Weezer have undoubtedly pulled off one of the biggest performances of this year’s Coachella, delivering a set full of classic tracks and collaborations.
On Saturday night, Weezer took to the main stage of Coachella in Indio, California for what was set to be a pretty amazing performance.
Taking place six weeks after the release of their most recent record, The Black Album, and almost three weeks on from the release of their covers LP, The Teal Album, this show was set to be a mix of old and new.
Kicking off their set with an intriguing barbershop version of ‘Beverly Hills’, Weezer soon tore into a set full of classic hits like ‘Buddy Holly’, ‘Island In The Sun’, ‘Hash Pipe’, and the stunning ‘El Scorcho’.
However, their slot also featured a couple of guest appearances from some of the artists they were covering, including TLC’s Chilli, who performed on ‘No Scrubs’, and Tears For Fears, who helped play along to their classic hit, ‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’.
However, while Weezer’s set also featured a rendition of the now-iconic ‘Africa’, there weren’t any members of Toto hanging around to take the stage, much to the disappointment of some fans in the audience.
https://twitter.com/MikahMcAllister/status/1117283158301392897
https://twitter.com/Shaedreams/status/1117284246945587201
In related news, Weezer were recently announced as one of the acts on the upcoming Foo Fighters tour, appearing alongside Tenacious D in the support slot.
However, by the time this tour kicks off in September, the band might have a whole new record in their arsenal, with Rivers Cuomo revealing they were working on two new albums.
“What I’ve been working on the last two weeks is back to big guitars,” Cuomo explained to Entertainment Weekly in February. “Blue Album-ish, but a little more riffy.”
“The working title is Van Weezer. The inspiration came from our live shows, where, in the middle of ‘Beverly Hills,’ unlike on the album, everything stops and I just break out with this crazy guitar solo.”
“We noticed that, recently, the crowd just goes crazy when I do that. So it feels like maybe the audience is ready for some shredding again.”
“Van Weezer is in mortal combat with Okay Human, a record that’s mostly done,” he continued. “That one’s totally different.”
“It’s inspired by an album from 1970 called Nilsson Sings Newman. It’s all piano-based, but it has a ton of orchestration. We just did the strings at Abbey Road. It’s just gorgeous melodies and extremely eccentric lyrics.”
Check out Weezer’s cover of TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’:
Weezer @ Coachella, California, USA 13/4/19 Setlist
‘Buddy Holly’
‘My Name Is Jonas’
‘Beverly Hills’
‘Hash Pipe’
‘El Scorcho’
‘Everybody Wants To Rule The World’ (With Tears For Fears)
‘Undone – The Sweater Song’
‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’
‘No Scrubs’ (With TLC’s Chilli)
‘Pork And Beans’
‘Perfect Situation’
‘Island In The Sun’
‘Africa’
‘Say It Ain’t So’
