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Weezer are hitting the road in a big way this fall, announcing 'Weezer: The Gathering,' a 32-city North American arena tour with special guests The Shins and Silversun Pickups.
The tour kicks off Tuesday (September 8) in Sacramento, California and wraps Saturday (October 24) in the band's hometown of Los Angeles, California. The run hits major markets along the way, including San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, and Las Vegas, among others.
The tour follows the band's sold-out 'Return to the Blue Planet' tour, which celebrated 30 years of Weezer (The Blue Album), and the massive 'Hella Mega' stadium run the band co-headlined with Green Day and Fall Out Boy.
To mark the tour announcement, the band is hosting a week of events in Los Angeles called 'Weezer: The Gathering – Initiation Week,' which includes a trivia night at Barney's Beanery and a pickleball tournament against the band themselves on Monday (March 30).
Adding to the excitement, Weezer will release a new song called "Shine Again" on Wednesday (April 1) — and the band is adamant it is not an April Fools' joke. The track comes from their forthcoming, still-untitled new album, which will be their first release on Reprise/Warner Records.
Check out the tour dates below:
September 8 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1
September 9 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
September 11 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
September 12 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
September 13 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
September 15 — West Valley City, UT @ Maverik Center
September 16 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
September 20 — Saint Paul, MN @ Xcell Energy Center
September 22 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
September 23 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
September 25 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
September 26 — Laval, QC @ Place Bell
September 27 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
September 29 — Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
September 30 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
October 2 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
October 3 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
October 4 — Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center
October 6 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
October 7 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
October 9 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
October 10 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
October 11 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
October 13 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
October 14 — Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
October 16 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
October 17 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
October 18 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ATX
October 20 — Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
October 21 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
October 23 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
October 24 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
All dates with The Shins and Silversun Pickups