The granddaddies of alternative rock are returning to the UK for a short tour later this year and luckily for us Birmingham is on the itinerary. A new album of darker material, The Black Album, should be along too after last years breezy effort The White Album. Weezer’s powerhouse sound and cute lyricism has lost none of its resonance in a career spanning 10 albums and a quarter of a century. Searing through a beautiful cacophony of styles from the beautifully twee and best selling second single ‘Buddy Holly’ through the slacker joy of ‘Pork and Beans’ to the prescription pill anthem ‘Do You Wanna Get High?’ A penchant for rampant unpredictability has kept Weezer’s sound dynamically fresh and relevant. You need Weezer in your life and just how do they manage to stay so young looking? This will sell out quicker than you can say ‘Hash Pipe’ so set your alarms for Fri 24 Mar 9am when tickets go on sale.
Fri 27 Oct 6pm at O2 Academy, 16-18 Horse Fair, Birmingham B1 1DB £44 www.seetickets.com
Words: Giles Logan
Published on: Thu 24 Aug 2017