Weezer Embrace The Metal Masses at Aftershock

September 14, 2014

Weezer closed out a metal-packed day at the 2014 Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on Saturday, and despite the obvious genre shift for the Day One headliner the nerd-rock champions rose to the challenge with a hits-packed and career-spanning set.

Granted, Rivers Cuomo and friends weren’t nearly as out of place as early-day performers Pepper, but it wasn’t without humor that we watched legions of black-clad, sweating kids with menacing scowls rocking the eff out to a song as ridiculously cheeseball as “Back To The Shack”. In all, the “Hash Pipe” rockers ended Aftershock 2014’s kickoff with one hell of a solid performance. Check out a full photo gallery from the show below.

All Photos: Johnny Firecloud

Weezer at Aftershock Festival

By Johnny Firecloud

Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival
Weezer at Aftershock Festival

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