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Spanish punk trio Airbag recalled in an interview with CrazyMinds that, in the early 2000s, its members played about five or six concerts consisting entirely of Weezer covers. The memories accompany the release of Airbag’s ninth album, Una extraña fuerza, and offer a glimpse of how the band’s admiration for Weezer shaped its interest in melody and detail.
Spanish punk trio Airbag said it played about five or six concerts made up entirely of Weezer songs in the early 2000s, recalling the informal cover project in a new interview with Spanish music publication CrazyMinds. The account comes as Airbag releases Una extraña fuerza, its ninth studio album, and describes an early influence on the band’s mix of distorted guitars and melodic songwriting.
Frontman Adolfo Díaz told CrazyMinds that the members started a separate project alongside Airbag for fun, with sets devoted exclusively to the American rock band led by Rivers Cuomo. “Our first show like that was in the early 2000s,” Díaz said. The project included Airbag’s three members and sometimes a second guitarist.
Bassist José Andrés put the number of performances at roughly five or six. Díaz recalled that the group sometimes presented Weezer albums in full, including a show built around the band’s 2001 self-titled release, widely known as The Green Album. For that performance, Airbag recreated the album’s visual look for its poster, posing against a green background.
Díaz also recalled an interview from around the release of Airbag’s 2000 debut, Mondo Cretino, in which the members were asked what kind of band they hoped to become. Their answer, he said, was: “We want to be like Weezer when we grow up.”
Weezer’s Influence on Airbag
The recollections add a specific detail to the story of Airbag’s development: Weezer was not simply a band the trio admired, but an influence they turned into a live project while establishing themselves in Spain’s punk scene. Díaz said Airbag were immersed in punk rock while also drawn to Weezer’s energy, melody and attention to detail.
That combination helps explain the connection Airbag sees between its early enthusiasm and its later work. The new album, Una extraña fuerza, continues the group’s use of distorted guitars and melodic songwriting, according to the source report. The interview does not establish that Weezer alone determined the band’s sound, but it documents one influence Airbag’s members say mattered to them.
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From Mondo Cretino to Album Nine
Airbag released Mondo Cretino in 2000, around the period when the members say their Weezer cover shows began. Their early project came as they were building a place in Spain’s punk rock scene; the interview describes the concerts as occasional and undertaken for fun, rather than as a permanent change to the band’s identity.
Airbag has since released nine studio albums. Its latest, Una extraña fuerza, is out through Spanish label Sonido Muchacho. Weezer’s own recent activity is part of the timing: the source report says the American band released its 20th studio album in August 2026 and finished the North American leg of its Gathering tour with a Los Angeles show on October 24. The tour is scheduled to continue internationally in 2027.
“We started a project alongside Airbag, just for fun, where we only played Weezer covers.”
— Adolfo Díaz, Airbag frontman, speaking to CrazyMinds
Details of the Cover Shows
The interview account gives an approximate total, but does not specify the dates, venues or full set lists for the five or six performances. It is also unclear how often the project played or whether recordings of the shows exist. The source describes an early-2000s run and one concert built around The Green Album; it does not provide a complete chronology.
The members’ recollections establish that they admired Weezer and performed its songs, but the available account does not quantify how much that influence shaped Airbag’s later music. The relationship between the cover project and the sound of Una extraña fuerza is presented as musical context, not as a formal account of the album’s creation.
Airbag’s New Album and Tour
Una extraña fuerza is Airbag’s current release, and the source report describes it as continuing the band’s combination of guitar distortion and melodic writing. The report does not identify a forthcoming Airbag tour date or say whether the trio plans to perform Weezer covers again.
Weezer’s Gathering tour is scheduled to resume internationally in 2027, with dates in Japan, the United Kingdom and Europe, according to the report. No further details about Airbag’s plans or a potential reunion of its cover project were included in the interview account.
Key Questions
How many Weezer cover concerts did Airbag play?
Bassist José Andrés recalled roughly five or six performances. The exact number is not specified.
When did Airbag perform the Weezer-only sets?
Frontman Adolfo Díaz placed the first show in the early 2000s. The interview account does not list exact dates.
Did Airbag cover a Weezer album in full?
Díaz recalled a show built around Weezer’s 2001 self-titled album, The Green Album. The source does not provide the complete set list.
What is Airbag’s latest album?
Una extraña fuerza is Airbag’s ninth studio album. The source report says it was released through Sonido Muchacho.
Did Airbag say it will play Weezer covers again?
The interview account does not say whether Airbag plans to revive the Weezer cover project or perform those songs in upcoming shows.
Source: consequence.net
