Like the audience in attendance at last night's Weezer concert at the Bryce Jordan Center, the band's performance grew with intensity as the night went on.

The band may have started out with a recent hit "Island in the Sun," but failed to ignite excitement from the get go. However, by the end of the concert the quality had increased.

Lights illuminated the stage, audience and checkered background and flashed to the beat of the music. If the drums were beating heavily, the lights were there to accompany and enhanced the music. Lights in the shape of purple flowers spun at the feet of the band members and reached out into the audience. Also, with each song the lights changed to reflect and create a mood for each piece

This concert was not a huge spectacle that incorporated massive choreography and big impressive sets, but rather focused in on the music and created a more low-key atmosphere for the band's followers.

Weezer surprised some fans by playing songs from their Pinkerton album, an album with tracks they usually abstain from performing. However, at one point the band taunted the crowd by saying they were going to play "El Scorcho" but then proceeded to play something different.

Perhaps the song that got the most attention from the audience and generated the most excitement from the band was "Say it ain't so." The crowd surfed and sang along with the lyrics, but still most of the energy remained on the floor rather than reaching the rest of the crowd.

Weezer is not meant to play at a large, arena-type venue. Their performances are personal and need to be performed in a space that provides that type of atmosphere. There were too many empty seats and too big an empty space between where the floor seating ended and the upper-level seating began.

Pete Voung (junior-policy studies) was desperately trying to get on the floor during the concert because he were so disappointed in his upper-level seats.

"There's not as much energy on the upper level," Voung said. "This show would be much better in a smaller venue."

But while in some opinions this band is successful because of their nerdy image rather than their music ability, he quickly said he enjoyed their music more than he related to the band's image.

The band was, however, successful in the variety of music they played. Touching almost every album they've produced thus far they sang old and new songs like "The Sweater Song," "Photograph," "Tired of Sex" and "Hash Pipe."

The most successful aspect of the concert was the creation of mood, especially during "Only in Dreams" when the stage was covered in blue lights and a mist of fog covered the band. They created a dream world for the lighter-swaying audience.