1992 Northern California tour
Weezer tour: 08/1992 | ||||
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![]() Performing in Eureka, CA at "The Power Station." | ||||
Artist | Weezer | |||
Performances | 3 | |||
Start date | August 13, 1992 | |||
End date | August 16, 1992 | |||
Associated album | none | |||
Legs | 1 | |||
Tour Mngr | Karl Koch (unofficial) | |||
Weezer tour chronology | ||||
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Weezer played a three-show tour in northern California in August of 1992. It was the band's first time performing outside of Los Angeles.
Overview
Background
Weezer performed repeatedly in the same five Sunset Strip rock clubs for their first six months as a band. Though these shows introduced them to like-minded groups like Wax[1] - as well as future fan club founders Mykel and Carli Allan[2] - the band struggled to gain much of a following. In a 1995 interview with the LA Times, founding bassist Matt Sharp described their early audiences as “the same five to 10 friends who would show up because they felt guilty."
Tour
Non-performance day
Weezer arrived in Berkeley, CA on August 14 without a gig scheduled, and, in Koch's words, proceeded to "just show up at bay area clubs until they got added to a show."[3] They tried asking for stage time at three distinct clubs - including "Gilman," the venue that helped launch Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, and other bands - but they were turned away each time. Koch recorded parts of the evening, including a full-band acapella take of "Please Sweet Peepers", a Rivers Cuomo demo which would not see release until November of 2020 as part of Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years. An improvised song named "Symphony of Sludge" was also recorded, later that night at Jason Cropper's mother's house. It featured Cuomo on flute and Cropper "and others" on piano.[3]
Tour dates
Concert | Other bands | Country | City | Venue |
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Weezer concert: 08/13/1992 | ![]() |
San Jose, CA | Marsuggi's | |
Weezer concert: 08/15/1992 | Locust Furnace, King Jerk | ![]() |
Eureka, CA | Powerstation |
Weezer concert: 08/16/1992 | The Brotherhood Groove Grand Junction (headliners) | ![]() |
Guerneville, CA | Outdoor party |
Video
A performance of "My Name is Jonas," filmed by Koch at the Guerneville show, was included on the Video Capture Device.
Gallery
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See also
- List of Weezer tours
- Historic event: 08/13/1992
- Historic event: 08/14/1992
- Historic event: 08/15/1992
- Historic event: 08/16/1992