Weezer announce new album, tour

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Weezer will release a new, self-titled album in April.

The Los Angeles-based band announced the record, which is also being called The White Album, and an accompanying U.S. tour on their website Thursday.

"Our new self titled album will be out April 1st (this is not a joke), and we're going on tour this summer (this is also not a joke)," the group wrote.

Weezer will kick off the tour June 10 in The Woodlands, Texas, and bring the venture to a close Aug. 6 in Irvine, Calif. Panic! at the Disco will co-headline, with special guest Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

"The album was inspired by my experiences hanging out around the Westside of Los Angeles, which has been our home since Weezer began," frontman Rivers Cuomo of the new record. "Hanging out with people in Venice and Santa Monica, the beach, the Hare Krishnas, the Sikh on roller blades with the guitar, girls on Tinder within a 4 mile radius, seeing other bands, etc."

"I would just tweet out 'does anybody wanna hang?' and then I'd get together with people who responded and talk about life," he added. "I wanted the album to have a Beach Boys sort of vibe to make you feel like you were there with us SoCal weirdos even if you're in Milwaukee in December."

Weezer released a music video for new single "King of the World" the same day, which will appear on the album with "Thank God for Girls" and "Do You Wanna Get High?" The band last released Everything Will Be Alright in the End in 2014, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.

Weezer tour dates:

June 10 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

June 11 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater

June 12 - New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square

June 14 - Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater

June 15 - Tampa, FL @ Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater

June 16 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

June 19 - Daniel Island, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium

June 20 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

June 21 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater

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June 22 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

June 24 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live

June 25 - Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC

June 26 - Scranton, PA @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain

June 28 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook

June 30 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

July 1 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

July 2 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

July 5 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion

July 6 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

July 8 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre

July 9 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest - Marcus Amphitheater

July 10 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

July 12 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center

July 13 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater

July 15 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion

July 16 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater

July 17 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion

July 19 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

July 20 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre

July 22 - Brandon, SD @ Badlands Motor Speedway

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July 23 - Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah's Hotel & Casino Council Bluffs - Stir Cove

July 24 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

July 26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre

July 28 - Burnaby, BC @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park

July 29 - Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park

July 30 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield

July 31 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

Aug. 2 - Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion

Aug. 3 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre

Aug. 5 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl

Aug. 6 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre