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Weezer opened the second day of the Coachella And “rocked” some of her biggest hits on the Mojave Stage on Saturday. For 45 minutes the band played a compact set in the early afternoon, which included fan favorites like “Say it ain’t so”, “Beverly Hills” and “Island in the Sun”.
The band started their appearance with “My Name Is Jonas” and later found time to play a cover version of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” to the delight of the audience. Her fans had appeared in full strength. And flocked beyond the area of the stage tent. They hung around the performance area near the fences. Many of them held up signs with a “W” symbol and thus imitated the projection behind the boys. In the end, they called the name of the band when Weezer finished with “Buddy Holly”.
Nevertheless, her well-received coachella appearance was characterized by some surprising controversy. As the most recent addition to the festival to fill the FKA twig’s place, all four members of the band made it to the coachella. Including the bassist Scott Shriner, his wife, the bestselling author Jillian Lauren Shriner, last week after a shootout with the police in the Eagle Rock district in Los Angeles attempted murder was arrested and came into custody.
Shriner is said to have directed her gun to police officers. She was shot after the police had fulfilled a call for help to help you find suspects of a driver’s flight. According to Shriner, they reported in a nearby house with a handgun.
Weezer in summer in Germany
Coachella marks the long list of the band’s upcoming festival appearances. They will also appear at the Glastonbury, Soundside Festival and the “Whe Were Young Festivals” in autumn. Weezer also announced a European tour for 2025, with stops in Berlin, Zurich and Dublin in summer, plus Rock am Ring and Rock im Park. “Do you think we would only fly over the big pond for a show? Under no circumstances !! Europe and Great Britain! We’ll see you for a series of headline shows and festivals next summer. We are already packing our suitcases,” the band wrote on their website in November.
In 2024 the band celebrated the 30th anniversary her debut album and released a super deluxe edition of her self-titled project (also known as the “Blue Album”). Completely with demo tracks and live recordings, which were recorded at concerts in the nineties. Weezer also went to hers Blue tourto celebrate the milestone of the album, in which they were supported by The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr.