Who Is Opening for Weezer in 2026? The Shins & Silversun Pickups
Weezer is taking over arenas this fall with The Gathering, a North American tour running from September 9 in Sacramento through October 25 in Los Angeles. The support bill is the same every night, and it's a good one: The Shins and Silversun Pickups open all dates. Three bands, three distinct eras of alternative rock, one ticket.
The Openers
The Shins
James Mercer's indie-pop institution is the direct support act. If you were anywhere near a college radio station in the 2000s, "New Slang" and "Caring Is Creepy" are permanent fixtures in your brain (thanks in part to Garden State), and "Phantom Limb" and "Simple Song" filled out one of the most beloved catalogs of the era. The Shins don't tour constantly, so getting them on an arena run is a legitimate draw in its own right.
Silversun Pickups
The Los Angeles quartet built one of the most recognizable sounds of late-2000s alternative: swirling, distorted, and anchored by "Lazy Eye," "Panic Switch," and "The Royal We." Their swelling wall-of-sound style translates naturally to arena rooms, and they've stayed a consistent live act for two decades.
The 2026 Gathering Routing
The tour opens on the West Coast, sweeps across Canada and the Midwest, runs down the East Coast and through the South, and finishes back home in Los Angeles. Markets on the routing:
| Leg | Cities |
|---|---|
| West Coast (September) | Sacramento, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, West Valley City (Salt Lake), Denver |
| Midwest & Canada (September) | Saint Paul, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Laval (Montreal) |
| East Coast (September/October) | Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Washington DC |
| South (October) | Charlotte, Raleigh, Columbus, Milwaukee, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando, Sunrise, Tampa |
| Texas & Southwest (October) | Houston, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix |
| Finale (October) | San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (Crypto.com Arena) |
Exact dates and ticket links for every show are on the Weezer page on TourWax.
Why This Bill Works
This is a nostalgia-forward package done right. Weezer's Blue Album and Pinkerton material sits next to The Shins' 2000s indie canon and Silversun Pickups' alt-radio era, which means the audience skews from Gen X through elder millennial, and every band on the bill has at least a few songs the entire room knows. It follows the same playbook as Weezer's past package tours with Pixies and Green Day: stack the bill so the openers alone are worth the ticket.
Expect Weezer's set to lean on the classics: "Buddy Holly," "Say It Ain't So," "Island in the Sun," "Hash Pipe," "Beverly Hills," plus whatever deep cuts Rivers Cuomo is in the mood for. The band has a long history of surprise covers, and arena tours tend to bring out the crowd-pleaser version of Weezer.
Ticket Tips
- Weeknight shows are the value play. Tuesday and Wednesday dates in mid-size markets consistently price below the weekend coastal shows.
- All three bands play full-length opener sets. Doors-to-Weezer takes a while; showing up late means missing half of what you paid for.
- Check resale the week of. Alternative-rock package tours historically see prices drop close to show day in all but the biggest markets.
Current availability and direct links are on the Weezer artist page.
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