Weezer to Headline NBA Playoffs “In the Paint” on May 11

Amazon Music announced that Weezer will headline a special NBA Playoffs edition of “Amazon Music presents: In the Paint.” The performance airs on May 11 following Prime Video’s exclusive coverage of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals and after NBA Nightcap , the NBA on Prime postgame show.

Filmed on the regulation LED half-court inside Prime Video’s NBA studio in Culver City, Weezer will perform a 45-minute set spanning their catalog of hits – making this the mose expansive “In the Paint” installment to date. The broadcast can be watched via Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app.

“In the Paint” brings basketball and music together by reimagining artists’ most essential songs in a cinematic setting. Weezer’s appearance follows standout “In the Paint” performances from Kehlani, TAEMIN, Clipse, Nas, YG, Charlie Puth and BigXthaPlug.

The special Playoffs edition of “In the Paint” arrives as Weezer enters a new chapter. The band – currently consisting of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards) and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals) – recently released “Shine Again,” their first new music since 2022.

Produced by Kenny Beats, the track arrives ahead of a forthcoming new album – the band’s first on Reprise/Warner Records – and a 32-city arena tour “Weezer: The Gathering,” kicking off this fall.

Weezer formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1992, and have been a cultural force with hits including “Buddy Holly,” “Undone (The Sweater Song),” “Say It Ain’t So,” “El Scorcho,” “Hash Pipe,” “Island In The Sun,” “Beverly Hills,” “Pork and Beans” and more, selling 35+ million records worldwide.

_Originally reported by [Pollstar](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/08/weezer-performs-special-nba-playoffs-edition-of-amazon-music-presents-in-the-paint-on-may-11/)._