Both bands included a cover in their setlists, with Weezer taking on Hole and Smashing Pumpkins covering U2 Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer kicked off their joint UK tour in Birmingham last night – check out footage and their setlists below. Even though it was a joint tour, both bands played substantial setlists full of hits, deep cuts and the occasional cover. It also marked the Pumpkins’ first gig with new guitarist Kiki Wong , who was selected from over 100,000 applications earlier this year when they put out an open call to replace longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder .
Up first was Weezer, who stormed through a 19-song setlist containing the usual run of hits frm ‘My Name Is Jonas’ and ‘Beverly Hills’ to ‘Say It Ain’t So’ and ‘Buddy Holly’. They also played their cover of Hole ‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’ , which they had previously played at a one-off show in Santa Ana, California last month. Smashing Pumpkins followed with a 24-song run.
Notably, their third song was a cover of U2’s ‘Zoo Station’, which they had never played before. They also aired some of their newer material for the first time live, including ‘That Which Animates The Spirit’, ‘Springtimes’ and ‘Birch Grove’. Numerous songs also returned to the setlist for the first time in a significant while, including ‘Thru The Eyes Of Ruby’ (which hadn’t been played since 2015), ‘Panopticon’ and ‘Gossamer’ (both for the first time since 2013).
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