Pinkerton Tour

The Pinkerton Tour, spanning August 1996 to August 1997, was a series of live concerts to promote Weezer's 1996 sophomore record Pinkerton.
==Overview==
The tour for Pinkerton was among the most extensive and taxing the band has ever embarked on. The tour ended in tragedy, with the death of the band's fan club founders Mykel and Carli Allan. The tribute performance organized for the Allan sisters would be the band's last public performance for three years. It was also That Dog's final performance before their initial break up. With this event and Pinkerton's middling reviews, Weezer would retreat into an extended hiatus and leave many to believe they had broken up. Despite this, the tour and its namesake record would receive a critical reappraisal in the 21st century.
The tour began with multiple European dates in August and September 1996, including multiple festival dates. During these shows, Weezer would debut "Pink Triangle", "El Scorcho", "The Good Life",Weezer concert: 08/15/1996 "Falling for You"Weezer concert: 08/16/1996 and "Butterfly"Weezer concert: 09/05/1996 from the then-unreleased Pinkerton. The band's performance at the 1996 Bizarre Festival in Germany is widely bootlegged, and video of the show has reached over three hundred fifty thousand YouTube views as of January 2025.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0rh6mZSkjM
To celebrate the release of Pinkerton, Weezer performed in a Tower Records parking lot in Los Angeles, California, on September 24. The Pinkerton banner they brought with them had to be partly covered up, as the Pinkerton Security Agency filed a lawsuit that same day.Historic event: 09/24/1996 (b) by Karl Koch. Archived on Weezerpedia.Toronto Sun interview with Brian Bell - November 21, 1996 Further shows were done in Australia, Japan, and the United States throughout the fall and winter of 1996, with one notable acoustic performance taking place at Shorecrest High School on November 6. This show was part of a contest with radio station KNDD 107.7 The End, where the winner would get Weezer to perform at their school.Newspapers.com archive of The Rocket, Wednesday, November 20, 1996, Page 4. Superdrag, Placebo and Ash were among the opening acts for these dates.
The tour continued through January 1997, with rock band Nerf Herder opening. Nerf Herder reminisced on their experience sharing a bill with the band in the 2016 song "We Opened for Weezer." "Devotion" was added to the setlist for an unknown amount of shows,Historic event: 01/23/1997 which wasn't performed again by Weezer until the Memories Tour in 2011.Karl's Corner - 07/14/2011
The final show of the January leg was a show at the Barrymore Theatre, after which Rivers Cuomo went back to Harvard for the spring.Historic event: 01/11/1997 During this time, Matt Sharp went to the United Kingdom to continue extensively recording the Rentals' second album, and he had expressed that he wanted to tour in the summer to promote it.Cuomo, Rivers. The Pinkerton Diaries. 2011. Self-published.Karl's Corner - Spring 1997Recording History - Page 9 Due to a upcoming tour opening for No Doubt, auditions were held at their rehearsal space in March 1997 for a fill-in bass player.Karl Koch [Karlophone]. (January 10, 2025). Message sent to the Weezerpedia Discord Server channel #karlification. Transcribed at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - January 2025.GeneologyBank archive of "Boston Herald", Thursday, March 27, 1997, Page 23. A couple bassists auditioned (including Scott Riebling, who would fill in for the "Pink Triangle" remix sessions) but the Rentals' second album wasn't completed and Sharp soon returned on bass.
Rehearsals began in Boston in early April 1997 to prepare for the upcoming tour and a May 19 gig for WFNX's Best Music Poll Festival.Geffen press release - May 6, 1997 The tour took place from May to June 1997, with few headlining shows in-between. Setlists for these shows were shorter and mostly consistentKarl Koch [Karlophone]. (January 12, 2025). Message sent to the Weezerpedia Discord Server channel #karlification. Transcribed at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - January 2025. to account for the other openers, which included Ednaswap, Lunachicks and Face to Face. In contrast to previous tours,The Toronto Star article - November 28, 1994 Rivers Cuomo enjoyed the Pinkerton Tour, living a rock star life style of one-night stands and getting wasted.Details interview with Rivers Cuomo - February 1997Fast Forward Weekly article - July 10, 1997
On July 9, 1997, Mykel and Carli Allen died in a rollover accident on their way to a show at the DV8 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The band, along with Karl Koch, attended the funeral on July 14.Weezine Issue 11 - Fall 1997 A concert at the Palace in August 1997 was held as a benefit for the family of Mykel and Carli.Bendersky, Ari. "Weezer, That Dog Pay Tribute To Fans" Rolling Stone. 23 August 1997. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezer-that-dog-pay-tribute-to-fans-181596/ Weezerpedia mirror This would be the last concert to feature Matt Sharp on bass, and the last performance as Weezer for three years.Valania, Jonathan. "UNDONE: The Complete Oral History Of Weezer" Phawker 11 December 2018 https://phawker.com/2018/12/11/excerpt-the-complete-oral-history-of-weezer/ At the time, there was on-and-off fighting between the members.
==Interviews==
Frontman Rivers Cuomo sat for some now-famously unsuccessful interviews during this tour. Two particularly awkward ones came during the band's trip to Australia.
==Tour dates==
Editor's Note: All of these dates, cities, venues and festival names were checked and, if necessary, corrected. So they may vary from other sources. In some cases individual notes were made when given information were contradictory.
===Europe===
*08/15/1996 Vienna, Austria - Arena
*08/16/1996 Winterthur, Switzerland - Winterthur Festival
*08/17/1996 Cologne, Germany - Bizarre Festival
*08/18/1996 Saint-Malo, France - La route du Rock Festival
*08/21/1996 London, United Kingdom - The Garage
*08/23/1996 Reading, United Kingdom - Reading Festival
*08/24/1996 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
*08/25/1996 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise Festival
*08/28/1996 Stockholm, Sweden - Ginos
*08/29/1996 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
*08/30/1996 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
*08/31/1996 Copenhagen, Denmark - Grey Hall
*09/01/1996 Hamburg, Germany - Logo
*09/02/1996 Munich, Germany - Backstage
*09/05/1996 Modena, Italy - Modena Open Air Festival
*09/07/1996 Barcelona, Spain - El Pop Festival
*09/08/1996 Madrid, Spain - Revolver
===Los Angeles===
*09/24/1996 Los Angeles, California - Tower Records Parking Lot
*09/26/1996 Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go
*09/27/1996 Los Angeles, California - Whiskey a Go Go
===Australia and Japan===
*10/02/1996 Melbourne, Australia - RMIT Storey Hall
*10/03/1996 Geelong, Australia - Lyric Theatre
*10/04/1996 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
*10/05/1996 Brisbane, Australia - Livid Festival
*10/07/1996 Perth, Australia - Planet Nightclub
*10/08/1996 Adelaide, Australia - Heaven Nightclub
*10/10/1996 Canberra, Australia - Anu Bar
*10/11/1996 Sydney, Australia - Metro Room
*10/12/1996 Sydney, Australia - Metro Room
*10/14/1996 Auckland, New Zealand - Powerstation
*10/18/1996 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
*10/19/1996 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
*10/21/1996 Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
*10/22/1996 Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
*10/23/1996 Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
*10/25/1996 Tokyo, Japan - Liquidroom
===North America===
Opening acts: Superdrag, Placebo, Ash
*11/01/1996 Ventura, California - Ventura Theatre
*11/02/1996 San Francisco, California - The Fillmore
*11/03/1996 Visalia, California - Visalia Convention Center
*11/05/1996 Portland, Oregon - La Luna
*11/06/1996 Seattle, Washington - Shorecrest High School
*11/06/1996 Seattle, Washington - DV8
*11/07/1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Hellenic Center
*11/??/1996 Cancelled performance in Salt Lake City, UtahDrop-D Magazine interview with Patrick Wilson - November 1996 
*11/10/1996 Denver, Colorado - Ogden Theatre
*11/11/1996 Lawrence, Kansas - Granada Theatre
*11/12/1996 Columbia, Missouri - Blue Note
*11/13/1996 St. Louis, Missouri - Mississippi Nights
*11/15/1996 Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1st Ave Club
*11/16/1996 Chicago, Illinois - The Riveria
*11/17/1996 Cincinnati, Ohio - Bogarts
*11/19/1996 Detroit, Michigan - St. Andrews Hall
*11/20/1996 Cleveland, Ohio - Odeon Concert Club
*11/21/1996 Buffalo, New York - Ogden Street
*11/22/1996 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Phoenix Concert Theatre
*11/23/1996 Montreal, Québec, Canada - Metropolis
*11/25/1996 Rochester, New York - Harro East Ballroom
*11/26/1996 Boston, Massachusetts - The Avalon
*11/27/1996 Providence, Rhode Island - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
*11/30/1996 Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club
*12/01/1996 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Theater of Living Arts
*12/03/1996 New York City, New York - Roseland Ballroom
*12/04/1996 New Haven, Connecticut - Toad's Place
*12/05/1996 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Electric Factory
*12/06/1996 Charleston, South Carolina - Music Farm
*12/07/1996 Gainesville, Florida - Florida Theatre
*12/09/1996 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - Theatre & Club
*12/10/1996 Orlando, Florida - Firestone
*12/12/1996 Atlanta, Georgia - Masquerade Music
*12/13/1996 Nashville, Tennessee - 328 Performance Hall
*12/14/1996 Knoxville, Tennessee - Bijou
*12/15/1996 New Orleans, Louisiana - House of Blues
*12/16/1996 Houston, Texas - Numbers
*12/17/1996 Austin, Texas - Liberty Lunch
*12/18/1996 Dallas, Texas - Deep Ellum Live
*12/20/1996 Phoenix, Arizona - Electric Ballroom
*12/21/1996 Los Angeles, California - The Palace
===North America===
Opening act: Nerf Herder
*01/09/1997 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Chameleon
*01/10/1997 Asbury Park, New Jersey - Convention Hall
*01/11/1997 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Metropol
*01/13/1997 Richmond, Virginia - Flood Zone
*01/14/1997 Norfolk, Virginia - The Boathouse
*01/15/1997 Raleigh, North Carolina - Marrz
*01/17/1997 Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Ziggy's
*01/18/1997 Charleston, South Carolina - Music Farm
*01/19/1997 Charlotte, North Carolina - Tremont Music Hall
*01/21/1997 Louisville, Kentucky - The Brewery
*01/22/1997 Columbus, Ohio - Newport Music Hall
*01/23/1997 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Rave
*01/24/1997 Madison, Wisconsin - Barrymore Theatre
===Opening for No Doubt===
*05/24/1997 George, Washington - Gorge Amphitheatre
*05/26/1997 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Pacific Coliseum
*05/27/1997 Portland, Oregon - Rosegarden Amphitheatre
*05/29/1997 Santa Cruz, California - Catalyst (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
*05/30/1997 Mountain View, California - Shoreline Amphitheatre
*05/31/1997 Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
*06/01/1997 Anaheim, California - Arrowhead Pond
*06/03/1997 San Diego, California - San Diego Sports Arena
*06/05/1997 Salt Lake City, Utah - Delta Center
*06/06/1997 Denver, Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
*06/08/1997 Council Bluffs, Iowa - Westfair Amphitheatre
*06/09/1997 Wichita, Kansas - Crown Bingo Arena (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
*06/10/1997 Kansas City, Kansas - Sandstone Amphitheatre
*06/11/1997 St. Louis, Missouri - Riversport Amphitheatre
*06/13/1997 Nashville, Tennessee - Starwood Amphitheatre
*06/14/1997 Knoxville, Tennessee - Worlds Fair Park
*06/15/1997 Atlanta, Georgia - Lakewood Fairgrounds
*06/17/1997 Virginia Beach, Virginia - GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
*06/18/1997 Manassas, Virginia - Nissan Pavillion
*06/19/1997 Scranton, Pennsylvania - Tinks (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer, opener: Mercy River)
*06/20/1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Sound Recording Studios
*06/20/1997 Camden, New Jersey - E Center
*06/23/1997 Wantaugh, New York - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
*06/24/1997 Holmdel, New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center
*06/25/1997 New York City, New York - Roseland Ballroom (not part of the No Doubt tour, headlined by Weezer)
*06/26/1997 Mansfield, Massachusetts - Tweeter Center 
*06/27/1997 Buffalo, New York - North AmeriCare Park (unknown whether this show was part of the No Doubt tour or headlined by Weezer)
*06/28/1997 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Blossom Music Center
*06/29/1997 Auburn Hills, Michigan - Palace of Auburn Hills
*07/01/1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center
*07/02/1997 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Marcus Amphitheatre 
*07/03/1997 Chicago, Illinois - World Music Theatre
===North America===
Opening act: The Pulsars
*07/05/1997 Omaha, Nebraska - Ranch Bowl Entertainment Center
*07/06/1997 Lawrence, Kansas - Granada Theatre
*07/08/1997 Denver, Colorado - Ogden Theatre
*07/09/1997 Salt Lake City, Utah - DV8
*07/11/1997 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - MacEwen Hall Ballroom
*07/12/1997 Calgary, Alberta, Canada - MacEwen Hall Ballroom
*07/15/1997 Seattle, Washington - DV8
*07/16/1997 Portland, Oregon - La Luna
*07/18/1997 Palo Alto, California - The Edge
*07/19/1997 San Francisco, California - The Fillmore
*07/20/1997 Santa Ana, California - Galaxy Concert Theatre
===Asia===
*07/29/1997 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
*07/30/1997 Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos
*08/01/1997 Sapporo, Japan - Penny Lane 24
*08/02/1997 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
*08/04/1997 Bangkok, Thailand - Kilavet Stadium
*08/06/1997 Taipei, Taiwan - San Yet Sen Hall
===Additional dates===
*11/22/1996 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - CFNY Studios (The Edge 102.1) (Radio show with acoustic performance)
*08/09/1997 Honolulu, Hawaii - Nimitz Hall
*08/15/1997 Hollywood, California - The Palace (Mykel and Carli Allan tribute show with Black Market Flowers and That Dog)
==Gallery==
Image:Dallas 1.png|Dallas, TX
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Image:R-7473444-1442182935-2832.png.jpg|Cover of bootleg release of the band's Osaka show
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===Mykel and Carli Tribute show===
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==See Also==
*List of bands Weezer has toured with
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*Troublemaker Tour
==References==
Category: Weezer tours
Category:Pinkerton