Last night, Weezer officially kicked off its long overdue North American tour at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. And perhaps most appropriately considering the band’s actions of late, Rivers Cuomo and company brought quite a few surprises along with them.

In addition to the mix of usual favorites and Red Album material that made up last night’s 22-song set, Weezer offered its rendition of two music staples - Nirvana’s “Silver” and Oasis’ “Morning Glory”. Rolling Stone has more details…

The strangest moments of the night came during their covers of Oasis’ “Morning Glory” and Nirvana’s “Sliver,” the latter of which came after Cuomo played the Cobain-saluting “Heart Songs” on a record player.

A few videos from last night’s festivities are starting to pop up. We’ll add more as we see them…

“Morning Glory” (Oasis)

“Silver” (Nirvana)

“Island in the Sun” (Hootenanny)

As video #3 indicates, the performance also include some of Weezer’s unique hooting and ‘nanning. Of course, this isn’t the first time the L.A. outfit has busted out the covers (see: Radiohead, R.E.M.), but it sure make those ticket prices a bit easier to swallow.

Setlist: (via)
“Dope Nose”
“Hash Pipe”
“Dreamin’”
“Undone - The Sweater Song”
“Automatic”
“Say It Ain’t So”
“Suzanne”
“Troublemaker”
“King”
“My Name Is Jonas”
“Pink Triangle”
“Pork and Beans”
“Keep Fishin’”
“Perfect Situation”
“El Scorcho”
“The Greatest Man That Ever Lived”
“Morning Glory” (Oasis cover)
“Island In The Sun”
“Beverly Hills”
“Heart Songs”
“Sliver” (Nirvana cover)
“Buddy Holly”

Weezer 2008 Tour Dates:
09/24 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *
09/26 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Bogata Casino *
09/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Center *
09/29 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Halls *
09/30 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center *
10/02 - Chicago, IL @ All State Arena *
10/03 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Arena *
10/05 - Denver, CO @ Broomfield *
10/07 - Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center *
10/09 - Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum *
10/10 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place *
10/11 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena *
10/13 - San Jose, CA @ Events Center *
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum *
10/17 - San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena *
10/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona State Fair *
10/20 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center *
10/21 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theater *
10/23 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena *
10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Arena *

* = w/ Tokyo Police Club, Angels & Airwaves

Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com.

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Tags: Nirvana, Oasis, Weezer