Pitchfork

After months of delays (so many of them, in fact, that they've rolled over into years) in the completion of their fifth album, it's sort of hard to believe that geek-core elder statesmen Weezer are actually about to deliver the follow up to 2002's Maladroit. And not only does the self-produced/Rick Rubin-mentored Make Believe have a confirmed release date of May 10, the band's official website has also just announced U.S. dates in support of the disc. While we were able to pass along the band's European tour plans earlier this month, the following U.S. dates represent Weezer's first shows on their home turf in almost three years.

04-26 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
04-27 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater
04-29 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
04-30 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-03 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05-04 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
05-05 Detroit, MI - State Theater
05-06 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus/The Dock
05-08 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
05-10 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
05-11 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
05-12 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
05-14 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
06-03 Nurburgring, Germany - Rock am Ring
06-04 Nurnberg, Germany - Rock im Park
06-05 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freheit
06-07 Dublin, Ireland - TBA
06-08 Paris, France - The Olympia
06-10 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Pannonia Fields (Nova Rock Festival)
06-13 Birmingham, England - Birmingham Academy
06-14 London, England - Brixton Academy
06-15 London, England - Brixton Academy
06-17 Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
08-13 Osaka, Japan - WTC (Summersonic Festival)
08-14 Tokyo, Japan - Marine Stadium (Summersonic Festival)

As previously reported during our ongoing scrapbooking of its Tolkien-length journey to stores, Weezer's Make Believe is being released on Geffen, and will be preceded by the single "Beverly Hills" in late March. And while the album's tracklist is still under wraps for God knows what reason, the Playboy Mansion-based "Beverly Hills" video (directed by Marcos Siega) should offer a suitable distraction for eager fans. Yeah, kind of nice to know Rivers and the gang aren't letting the perks afforded by their 2001 Travolta-caliber comeback go to waste, huh?!