Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Weezer have shared a new single, C.E.O, and unveiled new tour dates in the UK, Europe and Japan.

Their new song finds Rivers Cuomo giving his take on surviving amid the competing pressures of keeping a career going and meeting the expectations of fans who only care about a band’s classic songs. ‘Cranking out another Nineties jam/Wish I could do something new/But nobody wants to hear that,’ he sings.

Meanwhile, its quirky music video features a plethora of guests, including Tony Hawk and Friends’ star Giovanni Ribisi (who played Phoebe’s oddball brother Frank).

“Many thanks to our distinguished associates for their appearances in the accompanying visual presentation. Each has been awarded the Gold Star of Excellence for exemplary performance,” the band write on Instagram.

“Pat yourselves on the back for helping to raise the gold standard.”

Check it out below:

C.E.O. appears on the band’s forthcoming self-titled album (another one, which will presumably be known as The Gold Album), which arrives on August 21 via Reprise/Warner Records. It follows up their single We Might As Well Be Strangers.

Meanwhile, Weezer have also announced a run of tour dates for 2027, taking in UK, Europe and Japan.

They’ll play a handful of Japan shows in February with dates in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya. The UK and Europe shows will unfold in May, starting in Dublin, with stops in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Cardiff before they continue into mainland Europe. The run finishes in Helsinki on June 1.

To make it even more exciting, Taking Back Sunday are joining them on their UK and European dates.

UK fans who pre-order the new album can access pre-sale on Tuesday, August 11 at 10am BST. The general sale kicks off at the same time on August 14.

Catch them at the following:

Weezer 2027 The Gathering tour dates

February

12 Tokyo Garden Theater
13 Tokyo Garden Theater
15 Kyoto Roam Theater
16 Osaka Zepp Bayside
18 Nagoya Portbase

May

12 Dublin 3Arena
14 Newcastle Utilita Arena
15 Manchester Co-Op Live
17 Leeds First Direct Arena
19 Glasgow OVO Hydro
21 Birmingham Utilita Arena
22 London Alexandra Palace
23 Cardiff Utilita Arena
25 Paris Zenith
26 Amsterdam AFAS Live
29 Oslo Spektrum
30 Stockholm Hovet

June

1 Helsinki Finland

They are also playing shows across North America at the following:

September

8 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
9 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
11 Portland, OR – Moda Center
12 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
13 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
15 West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
16 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
20 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
22 Chicago, IL – United Center
23 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
25 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
26 Laval, QC – Place Bell
27 Boston, MA – TD Garden
29 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
30 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

October

2 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
3 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
4 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
6 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
7 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
9 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
10 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
11 Orlando, FL – Kia Center
13 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
14 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
17 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
18 Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
20 Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
21 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
23 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
24 Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

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