Weezer: Voyage to the Blue Planet

Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1992, currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals). Weezer has sold 10 million albums in the U.S., and more than 35 million records worldwide. Their catalogue has included such megahits as “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans,” and more. Weezer has won GRAMMYs, MTV Video Music Awards, and more throughout their career. Following massively acclaimed album releases in 2016 and 2017, “The White Album” and “Pacific Daydream”, and two sold-out amphitheater tours with Panic! At the Disco in 2016 and Pixies in 2018, Weezer released a fan-inspired cover of Toto’s “Africa.” It has since gone Platinum. 

 

In 2021, Weezer released two very different but equally Weezer albums – “OK Human” an orchestral pop album meditating on technology and disconnectedness, and “Van Weezer” an homage to the band’s shared metal roots growing up. “OK Human’s” first single, “All My Favorite Songs,” was one of the biggest rock hits of 2021, and was subsequently nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Rock Song.” In 2022, the band released SZNZ, a four EP project inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and completed the European leg of the Hella Mega tour, which sold out stadiums in America throughout the year prior. In 2023, the band embarked on an incredible sold-out run across North America called the Indie Rock Road Trip, which was hailed as one of the best tours of the summer.