hellenic Center
- 11/10/1996
Denver, Colorado - Ogden Theatre
- 11/11/1996
Lawrence, Kansas - Granada Theatre
- 11/12/1996
Columbia, Missouri - Blue Note
- 11/13/1996
St. Louis, Missouri - Mississippi Nights
- 11/15/1996
Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1st Ave Club
- 11/16/1996
Chicago, Illinois - The Riveria
- 11/17/1996
Cincinnati, Ohio - Bogarts
- 11/19/1996
Detroit, Michigan - St. Andrews Hall
- 11/20/1996
Cleveland, Ohio - Odeon Concert Club
- 11/21/1996
Buffalo, New York - Ogden Street
- 11/22/1996
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Phoenix Concert Theatre
- 11/23/1996
Montreal, Québec, Canada - Metropolis
- 11/25/1996
Rochester, New York - Harro East Ballroom
- 11/26/1996
Boston, Massachusetts - The Avalon
- 11/27/1996
Providence, Rhode Island - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
- 11/30/1996
Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club
- 12/01/1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Theater of Living Arts
- 12/03/1996
New York City, New York - Roseland Ballroom
- 12/04/1996
New Haven, Connecticut - Toad's Place
- 12/05/1996
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Electric Factory
- 12/06/1996
Charleston, South Carolina - Music Farm
- 12/07/1996
Gainesville, Florida - Florida Theatre
- 12/09/1996
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - Theatre & Club
- 12/10/1996
Orlando, Florida - Firestone
- 12/12/1996
Atlanta, Georgia - Masquerade Music
- 12/13/1996
Nashville, Tennessee - 328 Performance Hall
- 12/14/1996
Knoxville, Tennessee - Bijou
- 12/15/1996
New Orleans, Louisiana - House of Blues
- 12/16/1996
Houston, Texas - Numbers
- 12/17/1996
Austin, Texas - Liberty Lunch
- 12/18/1996
Dallas, Texas - Deep Ellum Live
- 12/20/1996
Phoenix, Arizona - Electric Ballroom
- 12/21/1996
Los Angeles, California - The Palace
North America
Opening act: Nerf Herder
- 01/09/1997
Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Chameleon
- 01/10/1997
Asbury Park, New Jersey - Convention Hall
- 01/11/1997
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Metropol
- 01/13/1997
Richmond, Virginia - Flood Zone
- 01/14/1997
Norfolk, Virginia - The Boathouse
- 01/15/1997
Raleigh, North Carolina - Marrz
- 01/17/1997
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Ziggy's
- 01/18/1997
Charleston, South Carolina - Music Farm
- 01/19/1997
Charlotte, North Carolina - Tremont Music Hall
- 01/21/1997
Louisville, Kentucky - The Brewery
- 01/22/1997
Columbus, Ohio - Newport Music Hall
- 01/23/1997
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Rave
- 01/24/1997
Madison, Wisconsin - Barrymore Theatre
Opening for No Doubt
- 05/24/1997
George, Washington - Gorge Amphitheatre
- 05/26/1997
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Pacific Coliseum
- 05/27/1997
Portland, Oregon - Rosegarden Amphitheatre
- 05/29/1997
Santa Cruz, California - Catalyst (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
- 05/30/1997
Mountain View, California - Shoreline Amphitheatre
- 05/31/1997
Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
- 06/01/1997
Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
- 06/03/1997
San Diego, California - San Diego Sports Arena
- 06/05/1997
Salt Lake City, Utah - Delta Center
- 06/06/1997
Denver, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 06/08/1997
Council Bluffs, Iowa - Westfair Amphitheatre
- 06/09/1997
Wichita, Kansas - Crown Bingo Arena (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
- 06/10/1997
Kansas City, Kansas - Sandstone Amphitheatre
- 06/11/1997
St. Louis, Missouri - Riversport Amphitheatre
- 06/13/1997
Nashville, Tennessee - Starwood Amphitheatre
- 06/14/1997
Knoxville, Tennessee - Worlds Fair Park
- 06/15/1997
Atlanta, Georgia - Lakewood Fairgrounds
- 06/17/1997
Virginia Beach, Virginia - GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
- 06/18/1997
Manassas, Virginia - Nissan Pavillion
- 06/19/1997
Scranton, Pennsylvania - Tinks (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer, opener: Mercy River)
- 06/20/1997
Camden, New Jersey - E Center
- 06/23/1997
Wantaugh, New York - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
- 06/24/1997
Holmdel, New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center
- 06/25/1997
New York City, New York - Roseland Ballroom (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
- 06/26/1997
Mansfield, Massachusetts - Tweeter Center
- 06/27/1997
Buffalo, New York - North AmeriCare Park (unknown whether this show was part of the No Doubt tour or headlined by Weezer)
- 06/28/1997
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Blossom Music Center
- 06/29/1997
Auburn Hills, Michigan - Palace of Auburn Hills
- 07/01/1997
Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center
- 07/02/1997
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Marcus Amphitheatre
- 07/03/1997
Chicago, Illinois - World Music Theatre
North America
Opening act: The Pulsars
- 07/05/1997
Omaha, Nebraska - Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center
- 07/06/1997
Lawrence, Kansas - Granada Theatre
- 07/08/1997
Denver, Colorado - Ogden Theatre
- 07/09/1997
Salt Lake City, Utah - DV8
- 07/11/1997
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - MacEwen Hall Ballroom
- 07/12/1997
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - MacEwen Hall Ballroom
- 07/15/1997
Seattle, Washington - DV8
- 07/16/1997
Portland, Oregon - La Luna
- 07/18/1997
Palo Alto, California - The Edge
- 07/19/1997
San Francisco, California - The Fillmore
- 07/20/1997
Santa Ana, California - Galaxy Concert Theatre
Asia
- 07/29/1997
Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
- 07/30/1997
Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos
- 08/01/1997
Sapporo, Japan - Penny Lane 24
- 08/02/1997
Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
- 08/04/1997
Bangkok, Thailand - Kilavet Stadium
- 08/06/1997
Taipei, Taiwan - San Yet Sen Hall
Additional dates
- 08/09/1997
Honolulu, Hawaii - Nimitz Hall
- 08/15/1997
Hollywood, California - The Palace (Mykel and Carli Allan tribute show with Black Market Flowers and that dog.)