By Jennifer Nagle

Rocking Chicago for the first time in four years, Weezer delighted the Metro on Sept. 3. For the sweaty fans packed into the sold-out venue, it was well worth the wait.

Weezer played most of the favorites (which one is not a favorite?) and four or five new songs. The new songs for their much anticipated follow up to 1996’s "Pinkerton" were fun, fast and loaded with geek-love overtones: classic Weezer formulas.

Their set was short, lasting only an hour and fifteen minutes, roughly, but that might have been because Weezer front man and king for the night, Rivers Cuomo, stopped the music only to introduce new songs. There was no chatting with the audience or even an introduction for new bassist, Mikey Welsh. The original bassist, Matt Sharp, left to start his own band, The Rentals.

The mass sing-along began with the opening lines of "My Name is Jonas," continued with hits like "El Scorcho," "In the Garage," "Undone - The Sweater Song," and "Tired of Sex." The crowd was so loud it seemed to overpower the amplified guitars.

Weezer played one encore, which included the eight-minute "Only in Dreams." Upon hearing the opening bass line, one male audience member shouted to a friend, "I think I’m going to cry." The only slow song left the audience rested for the last song of the night, "Surf Wax America," during which audience members slammed off one another.