Josh Freese Confirms He Will Reunite with Weezer for South American Tour

Josh Freese is making use of his downtime until Nine Inch Nails’ next tour by reuniting with his old pals, Weezer, on their upcoming South American dates.

“Getting ready to head down to South America with some old friends,” Freese wrote in the caption of an Instagram post with a photo of a drum kit with Weezer’s logo. In case that wasn’t clear enough, Freese wrote in his Instagram Stories that he was “looking forward to South America with Weezer coming up.”

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Josh’s brother, Jason Freese, previously teased that Josh would step in so that founding Weezer stickman Patrick Wilson could return to guitar. Freese was previously a touring drummer for Weezer from 2007 to 2012.

Weezer’s handful of South American shows begins on November 2nd in São Paulo and also includes dates in Buenos Aires and Santiago. After that, Rivers Cuomo and co. will play a series of festival dates in Mexico and Australia. See the dates below, and get tickets here.

Meanwhile, Freese will head back on the road with Nine Inch Nails for their early 2026 North American tour beginning in February. Find the schedule below, and grab your seats here.

It’s certainly been a tumultuous year for Freese, who was fired from Foo Fighters in May before returning to Nine Inch Nails for the latter group’s recent tour. Check out our review of NIN’s September Brooklyn show.

Editor’s Note: See where Freese landed on our list of the Best Drummers of All Time.

Weezer 2025 Tour Dates:
11/02 – São Paulo, BR @ Indigo No Parque
11/05 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Movistar Arena
11/07 – Santiago, CL @ Fauna Primavera
11/16 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
12/05 – Melbourne, AU @ Good Things Festival
12/06 – Sydney, AU @ Good Things Festival
12/07 – Brisbane, AUU @ Good Things Festival

Nine Inch Nails 2026 Tour Dates:
02/05 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center [Buy Tickets]
02/07 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena [Buy Tickets]
02/10 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center [Buy Tickets]
02/11 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena [Buy Tickets]
02/13 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden [Buy Tickets]
02/14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center [Buy Tickets]
02/16 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Bell Centre [Buy Tickets]
02/18 – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada @ TD Coliseum [Buy Tickets]
02/20 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center [Buy Tickets]
02/22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena [Buy Tickets]
02/23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum [Buy Tickets]
02/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center [Buy Tickets]
02/27 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center [Buy Tickets]
03/01 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center [Buy Tickets]
03/03 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center [Buy Tickets]
03/06 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena [Buy Tickets]
03/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena [Buy Tickets]
03/09 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena [Buy Tickets]
03/10 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center [Buy Tickets]
03/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center [Buy Tickets]
03/15 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center [Buy Tickets]
03/16 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center [Buy Tickets]
04/10 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival * [Buy Tickets]
04/17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival * [Buy Tickets]

* = performing as Nine Inch Noize