Concert review: Weezer

Sydney Entertainment Centre
19 January 2013
Support acts: Ball Park Music, Cloud Control

Schnitzel: After months of intensifying excitement, Moose and I finally jumped in our rental car on Saturday and made the journey down to Sydney. Our destination was the Entertainment Centre, and our purpose was seeing the long-Australia-absent Weezer run through their greatest hits and then play the seminal 'blue album' from start to finish (a concert that had previously existed, dare I say it, "only in dreams". You're welcome). On our journey, we ran through our favourite Weezer songs (with Moose patiently trying to figure out what key I was singing in so he could join in without his ears bleeding) and the excitement just kept building. There was a sense we were going to see something really special… some of the masters of power pop performing their crowning achievements for an audience kept waiting for 16 years.

You wanted arts and crafts, how's this for arts and crafts? - a retrospective review of Weezer

Since forming in 1992, Weezer have played their own special brand of rock and blended gorgeous harmonies with self-deprecating, introspective and funny lyrics to produce credible and catchy-as-hell pop tunes everyone (that's everyone) can enjoy. We are lucky enough to be catching one of their 'blue album' shows on the 'Memories' tour tomorrow night, and have been slowly making our way through the band's discography in preparation. Be sure to check back for our full review of the gig early next week, but in the meantime, take a trip down memory lane as we pick apart  Weezer's studio efforts from the last 21 years.