As if to prove that hard rock and geek rock don't mix, Cold have left the Weezer tour and will head out on their own trek that kicks off Tuesday in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Cold had been heckled frequently during their opening sets, according to a Weezer band associate. Cold singer Scoot Ward came backstage after an abbreviated set Friday in Chicago and announced the band was leaving the tour, the associate said. Weezer fan Mike Lauber was at the United Center show and said that Cold were "mercilessly booed," and that fans were throwing things at Ward before he left the stage.

"Cold is exhausted," the band's label, Interscope, said in a statement. "They've been on the road non-stop for over a year and they wanted to take some time off and regroup before their upcoming headline dates."

The group was scheduled to open for Weezer until the tour wraps up in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday before heading to Europe. Electronic-punk band TheStart, which features former Snot drummer Jamie Miller, are opening for Weezer on the remaining stateside shows, according to that group's label.

Cold, who released their debut album, 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage, a year ago, will be joined on the road by speed metal outfit Dope, who will put out their second album, Life, on October 30.

Cold/Dope tour dates, according to Interscope Records:
10/2 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
10/3 - Poughkeepsie, NY@ The Chance
10/4 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/5 - Manchester, NH @ Chantilly's
10/6 - Hershey, PA @ Shakey's
10/8 - State College, PA @ The Crowbar
10/9 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
10/10 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/11 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
10/12 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
10/13 - Knoxville, TN @ Blue Cats
10/14 - Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar
10/16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/17 - Jacksonville, FL @ Edge 2000
10/18 - Fort Myers, FL @ Neptune's of Boston
10/19 - Sunrise, FL @ Sunrise Musical Theatre
10/20 - Tampa, FL @ The Masquerade
10/21 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
10/23 - Houston, TX @ Engine Room
10/24 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
10/25 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Live
10/27 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
10/28 - West Hollywood, CA @ Roxy Theatre
10/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
11/1 - Chico, CA @ Brick Works
11/3 - Seattle, WA @ Breakroom
11/5 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/6 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy
11/8 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/13 - Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
11/14 - Des Moines, IA @ Toad Holler
11/15 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/16 - Green Bay, WI @ Riverside Ballroom
11/17 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/19 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/20 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/21 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
11/22 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
11/23 - Buffalo, NY @ The Showplace
11/24 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11/27 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
11/28 - Old Bridge, NJ @ Birch Hill Nightclub
11/30 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/1 - Boston, MA @ Axis

�Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

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