What happens when four wonderfully dorky guys decide to throw a backyard party? Well, if those guys happen to be Weezer, you get thousands of people singing along to some of alternative rock’s most beloved songs inside one of Los Angeles’ biggest arenas.

That was essentially the premise of The Gathering Tour, which arrived at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, Oct. 24, transforming the sold-out venue into a suburban neighborhood complete with a white picket fence, telephone poles, a house and even a backyard campfire. It was an elaborate production for a band whose charm has always come from being so remarkably ordinary.

More than three decades into their career, Weezer has never needed to look or act like conventional rock stars….