Weezer Tour Cancelled After Bus Crash

Weezer has cancelled its remaing 2009 tour dates following the upstate New York bus crash that left frontman River Cuomo hospitalized with broken ribs and other injuries. Karl Koch, the band's webmaster and longtime collaborator, posted details of the crash and made the announcement in a posting on the band's Website on Sunday (Dec. 6).

The bus crash, which occurred on an icy stretch of I-90 about 40 miles north of Albany, N.Y., was more serious that original reports suggested. Cuomo, his wife and baby daughter, their nanny, and Rivers' assistant Sarah Kim were all aboard the bus when it went over a guardrail and landed, upright, 8-10 feet down in a ravine.

Cuomo, who was asleep in his bunk at the time of the crash, sustained three broken ribs and other unspecified internal injuries. He remains under observation in an area hospital. Kim also sustained two fractured ribs and a fractured lower vertebrae but has been released from the hospital. Cuomo's wife, baby and nanny were shaken but unharmed.

Thanks for the report to Billboard.com.

Comments

[NemX162]

That sucks for the Weezer fans. I hope he makes a full recovery soon.

[Like I Is]

It's a bummer, but I'm glad no one was seriously hurt.

[controlfreak]

yea glad rivers and everyone is ok

[John_was_here]

Agreed^^^ It's great to hear his wife and baby were unharmed! And a few broken ribs he can get over, I'm looking forward to hearing some of the material he writes over this unexpected break, assuming that some of it will likely end up on his next album. Doesn't he write like a song a day or something??

[!zAck]

Ouch, I didnt mean its a good thing the bus crashed or something haha, I guess Wakisazhi picked up on what I meant, jeeze D:

[brentondig]

Hopefully he recovers! Perhaps writes some new material in the process? Glad his wife and baby were ok.

[sottpwn]

Shit I hope they are all okay! I couldn't carry on if anything happened to Weezer

[gtrfreak182]

We don't need another Cliff Burton incident. Hopefully we get a successful recovery, Weezer was incredible when they played in Hartford.

[ihaterap69]

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my bus

but seriously... they're wrong. it was 40 miles west of Albany, he is/was at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam.

[redninjagoblin]

so much for the concert

[hooligan354]

hope everyone is okay - did the driver drop the hash pipe??

[Duyser]

trey039 wrote:

some things are more important than music, stupid. i'm glad tho everyone is okay.

idk music is pretty important.. but for real weezer is a great band and rivers is a great frontman, hopefully this isnt anything too serious

[jayroper]

that sucks

[stephen_rettie]

phew glad to hear his wife and kid are okay, hope he get better.

[Altitudinous]

!zAck wrote:

Lets hope this wakes Rivers up so he can start writing decent songs again! Not that I hate any of the new stuff, but old Weezer is undoubtedly the best..

Dumb. A true weezer fan loves ALL weezer albums. I do. I actually saw them in Milwaukee like 2 nights before this happened!

PS if any of you are considering seeing weezer, DO IT. The general setlist they've been playing on this tour is INCREDIBLE and they're playing it REAAALLLY well. Rivers was AMAZING. go see 'em.

[awisinger]

I agree with Altitudinous. I was at the same show at the Rave and I really don't like the new stuff, so sue me, but they did a great job of playing the old stuff. Worth every cent for that concert.

[Abom]

Altitudinous wrote:

!zAck wrote:

Lets hope this wakes Rivers up so he can start writing decent songs again! Not that I hate any of the new stuff, but old Weezer is undoubtedly the best..

Dumb. A true weezer fan loves ALL weezer albums. I do. I actually saw them in Milwaukee like 2 nights before this happened!

PS if any of you are considering seeing weezer, DO IT. The general setlist they've been playing on this tour is INCREDIBLE and they're playing it REAAALLLY well. Rivers was AMAZING. go see 'em.

Being a true fan of a band doesn't mean you have to love everything that band releases. Make Believe and Raditude are turds, and everything past the Green Album is decent at best. Weezer's still one of my favorite bands, even though I don't like some of their stuff.

On topic, I hope he's ok, and thank God his family is doing well.

[punker_7970]

Even if someone does write good music during critical moments in their lives, why would some of you want that to happen to them? Just to satisfy your own self gratification? That just seems obscenely selfish.

[reactionzero10]

WOWWW That happened like an hour and a half from my house I'm surprised it wasn't on local news. I'm not the biggest Weezer fan but I do hope everyone is alright.

[Dirk Gently]

Albany Med is about a mile from my job. I should go drop in and say "hi."

[redhotsexmagic]

oh man this sucks..I hope they all recover from this okay. I just saw them in october at a private NY show and they were awesome..hope they'll be able to tour in 2010

[burndttoast]

According to Karl's post about it on their myspace, the bus driver getting the bus to land upright was a big help in keeping everyone alive. This could have been so much worse. Here's to a speedy recovering, Sarah and Rivers.

[tomo542]

Like I Is wrote:

It's a bummer, but I'm glad no one was seriously hurt.

three broken ribs is pretty bad :s

[handbanana78]

Dirk Gently wrote:

Albany Med is about a mile from my job. I should go drop in and say "hi."

Do it!!!!!

[[travis]]

Only three days old.

[ewall09]

wow. glad everyone is okay! hope they all make a full recovery soon

[Ghast]

Albany ftw

Yeah, it was actually a pretty big story on the news here

[City_Machine]

wow, least people are more decent here than this other forum. they're like "oh well, weezer sucks anyway"...insensitive ****ers, hope he does get better

[guitartiger]

glad his wife and baby were fine.

[conroy91]

Frig thats rough : \
thats pretty scary, glad everyone will be fine though

[FalseXHope]

i live in upstate ny. i saw their bus off the road. they got messes up

[RUSTDOGG666]

I'm not a Weezer fan but I this is unfortunate. I hope he recovers from it. If he can't continue with the band at least he can continue with his life. I'm hoping he'll be okay.

[AndyOnDaDecline]

The other unspecified internal injuries were a slightly punctured lung and a slightly lacerated spleen, for anyone wondering.

[Jsteele1408]

That fractured lower vertebrae could lead to some trouble in the future. Hopefully everything turns out for the best.

[punXander]

burndttoast wrote:

According to Karl's post about it on their myspace, the bus driver getting the bus to land upright was a big help in keeping everyone alive. This could have been so much worse. Here's to a speedy recovering, Sarah and Rivers.

don't mean to sound like a downer, but how do you control a flipping bus... come on now... it's just coincidence that it landed upright (unless the driver has super powers)

[paddypadman]

According to Weezer.com today he has a punctured lung and his spleen was cut.. He should be okay though!
Hopefully!

[nuthinbutachump]

NemX162 wrote:

That sucks for the Weezer fans. I hope he makes a full recovery soon.

its nice to see someone with a goodwill
im guessing from your comment that your not a weezer but your comment brightened my day with a nice bit of humanity that you dont see often

[TwistedGuitars]

tomo542 wrote:

Like I Is wrote:

It's a bummer, but I'm glad no one was seriously hurt.

three broken ribs is pretty bad :s

Still it could have been a lot worse,
But this really sux cuz my friend got tickets for them tonight.

I really hope he recovers soon.

[iron_maiden93]

Weezer has cancelled its remaing 2009 tour dates following the upstate New York bus crash.

UG wins yet again. But as for Weezer, hopefully he'll recover, and in the mean time write some kick-ass music. Maybe some more songs to the tune of El Scorcho...God**** those half-japanese girls!

[MandoMetal]

I'm scared. With all these famous people dying =X

[flame843]

MandoMetal wrote:

I'm scared. With all these famous people dying =X

i don't think 3 broken ribs is life-threatening...it sucks but he'll live for sure.

[tai1221]

Hope he gets better, and thats great his wife and daughter were untouched.

[Momentosis]

Cuomo NOOOOO!!!!!

[speedy1330]

i was so excitied to see their concert too oh well at least no ones dead or anything

[RockAddict311]

Oh dam. That'd be some wake up call, lying in bed and all. Thank god his kid was ok. Gotta rock those seat belts.

[maowcat]

Well i'm glad it's not another cliff burton incident.

[ThunderKiss65]

Glad to hear everyone's okay. Second bus crash involving bands in a week, I heard that Every Time I Die and Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster were involved in a smash in Germany (90% sure it was Germany, somewhere in Europe anyway) on their Taste Of Chaos bus, but luckily they're all alright as well.

[vegetassj4]

I'm probably the millionth person to say this but, I'm glad they didn't pull another Cliff Burton.

[b_flo]

Our hearts and prayers go out to the crew & families affected. Me being in this line of work, and having buddies on the road, shit happens. When it comes down to it, it's really not a glamorous job....long days (day starts @ 8am & end @ 1am the next day) for low pay (day rate), really. But we do this for the love of it!

[Ghrim]

they were at the hospital right across the street from me and i didnt know untill they already left!!! FML.

[ologist]

i have a weezer shirt...u dont :s

[macmancometh]

Get well, Rivers.

[fagelamusgtr]

Wow that sucks. Hope they get better soon

[benx3000]

Wow thats terrible. Im glad the kid and wife arent hurt, that'd be even worse! Saw them with blink 182 and they were amazing. They even opened with war pigs!

[l)ragonForce]

punker_7970 wrote:

Even if someone does write good music during critical moments in their lives, why would some of you want that to happen to them? Just to satisfy your own self gratification? That just seems obscenely selfish.

umm no one said they wanted this to happen, they just want a better album
and glad he and everyone else is alright

[brentondig]

gtrfreak182 wrote:

We don't need another Cliff Burton incident. Hopefully we get a successful recovery, Weezer was incredible when they played in Hartford.

Historically, "Cliff Burton" incidents tend to happen to bass players in Sweden, ie Cliff Burton himself or the guy from Evile.

[Khoa Do]

Glad everyone's alright. Rock on WEEEEZER!!!!!

[oosabaj]

poor rivers...at this very moment im listening to i want you to with sara barellies. recover soon and rock on!

[CranberryJuice]

Thank god he didn't pull a John Beatz.

[DontFightTheFoo]

Speedy recovery Cuomo.

As for the rest of the band?

[XenititesX]

gtrfreak182 wrote:

We don't need another Cliff Burton incident. Hopefully we get a successful recovery, Weezer was incredible when they played in Hartford.

I WAS AT THAT SHOW *high five*

[DemonInTheFlesh]

I'm guessing he has a separate family bus?

[snuh juh]

What was the driver doing at the time of the accident?

Good to know no one got seriously injured.

[Duality Ninja]

Well, this is definetly saddening news to all the fans, I wish the best to Rivers and everyone else in the flip.

[SchitzoJoe]

UnderOATH wrecked their bus today as well. D:

[RHCPhan18]

CranberryJuice wrote:

Thank god he didn't pull a John Beatz.

+10000...I'm sure not many people know of Bayside here, which is a shame.

Glad everyone is okay.

[nightraven]

checked

[-kristaaa.]

That's really unfortunate, I hope that everyone makes a quick recovery.
Bad things happen to good people.

[wicked_hobbit]

Damn, Rivers is my man. Glad he and the band are alright.