Weezer and Foo Fighters @ Smirnoff Music Center

Weezer coming back to town for the first time in three years! Words cannot express my excitement heading towards Smirnoff. It was Weezer show #4 for me and probably the most entertaining with the shared vocals and other new twists to the act, but each show is special for its own reason. They kind of mangled the Say It Ain't So lyrics but it was interesting to hear the new revved-up Don't Let Go which sounds rather different than the Green Album version. The set order was great as things just kept building up to El Scorcho which was followed by a string of hits that really got the crowd going non-stop. Closing with the cover seemed a little strange but it ended on a light note with weezer taking a group bow at the front of the stage as if they were doing a curtain call instead of just vanishing during the feedback/jamming of the final song as at previous shows. If this was their last show in Dallas for some time, it was a memorable goodbye.

Approximate setlist... order might be off...

My Name is Jonas
Peace
Don't Let Go
Such a Pity
In the Garage (Scott vocal)
Perfect Situation
Why Bother (Brian vocal)
Surf Wax America
El Scorcho
Say It Ain't So
We Are All On Drugs
Beverly Hills
Buddy Holly
Photograph (Pat vocal, Rivers drums)

(encore)
Island in The Sun (Rivers solo acoustic)
Undone - The Sweater Song
Hash Pipe
Big Me (Foo Fighters cover)

Needless to say this had Amy and I pretty stoked, both being Weezer fans and Weezer being one of the things that brought us together in the first place.

The Foo Fighters played after the weez on this co-headlining date. They had a pretty impressive stage show with huge video screens, a mountain of amps and some nifty laser effects. Their set was loud and rocking but I'm so biased towards Weezer it couldn't really compare.

After the show we stopped for some food on the way home, at Whataburger of course, whose logo has a suspicious resemblance to that of a certain band...