{"id":23776,"date":"2025-08-07T17:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23776"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:32:25","slug":"i-remember-my-first-concert-and-that-incredible-band-is-actually-here-tonight-to-play-a-few-songs-olivia-rodrigos-first-ever-gig-was-weezer-now-shes-pla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/07\/i-remember-my-first-concert-and-that-incredible-band-is-actually-here-tonight-to-play-a-few-songs-olivia-rodrigos-first-ever-gig-was-weezer-now-shes-pla\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI remember my first concert, and that incredible band is actually here tonight to play a few songs\u201d: Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s first-ever gig was Weezer \u2013 now she\u2019s played with them at Lollapalooza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Bringing a new entry to the \u2018name a better duo\u2019 challenge, Olivia Rodrigo welcomed Weezer onto her stage at Lollapolooza as the pop <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/queen\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/queen\">queen<\/a>\u2019s \u201990s alt-rock love-in continues.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo has made her love of power chords and<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/greatest-guitar-riffs-of-all-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/greatest-guitar-riffs-of-all-time\"> guitar riffs<\/a> no secret, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-alt-rock-riot-grrrl-inspirations\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-alt-rock-riot-grrrl-inspirations\">having previously cited The Breeders, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, L7, and Babes in Toyland <\/a>as influences, and she&#8217;s also helping \u2013 alongside the effervescent Chappell Roan \u2013 <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/music-industry\/producers-engineers\/olivia-rodrigo-chappell-roan-producer-dan-nigro-why-pop-stars-want-guitar-solos-on-their-tracks\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/music-industry\/producers-engineers\/olivia-rodrigo-chappell-roan-producer-dan-nigro-why-pop-stars-want-guitar-solos-on-their-tracks\">to give guitar solos a resurgence in the mainstream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\" \/>\n<p>Not to mention that hardcore\u2019s new heroes, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-guitarist-arianna-powell-on-turnstile-influence\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-guitarist-arianna-powell-on-turnstile-influence\">Turnstile, inspired some shred-friendly guitar choices for their recent shows<\/a>. Locking horns with Weezer is just another notch in her studded belt.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\"><span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\">You may like<\/span><\/aside>\n<p>Guitarists Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell, and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-bass-guitars-for-every-budget\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-bass-guitars-for-every-budget\">bass<\/a> player Scott Shriner, got in on the party, playing two classic cuts from the Blue Album, <em>Buddy Holly<\/em> and <em>Say It Ain&#8217;t So<\/em>, completing a poignant full circle moment for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the crowd before the grand reveal, Rodrigo asks her audience a question: \u201cI see a lot of young faces,\u201d she says, \u201cand I&#8217;m wondering if this is anyone&#8217;s first concert tonight?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember my first concert. It&#8217;s a very memorable night \u2013 I watched this incredible band&#8230; and I am so over the moon because tonight that incredible band is actually here tonight to play a few songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Playing a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/fender-mustang\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/fender-mustang\">Fender Mustang<\/a>, her current <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\">electric guitar<\/a> of choice since pivoting from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/olivia-rodrigo-st-vincent-goldie\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/olivia-rodrigo-st-vincent-goldie\">a custom-made purple Music Man<\/a>, Rodrigo trades vocal lines with Cuomo on<em> Buddy Holly<\/em>, which she calls \u201cone of my favorite songs of all time,\u201d and her joy is etched across her face throughout the performance.<\/p>\n<p> {        window.reliablePageLoad.then(() =&gt; {            var componentContainer = document.querySelector(&#8220;#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-UyJQDJeui6sfhDMasGLu4T&#8221;);            if (componentContainer) {                var data = {&#8220;layout&#8221;:&#8221;inbodyContent&#8221;,&#8221;header&#8221;:&#8221;Get The Pick Newsletter&#8221;,&#8221;tagline&#8221;:&#8221;All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!&#8221;,&#8221;formFooterText&#8221;:&#8221;By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.&#8221;,&#8221;successMessage&#8221;:{&#8220;body&#8221;:&#8221;Thank you for signing up. 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Coumo spearheads the ballad with his custom-made Warmoth <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-stratocasters-top-fender-stratocasters-for-every-budget\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-stratocasters-top-fender-stratocasters-for-every-budget\">Stratocaster<\/a>, covered as it is with stickers and personality. A supple take on the song&#8217;s simple-but-infectious <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\">guitar solo<\/a> helps wrap the one-two in style.<\/p>\n<p>The set comes hot off the heels of Rodrigo\u2019s spot at the summit of the Glastonbury 2025 line-up, a show which left <em>Guitar World\u2019s<\/em> Editor-in-Chief, Michael Astley-Brown, dubbing her <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-is-this-generations-eddie-van-halen\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/guitarists\/olivia-rodrigo-is-this-generations-eddie-van-halen\">\u201cthis generation\u2019s Eddie Van Halen\u201d<\/a> for influencing a new legion of guitar players to pick up the instrument.<\/p>\n<p>That set saw her jam with The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith, and she recently covered Fontaines DC during a show in Ireland \u2013 it\u2019ll be fascinating to see what her next move is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-Kkqz20IgVH4\" data-yt-video-token=\"Kkqz20IgVH4\" title=\"Olivia Rodrigo x Weezer - Say It Ain\u2019t So (Live at Lollapalooza Night 2) - YouTube\"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Olivia Rodrigo x Weezer &#8211; Say It Ain\u2019t So (Live at Lollapalooza Night 2) &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Kkqz20IgVH4\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo x Weezer - Say It Ain\u2019t So (Live at Lollapalooza Night 2) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-Kkqz20IgVH4\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kkqz20IgVH4\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kkqz20IgVH4\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p>Some guitar purists may turn their noses up at such an unlikely hero, but when guitar music has \u2013 save for the likes of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/lessons\/ed-sheeran-acoustic-guitar-orchestra-style\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/lessons\/ed-sheeran-acoustic-guitar-orchestra-style\">Ed Sheeran\u2019s loop pedal wizardry<\/a> and a dash of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/acoustic-guitars\/epiphone-taylor-swift-acoustic-guitars-are-here\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/gear\/acoustic-guitars\/epiphone-taylor-swift-acoustic-guitars-are-here\">Taylor Swift<\/a> \u2013 been left out in the cold of the mainstream for a while, Rodrigo is turning the tide.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Weezer are busy rounding off their own full circle moment. Having supported Keanu Reeves\u2019 Dogstar at their first ever gig as a band, they\u2019ve now hired the bass-loving actor \u2013 seriously, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/keanu-reeves-fender-custom-shop-precision-bass\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/keanu-reeves-fender-custom-shop-precision-bass\">his Custom Shop Fender is an ingenious beaut<\/a> \u2013 as <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/keanu-reeves-cast-as-villain-in-weezer-film\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/keanu-reeves-cast-as-villain-in-weezer-film\">the villain in their forthcoming film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bringing a new entry to the \u2018name a better duo\u2019 challenge, Olivia Rodrigo welcomed Weezer onto her stage at Lollapolooza as the pop queen\u2019s \u201990s alt-rock love-in continues. Rodrigo has made her love of power chords and guitar riffs no secret, having previously cited The Breeders, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, L7, and Babes in Toyland as influences, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23778,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23776\/revisions\/23778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}