Editing Weezer (section)

===''Raditude'' and ''Hurley'' (2009–2013)===
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[[File:Weezer eastscene-no watermark.jpg|thumb|Cuomo performing in 2010]]

Weezer toured with [[Blink-182]] in 2009, including an August 30 stop at the [[Virgin Festival]] at [[Merriweather Post Pavilion]] in [[Columbia, Maryland]]. Drummer [[Josh Freese]] joined Weezer on a temporary basis to play drums on the tour, while Pat Wilson switched to guitar. Wilson said in an interview for Yahoo! Music that Cuomo wanted "to be active and more free on stage and him having guitar on was an impediment." Freese stated he was a Weezer fan and did not want to pass up the opportunity to play with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3112/weezer-guitar-hero-5-fridays-on-yahoo-music/|title=Weezer: Guitar Hero 5 Fridays on Yahoo! Music – Maximum Performance|publisher=New.music.yahoo.com|first=Lyndsey|last=Parker|date=September 25, 2009|access-date=September 26, 2010|archive-date=September 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929021742/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3112/weezer-guitar-hero-5-fridays-on-yahoo-music|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 18, 2009, Weezer released the first single for their upcoming album, "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To|If You're Wondering If I Want You To]]". The song peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="Weezer"/> The title of the album was called ''[[Raditude]]'' which was a suggestion from actor [[Rainn Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2009|title=Pitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Origin Explained|first=Tom |last=Breihan |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/36297-weezers-iraditudei-decoded/|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024035044/http://pitchfork.com/news/36297-weezers-iraditudei-decoded/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

''[[Raditude]]'''s album artwork was revealed on September 11, featuring a [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] contest-winning photograph of a jumping dog named Sidney.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/09/11/weezer-unveil-album-cover/|title=Weezer unveil album cover|publisher=stereokill.net|access-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719043128/http://stereokill.net/2009/09/11/weezer-unveil-album-cover/|archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> The record's release was pushed to November 3, 2009, where it debuted as the seventh best-selling album of the week on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. The band scheduled tour dates in December 2009 extending into early 2010 to coincide with the new album's release. On December 6, 2009, Cuomo was injured when his tour bus crashed in [[Glen, New York]] due to [[black ice]]. Cuomo suffered three broken ribs and internal bleeding, and his assistant broke two ribs. His wife, baby daughter, and their nanny were also on the bus, but they escaped injury. Weezer cancelled the remaining 2009 tour dates the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/48758 |title=Weezer cancel tour following 'severe' bus crash|work=[[NME]]|first=Adam |last=Bychawski|date=December 7, 2009|access-date=March 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194232/https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/48758|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Weezer cancels tour after bus crash in upstate NY|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/weezer-cancels-tour-after-bus-crash-in-upstate-ny/article_8471fc21-edab-5a3a-8fbf-14f6e257dc07.html|access-date=May 4, 2020|work=[[The Oakland Press]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 7, 2009|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123154307/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2009/12/07/weezer-cancels-tour-after-bus-crash-in-upstate-ny/|archive-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref> The band resumed touring on January 20, 2010.

In December 2009, it was revealed that the band was no longer with [[Geffen Records]]. The band stated that new material would still be released, but the band members were unsure of the means, whether it be self-released, released online, or getting signed by another label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Andrew|title=Weezer become free agents|publisher=Stereo Kill|date=December 17, 2009|url=http://stereokill.net/2009/12/weezer-become-free-agents/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127103943/http://stereokill.net/2009/12/weezer-become-free-agents/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> Eventually, the band was signed to the independent label [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]].<ref name="drive"/>

Weezer co-headlined [[The Bamboozle]] in May 2010,<ref>Lustig, Justin. (January 19, 2010). [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/01/mgmt_added_to_bamboozle_festiv.html "MGMT added to Bamboozle Festival, as co-headliner"] nj.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.</ref> and performed at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in [[Manchester, Tennessee]] in June.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/bonnaroo-2010-lineup-rolls-out-weezer-jeff-beck-the-flaming-lips-and-more/|title=Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Revealed: Jay-Z, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon and More|first=Daniel |last=Kreps|date=February 9, 2010|access-date=February 9, 2010|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413161217/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/bonnaroo-2010-lineup-rolls-out-weezer-jeff-beck-the-flaming-lips-and-more/ |archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref> In August 2010, Weezer performed at the [[Reading and Leeds Festival]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2068490_2010_reading_festival_lineup_announced |title=2010 Reading Festival line-up announced|
date=March 29, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2010|work=[[Reading Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401065150/http://www.getreading.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/2068490_2010_reading_festival_lineup_announced |archive-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref> and performed at the [[Voodoo Experience|Voodoo Experience festival]] in [[New Orleans, LA]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spera|first=Keith|date=June 17, 2010|url=http://www.nola.com/voodoofest/index.ssf/2010/06/ozzy_osbourne_muse_mgmt_weezer.html |title=Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, MGMT, Drake coming to Voodoo Fest in New Orleans|work=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|The Times-Picayune]]|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205140659/https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/ozzy-osbourne-muse-mgmt-drake-coming-to-voodoo-fest-in-new-orleans/article_0531564a-9ac8-521b-b3c4-81734ff226c4.html|archive-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref>

The album ''[[Hurley (album)|Hurley]]'' was released in September 2010 through [[Epitaph Records]]. The name comes from the character [[Hugo "Hurley" Reyes]] from the television show ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. [[Jorge Garcia]], the actor who portrayed Hurley, stated that being featured on the album cover is "one of the biggest honors of [his] career."<ref name="drive">{{cite web|url=http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2010/08/04/weezer-signs-to-epitaph-new-album-in-september/|title=Weezer Signs To Epitaph, New Album in September|first=Bryce|last=Jacobson|publisher=Drivenfaroff.com|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826002653/http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2010/08/04/weezer-signs-to-epitaph-new-album-in-september/|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645570/20100811/weezer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814132024/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645570/20100811/weezer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2010|title=What Does 'Lost' 's Hurley Think Of Weezer's Hurley? We Asked Him!|first=James |last=Montgomery|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=August 11, 2010|access-date=September 26, 2010}}</ref> The first single, "[[Memories (Weezer song)|Memories]]", was chosen as part of the ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' soundtrack with the music video featuring members of the cast contributing backing vocals.<ref>{{Citation|title=Jackass 3D (2010) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1116184/soundtrack|access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref>

Weezer used internet streaming service YouTube as a way to promote the album. Weezer loaned itself to 15 amateur online video producers, "going along with whatever plans the creator could execute in about 30 minutes." The band was promoted through popular channels such as [[Barely Political]], [[Ray William Johnson]] and [[Fred Figglehorn]]. [[The Gregory Brothers]] solicited musical and vocal contributions from the band on one of its compositions built around speeches by [[Charlie Rangel|Rep. Charles Rangel]] and [[Barack Obama|President Barack Obama]]. Weezer called the promotion "The YouTube Invasion".<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ethan|date=September 13, 2010|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/13/weezer-the-youtube-infestation-begins/ |title=Weezer: The "YouTube Invasion" Begins|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=September 14, 2010}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

In November 2010, Weezer released a compilation album composed of re-recorded versions of unused recordings spanning from 1993 to 2010, ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.<ref name="KROQhurley">{{cite web|url=http://kroq.radio.com/2010/10/12/weezer-set-to-release-hurley-follow-up-album-in-november/|title=Weezer Set To Release "Hurley" Follow-up Album In November|publisher=[[KROQ-FM]]|access-date=December 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111074637/http://kroq.radio.com/2010/10/12/weezer-set-to-release-hurley-follow-up-album-in-november/|archive-date=January 11, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} "'Together, they are the album that should logically follow Hurley,' says Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo."</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/rivers-cuomo-1798221611|title=Rivers Cuomo Music Interview|first=Erik|last=Adams|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=December 6, 2010|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723032339/https://www.avclub.com/rivers-cuomo-1798221611|archive-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref> The lead track, "Turning Up the Radio",  was a collaborative effort with many fans on [[YouTube]]. On the same day a deluxe version of ''[[Pinkerton (album)|Pinkerton]]'', which includes "25 demos, outtakes and live tracks" was also released.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=October 30, 2010|url=http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/10/30/entertainment/doc4ccae19243728608191628.txt?viewmode=fullstory |title=Weezer sets out to rewrite legacy of 'Pinkerton'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302124944/http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/10/30/entertainment/doc4ccae19243728608191628.txt?viewmode=fullstory |archive-date=March 2, 2012|work=[[The Macomb Daily]]|access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref> A third volume of Cuomo's solo ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone]]'' series, titled ''Alone III: The Pinkerton Years'', consisting of demos and outtakes from the ''Pinkerton'' sessions, was released on December 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/11/rivers-cuomo-details-pinkerton-diaries-and-alone-iii/|title=Rivers Cuomo details The Pinkerton Diaries and Alone III|first=Alex|last=Young|publisher=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=September 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226163043/https://consequence.net/2011/11/rivers-cuomo-details-pinkerton-diaries-and-alone-iii/|archive-date=December 26, 2024}}</ref> The band also contributed a cover of [[The Cars (band)|the Cars]]' "[[You Might Think]]" for the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]-[[Pixar]] film ''[[Cars 2]]'' as well as a cover of [[The Monkees]]' "[[I'm a Believer]]" for ''[[Shrek Forever After]].''<ref>{{cite news|title=Weezer record song for Cars 2 soundtrack|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/06/weezer_record_song_for_cars_2.html|work=Kerrang!|date=June 14, 2011|access-date=September 17, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819013015/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/06/weezer_record_song_for_cars_2.html|archive-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref>

Weezer began working on their ninth studio album in September 2010 with the intent of a 2011 release,<ref name="ninthalbum">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/52975|title=Weezer start work on 'Hurley' follow-up|first=Adam|last=Bychawski|work=[[NME]]|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040942/https://www.nme.com/news/weezer/52975|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> but the year ended without seeing a release. On October 8, 2011, former Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] was found dead from a suspected heroin overdose in a Chicago hotel room.<ref name=Nickeas>{{cite news|last=Nickeas|first=Peter|date=October 9, 2011|title=Drug overdose suspected in death of former Weezer bass player|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-weezer-bass-player-dies-in-chicago-20111009,0,2187723.story|access-date=October 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103062413/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-weezer-bass-player-dies-in-chicago-20111009,0,2187723.story|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Weezer performed in Chicago the next day and dedicated the concert to Welsh, who was expected to have attended.<ref name=Nickeas/> Welsh had previously joined Weezer on stage for a few performances between 2010 and 2011.

The band headlined a four-day rock-themed Carnival Cruise from Miami to Cozumel that set sail on January 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/8052293-421/weezer-still-sailing-own-way-including-cruise-concert.html|title=Weezer still sailing own way, including cruise concert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|
date=October 5, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012}}{{deadlink|date=April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/07/13/the-weezer-cruise-awkwardness-ahoy/|title=The Weezer Cruise Promises Awkwardness Ahoy|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012|first=James |last=Montgomery|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713041632/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/07/13/the-weezer-cruise-awkwardness-ahoy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-announce-caribbean-cruise-20110712|title=Weezer Announce Caribbean Cruise|first=Matthew |last=Perpetua |work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018072429/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezer-announce-caribbean-cruise-20110712|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July, Weezer headlined the inaugural [[Bunbury Music Festival]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Death Cab, Weezer to headline Bunbury fest|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=February 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://verbicidemagazine.com/bunbury-music-festival-201-jane%E2%80%99s-addiction-weezer-death-cab-for-cutie/|title=Inaugural Bunbury Music Festival This Weekend Features Jane’s Addiction, Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie|date=July 9, 2012|access-date=April 26, 2025|work=verbicide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2012/03/weezer-death-cab-for-cutie-guided-by-voices-to-play-inaugural-bunbury-music-festival/|title=Weezer, Death Cab For Cutie, Guided By Voices to play inaugural Bunbury Music Festival|first=Alex|last=Young|publisher=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420170708/https://consequence.net/2012/03/weezer-death-cab-for-cutie-guided-by-voices-to-play-inaugural-bunbury-music-festival/|archive-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref> In early 2013 the band brought its Memories Tour to Australia—the band's first Australian tour since 1996. The band played its first two albums in full at several venues. The band also headlined the Punkspring 2013 tour in Japan and later in the year toured Canada and USA. They played multiple nights in cities around the U.S. The first night shows were dedicated to playing their hits, then the Blue album in full, front to back. The second night, they played ''Pinkerton'' in the same fashion. Koch did a "Memories" slide show at the Gibson amphitheater in Los Angeles. The slide show consisted of photos of gigs over the years and highlighted the loss of their fan club team members Mykel and Carli Allan in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/2012-07-12-a-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a|title=2012/07/12 Australia!|publisher=Weezer|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=September 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728000357/http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/2012-07-12-a-u-s-t-r-a-l-i-a|archive-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>