May 10, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Weezer’s self-titled debut album, better known as the Blue Album. To celebrate the milestone, Weezer announced their Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour on March 11. The tour will consist of opening acts The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. along with a setlist comprising the entirety of the Blue Album.
While Weezer has gone on recent back-to-back tours (The Hella Mega Tour in 2021-2022 followed by The Indie Rock Road Trip in 2023), the setlists focused on Weezer’s more recent albums. Since the pandemic, Weezer released two albums, OK Human (2021) and Van Weezer (2021), along with four EPs in 2022. With this added material, Weezer has a vast array of source material to choose from, spanning 15 studio albums and 37 singles. So while Weezer has made sure to almost always play their Blue Album’s singles along with their hit “Surf Wax America ” during their concerts, it has been near impossible to play the entirety of the Blue Album at one concert. But now, fans have the chance to listen live to the entirety of perhaps Weezer’s most iconic and influential album.
Weezer released their critically-acclaimed self-debut album back in 1994. With three hit singles – “Undone – The Sweater Song,” “Buddy Holly,” and “Say It Ain’t So” – it’s no surprise the album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum under eight months later on January 13, 1995. Not only have the songs developed into pop culture staples but so has the album cover, which is now a global meme. The album’s humor, geekiness, and musicality cemented Weezer as the band for outcasts and alternative rock enthusiasts alike.
Weezer will be kicking off the tour with a special performance at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles on March 15. The performance harkens back to Weezer’s very first performance on March 19, 1992 when they closed for Keanue Reeves’ band Dogstar. Now almost exactly 30 years later, Dogstar will be opening for Weezer! There are rumors of other surprise guests as well.
The tour will then begin on September 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Weezer will be in New York at Madison Square Garden on September 11. Weezer will be in the surrounding tristate area on September 13 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. As the band stated, “Get ready, because you’re about to be feeling Blue all year round.”
Presale for Weezer’s fan club members and their mailing list starts Wednesday, March 13. General on sale tickets will be available on Friday, March 15. For more information and to get tickets, click here.
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