![]() Slipping between a multitude of songs from a career-spanning setlist, Weezer was goofy, conversational and extremely tight as a unit, making for an effortlessly light-hearted welcome to what must’ve been an uneasy foray back into the “real world” for no shortage of fans. ![]() For their part, Weezer, galavanting through their cotton candy stage set up (complete with six bass drums spelling out their name) felt like unlikely stadium rockers, who took the assignment to the head, acing the uniquely awkward bravado and energy needed to set the show off on the right page. “Beverly Hills” to “Undone – Sweater Song” jettisoned through the stadium atop thousands of singing voices. With Rivers Cuomo sporting a proud mullet, Weezer dug through their discography making sure to remind the crowd of their storied legacy as pioneers in the alt-rock pantheon. Weezer, the nerdy and oft-kitsch connoisseurs, didn’t shy away from their tell-tale schtick, laying it on thick as the crowd cheered them on. So, when Weezer followed The interrupters, entering the stadium to Van Halen’s “Jump,” the crowd was off the wall, knowing full well the kitschiness and indulging in it full stop. Everything had a novelty to it - a freshness as if it were the first time. ![]() For many people, this performance was the biggest event they’d been to since the pandemic began, and it cannot be understated how momentous the occasion felt. The Interrupters laid a ska and punk soundtrack as people flocked through concessions and into their seats. The sold-out crowd descended in droves, many clocking out of work early and hustling through the rush hour thoroughfare to make it to Commerce City for the main attraction. Long prior to Green Day taking the stage, cars swarmed upon Dick’s Sporting Goods Park congesting roadways and blocking traffic lights in a chaotic blitz to catch this summer’s biggest rock concert.
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