Weezer SZNS at the Broadway Theatre 9/13-9/18

Classy!

Sounds very cool! Wish more artists would do this! And comedians.

Exactly. Like what Kathy Grifin did.

They priced seats way too high. Of course it didn’t sell.

Tickets are way overpriced!! I like Weezer, but I don’t like them that much!! They out priced the market, hence the poor ticket sales.

Updated On: 8/11/22 at 09:44 AM

I guess Manhattan isn’t their island in the sun.

Tuna2 said: "Tickets are way overpriced!! I like Weezer, but I don’t like them that much!! They out priced the market, hence the poor ticket sales."

This is the problem with these short one-week residencies. To make a profit while only having a couple shows, they have to charge high prices. But when they charge high prices, there's no longer enough demand for it. A no-win situation for them.

SouthernCakes said: "Love Weezer but they aren’t that relevant. Not sure this was priced smartly."

That's the understatement of the year. They haven't been relevant in 20 years. I can't believe they thought thousands would be interested. Yikes.

They couldn't sell one week? Wow

Bettyboy72 said: "Since when does a few nights equal a "residency?"



I might be wrong about this, but it seemed to stem from (or at least experienced a resurgence with) Bruce Springsteen's long-running "residency" Broadway show. That show ran for quite a while, so I think it mostly earned that label.

So then Live Nation to put on the "In Residence on Broadway" series at the Lunt-Fontanne - seemingly realizing there was money to be made by putting popular artists in a Broadway theatre, and using similar language to label it. And Live Nation was producing the Weezer show as well.

In addition to piggy-backing off of the Springsteen success, I guess the "residency" language is also a supposed to give it an air of legitimacy. Being on Broadway comes with a certain degree of cultural baggage - and it's a whole to-do, where even a 2-night concert engagement can become an "official Broadway production" with an entry on IBDB, and Playbills, etc. So maybe the producers might want to use elevated language to make it feel like more of a legitimate SHOW that belongs on Broadway.

The landlords might also appreciate it; the designation of being an official Broadway theatre comes with the understanding that it will primarily house theatrical productions - so while they're within their rights to house concerts and stand-up when they want to, they'll want to avoid being seen as a "mere" concert venue. And maybe using a word like "residency" helps with that spin.

Sutton Ross said: "That's the understatement of the year. They haven't been relevant in 20 years. I can't believe they thought thousands would be interested. Yikes."

Considering they just co-headlined a tour around North America and Europe (and before Covid hit, it was meant to be a world-wide tour) with Fallout Boy and Green Day I'd say they still have some relevance. This was just poor marketing and pricing.

BETTY22 said: "I do not know who they are??????"



If ONLY there were some magical place where you could simply type in "Weezer" and immediately have access to thousands of pieces of information!!

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