Boondall: Their songs such as “Island in the Sun”, “El Scorcho” and “Buddy Holly”, have been blasted and streamed by hundreds of thousands of adoring Aussie fans in blow-up swimming pools and under beach umbrellas for decades.
Grammy award-winning, US alt-rock band Weezer will bring all their feel-good summer rock anthems to Boondall next month, when they join home-grown electro giants Regurgitator (AKA “The ‘Gurge”) for what is set to be an epic coming-of-age soundtrack for many.
Expected to draw in the true Gen X crowds (so be sure to dust off those flannies, cord pants and Doc Martens), these legendary rocksters will bring a night of nostalgia and seriously good music as they descend on the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 8.
Breaking ground in 1994 with their debut record “Weezer” (AKA the blue album), these headliners have sold more than 17-million records worldwide, and are bringing their Indie Rock Road Trip tour to Brissy, following a sold-out run in the US, playing to upwards of 15,000 people every night.
Fans will be stoked to hear all their deep-cut classics such as “My Name is Jonas” (Guitar Hero, anyone?), “Undone – The Sweater Song”, and “Beverly Hills”.
And while Weezer had eight songs in Australia’s most popular radio countdown, the “Triple J Hottest 100”, between 1994-2002, it was “Island In The Sun” which became the band’s biggest hitter, placed at number seven in 2001.
Coming in close behind was “El Scorcho” (well God-damn you half-Japanese girls! Can we still say that anymore?) at number nine in 1996, and “Hash Pipe” at number 20 in 2001 (well, we all know what you were doing that summer).
It will be a two-for-one-90s rock special when The ‘Gurge (pictured) amps things up with more revered hits such as “!(The Song Formally Known As)”, which was the band’s own highest-performing song in the “Hottest 100”, just tipping Weezer coming in at number six in 1998. Aussies are loyal, what can we say!
Regurgitator, and their catalogue of larger-than-life frenetic tunes, had a huge15 songs in the famous radio countdown between 1995-2004.
Fans can expect these songs and other juicy faves, such as “Black Bugs”, “Polyester Girl”, “Everyday Formula” and “Happiness”, which are sure to bring back all those musically-balmy memories of “Hottest 100”-summers- -gone-by.
Be sure to snag a ticket if you want to celebrate these two old-school crowd pleasers as they blast out all their Triple J classics.
Weezer, with Regurgitator, will be at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Melaleuca Drive, Boondall, on Sunday, October 8. Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=WEEZER23.
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