Old Ass Ween News(228 total)

In November, Dean Ween, guitarist for the band Ween, announced he would bring the Honey Pot Lounge to Denver as the first legal pot-infused concert venue to Colorado. But as Denver struggles to implement rules governing social consumption, Ween and his backers have had to find alternative ways to license Honey Pot Lounge...

Look, I love Ween.

I love them so much that even after a hectic week of work and another one looming, there was no way I was going to miss their Sunday night show at the Capitol Theatre (December 16).

I'm so glad I didn't...

Even though Ween's birthplace of Philly kicked off their final run of 2018 this past Friday, their two-night stay Saturday and Sunday at The Capitol Theatre felt a lot like a homecoming. Both nights, devoted fans wrapped around the building over two hours before showtime swapping stickers, pins, stories, and hugs in anticipation of spending the evening together with Ween...

On Friday night, Ween opened their final weekend run of 2018 with a performance at the newly re-opened The Met Philadelphia. After a lengthy set that featured a mix of fan-favorite songs... Ween returned to the stage to begin what would turn out to be a memorable four-song encore that paid tribute to the late Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of beloved children's cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants...

Last Monday, November 26th, 2018, Stephen Hillenburg - the animator, cartoonist, and marine biologist who created beloved children's cartoon SpongeBob Squarepants - passed away at the age of 57 due to complications from his battle with ALS...

On December 15th and 16th, Ween will head to the historic Capitol Theatre for a pair of performances because, as the band noted in their initial announcement, "one night in Port Chester, NY is never enough." Now, as Ween's trip to The Cap approaches, the band has announced that they will host a toy drive during their two-night stint...

Dean Ween has big plans for Denver. The guitarist, best known for his work in the iconic alt-rock band Ween, hopes to open a Denver concert venue where the audience will be allowed to use marijuana - without hiding from security...

New Years Eve in Denver with The Dean Ween Group & Dumpstaphunk!? Better believe it. Join us at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom on December 31...

It was just another intimate, extremely special, once-in-a-lifetime experience at the Ryman when reunited veteran freak-rock heroes Ween came through the Mother Church Tuesday night. (Well, it'll be twice-in-a-lifetime for those who come Wednesday night as well)...

Ween guitarist Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo celebrated his birthday earlier this week by giving fans a present. Deaner uploaded audio of a Ween performance from 1990 he considers "the best Ween show of all-time"

audio on archive.org

setlist added as 12/30/1990, which is not the right date...

LAS VEGAS - Inside a Caesars Palace conference room filled with some of the world's most successful ticket scalpers, a row of promotional booths pitch software programs that help harvest thousands of sport and concert seats to be resold online at hefty markups...

12/14 The Met, Philadelphia, PA...

12/15 & 16 Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY...

The hulking ruins of North Broad Street are coming back to life. In a news conference at the recently revived Divine Lorraine Hotel Monday afternoon, the initial schedule was announced for the Met Philadelphia, the vast concert hall just a few blocks north built by Oscar Hammerstein I in 1908 that's been dormant for decades ...

Today, Mickey threw up a post in the WAS group that features a condensed, yet healthy, chunk of diary entries. Although he didn't specify, it seems pretty clear that these offerings reference the band's summer tour from 2000, while promoting the White Pepper album...

Free festival! festival website here....

• 8/17/2018 (Schoeps mk4)
• 8/18/2018 (Schoeps mk4)
• 8/18/2018 (Schoeps mstc64)

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Over the weekend, Ween headed to the Pacific Northwest, performing their final two shows of the summer at Troutdale, Oregon's McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater on Friday and Saturday...

NEW HOPE, PA - Die-hard fans of alt-rock band Ween can now purchase tickets directly through their court-ordered ankle bracelets, thanks to a new service launched by Ticketfly earlier this week...

Two nights with the Shit Creek Boys, performing 12 Golden Country Greats! October 16th and 17th at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville!...