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Weezer go to South Korea

Thu 7th May, 2009 in Local News

Effectively dashing any distant hope of seeing Weezer at Splendour In The Grass, the indie oddballs have just announced their debut appearance in South Korea. They’ll play the Jisan Valley Rock Festival on 24 July, before heading to Naeba Ski Resort in Japan to headline the final day of Fuji Rock. The South Korean bash also features Jimmy Eat World, Patti Smith and Fall Out Boy.

In other enviable Weezer news, Rivers and co. will take part in an all-star charity bash next weekend. The KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California brings together Jimmy Eat World (again), Kings Of Leon, Rancid, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Silversun Pickups and White Lies amongst others. Oh, to be American for a day. Meanwhile, Weezer go back to the – œAustralian tour pipe dream’ list.

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Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 7th May, 2009

Rivers, you're killing me.

brittles

brittles said on the 7th May, 2009

It is starting to get rude is what it is...

Even if I have seen them before...

anxious0

anxious0 said on the 7th May, 2009

[QUOTE=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ_Weenie_Roast]The Second Annual KROQ Weenie Roast & Sing-a-long is notable for the small riot started on Saturday May 14, 1994 at the Tower Records location in La Puente by those waiting in line to purchase tickets. Approximately 2,000+ people were waiting in-line to buy tickets. Wrist-bands with numbers were supposed to have been issued, in order, to those waiting in-line. The numbers were then to have been drawn allowing two tickets to be purchased per wrist-band. However, the staff members handing out wrist-bands began to hand them out randomly, which resulted in people swarming the staff members and grabbing bags of wrist-bands. When it became clear to those further back in line that they were not getting wrist-bands, a riot ensued in which people attempted to break into the store. The West Covina Police Department sent its riot squad to disperse the crowd; smoke bombs were used.

hahaha I and I thought buying tickets online was bad.. sounds like a pretty amazing show

feelingsinister

feelingsinister said on the 7th May, 2009

Do Weezer hate Australia?

anxious0

anxious0 said on the 7th May, 2009

i think they hate everyone cept for north america and japan..

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/04/rivers-cuomo.jpg

Is this the face of a man who hates this country?

I think it is.

Dexter Ramone

Dexter Ramone said on the 7th May, 2009

I bet he is secretly racist.

Belles09

Belles09 said on the 7th May, 2009

They don't hate Australia, the lead singer has a severe fear of flying. His wife is from Japan or Korea I think - hence the reason they play there and not here

Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer said on the 7th May, 2009

Weezer for Big Day Out '10...

feelingsinister

feelingsinister said on the 7th May, 2009

Really! I did not know that about his fear of flying.

It occurs to me that the last time Weezer came to Australia I was too young to go to their Metro gig (though I did see them play acoustic at Redeye). Now I'm approaching 30 and they still haven't returned. C'mon!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

Dude, joke's been and gone.

snapcrackleROCK

snapcrackleROCK said on the 7th May, 2009

New thread "Weezer tour everywhere in the cosmos except Australia."

...I blame John Howard.

dkos

dkos said on the 7th May, 2009

Agreed with MAB, that joke is so:

BDO 2010

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

Stop trying to be funny, fucktard.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 7th May, 2009

I laughed.

Clearly though the lineup for BDO 2010 is already completely full up. Weezer are far more likely for

BDO 2011

dkos

dkos said on the 7th May, 2009

You'd be better off quoting someone else in the future.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

Point taken, but I felt it was pretty fitting given the situation.

dkos

dkos said on the 7th May, 2009

Quite possibly, your unsubstantiated hate for the fun that is BDO 2010 is all that makes me keep doing it.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

Unsubstantiated?

It's as funny as Dane Cook saying something twice, louder the second time, just to make it sound funny.

dkos

dkos said on the 7th May, 2009

Unsubstantiated?

It's as funny as Dane Cook saying something twice, louder the second time, just to make it sound funny.

Quite frankly, you just compared me to Dane Cook, consider yourself dead to me.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 7th May, 2009

You're about as funny as him these days.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 7th May, 2009

dkos

dkos said on the 8th May, 2009

I agree with you Stefan. I'm surprised that MAB doesn't love Dane Cook though, he loves most things that are shit.