Weezer made their triumphant return to the San Francisco Bay Area with an absolutely packed Thursday night show at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre.
The aptly dubbed “Indie Rock Road Trip” brought along Spoon and White Reaper for the party, the latter of which kicked things off at the all-to-early hour of 6PM while the crowd was still navigating its way through the Piedmont Avenue traffic which was particularly crowded with revelers participating in the university fraternity and sorority rush week. The party atmosphere carried over into the Greek as Spoon tore through a nearly 60-minute set.
Weezer finally took the stage at a quarter past 8 with the crew yanking down the curtain that hid the back half of the stage revealing the drum riser set atop a massive car dashboard with LED screens as its windshield and gauges. Over-the-top stage, even by Weezer standards! From there the band weaved their way between the classics and rarities for what would prove to be a perfect evening of nerd rock.
SPOON
WHITE REAPER
WEEZER SETLIST
My Name Is Jonas
Beverly Hills
Return to Ithaka
The Good Life
Pork and Beans
Pink Triangle
El Scorcho
You Gave Your Love to Me Softly
Blast Off!
Undone – The Sweater Song
Tired of Sex
Susanne
Only in Dreams
The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
Island in the Sun
Perfect Situation
All My Favorite Songs
Say It Ain’t So
Run, Raven, Run
Hash Pipe
Thank You and Good Night
The Waste Land
Surf Wax America
Buddy Holly
SPOON SETLIST
Wild
Got Nuffin
My Mathematical Mind
The Way We Get By
The Hardest Cut
Inside Out
Don’t You Ever (The Natural History cover)
The Fitted Shirt
I Summon You
The Underdog
My Babe
You Got Yr. Cheery Bomb
TV Set (The Cramps cover)
WHITE REAPER SETLIST
I Don’t Think She Cares
Raw
Might Be Right
Asking for a Ride
Fog Machine
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Judy French
