LOS ANGELES, CA (October 5, 2010) – Today, Grammy Award-winning band Weezer has announced the details of their “The Memories Tour” Driven by State Farm engagement for New York City. NYC has been added to the special two-date residencies already announced for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago-during which the band will play classic albums in their entirety. The group’s two NYC performances will be held at the Roseland Ballroom on Friday, December 17 and Saturday, December 18, 2010.
On the first night of each residency, the band will perform their triple-platinum 1994 debut Weezer (aka “The Blue Album“) from start to finish, followed by a set of greatest hits including songs from the newly released Hurley. On the second night, they’ll perform 1996’s follow-up and fan favorite Pinkerton, followed by a different set of greatest hits and songs from Hurley.
Weezer has teamed up with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages for the shows, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, exclusive gifts, pre-show parties and more. For more information, please go to www.iloveallaccess.com. American Express cardmembers will have access to tickets prior to public on-sales (see dates below).
Weezer’s Itinerary — “The Memories Tour” Driven by State Farm
Friday, November 26 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheater *
Saturday, November 27 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheater #
o American Express Early On-Sale: September 25 – September 30.
o Tickets on sale to the public: October 1.
Monday, November 29 San Francisco, CA Knob Hill Masonic Auditorium *
Tuesday, November 30 San Francisco, CA Knob Hill Masonic Auditorium #
o American Express Early On-Sale: September 25 – October 2.
o Tickets on sale to the public: October 3.
Tuesday, December 14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre *
Wednesday, December 15 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre #
o American Express Early On-Sale: October 2 – October 8.
o Tickets on sale to the public: October 9.
Friday, December 17 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom *
Saturday, December 18 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom #
o American Express Early On-Sale: October 9 – October 15.
o Tickets on sale to the public: October 16.
Friday, January 7 Chicago, IL Aragon Entertainment Center *
Saturday, January 8 Chicago, IL Aragon Entertainment Center #
o American Express Early On-Sale: October 2 – October 8.
o Tickets on sale to the public: October 9.
* Features performance of Weezer aka “The Blue Album,” followed by greatest hits.
# Features performance of Pinkerton, followed by a different set of greatest hits.
About Weezer:
Weezer’s Epitaph Records debut Hurley (released September 14th) recently entered the Billboard 200 at #6 and marked their sixth consecutive Top 10 album release.
Weezer also teamed up with long-time friend Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew to film a rambunctious new video for Hurley‘s first single, “Memories,” which can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/33zhcoy. The song will be featured on the soundtrack to the crew’s highly anticipated new movie “Jackass 3-D.”
About State Farm:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. Our 17,800 agents and more than 68,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – more than 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 34 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com, or in Canada, statefarm.ca.
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