w00tstock is a touring variety show billed as "3 Hours of Geeks & Music". It was created in 2009 by Wil Wheaton, Adam Savage and Paul and Storm. The first shows took place in 2009 in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and as of July 2015, a total of 20 shows had been presented.
The name is a play on words combining Woodstock, the notable 1969 counterculture music festival, and w00t, an Internet slang word that expresses excitement.
The versions
Though the headliners for the show are Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton, and Paul and Storm, each evening’s performance includes a different group of special guests and is subtitled with a different version number.
v1.x
v1.0: Monday, October 19, 2009
Swedish American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Kasper Hauser, Kid Beyond, and Molly Lewis.
v1.0.1: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Swedish American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Kid Beyond, and Molly Lewis.
v1.1: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Largo, Los Angeles, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Josh A. Cagan, Hard 'n Phirm, Jeff Lewis, and Molly Lewis. Special appearances: Felicia Day and Sandeep Parikh.
v2.x
On November 3, 2009, Wil Wheaton stated in a post on his blog "When we sold out two shows in San Francisco, and only had 20 or so seats left vacant in Los Angeles — where it is notoriously difficult to get people to come out to see shows — we knew that in the future, there will be w00tstock v2.x."
Paul and Storm revealed via their Twitter feed on February 2, 2010, that “w00tstock 2.x is officially in play. Details very soon...”
v2.0: Friday, May 7, 2010
Moore Theater, Seattle, Washington
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Jason Finn, Hank Green, Molly Lewis, LoadingReadyRun, MC Frontalot, and Stephen Toulouse.
v2.1: Saturday, May 8, 2010
The Aladdin Theater, Portland, Oregon
This show was originally billed as "2.0.1" before the extra 2.x cities were announced.
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Back Fence PDX, Jason Finn, Matt Fraction, Hank Green, Molly Lewis, LoadingReadyRun, and Stephen Toulouse.
v2.2: Sunday, June 6, 2010
Park West, Chicago, Illinois
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Bill Amend, Trace Beaulieu, Tim Cavanagh, Bill Corbett, Jason Finn, Molly Lewis, Kevin Murphy, Len Peralta, and Peter Sagal.
v2.3: Monday, June 7, 2010
The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Trace Beaulieu, Tim Bedore, Bill Corbett, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Murphy, Molly Lewis, Len Peralta, Jason Finn and John Scalzi.
v2.4: Thursday, July 22, 2010
4th & B, San Diego, California
Scheduled to coincide with the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Marian Call, Jason Finn, Matt Fraction, Chris Hardwick, Molly Lewis, Len Peralta, Phil Plait, RiffTrax, Jamy Ian Swiss.
v2.5: Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Bonnie Burton, Jamais Cascio, Jason Finn, Molly Lewis, Mike Phirman.
v2.5.1: Friday, September 17, 2010
The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton. Special guests: Molly Lewis, Mike Phirman, Phil Plait, Jamy Ian Swiss.
v2.6: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Largo, The Coronet Theater, Los Angeles, California
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Chris Hardwick (substituting for Wil Wheaton). Special guests: Garfunkel & Oates, Molly Lewis, Mike Phirman, Eric Schwartz, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon. Special appearances by Dr. Demento and Weird Al Yankovic.
v2.7: Friday, October 29, 2010
Best Buy Theater, New York City, New York
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Jonathan Coulton (substituting for Wil Wheaton). Special guests: Marian Call, Drew Curtis, Jason Finn, Grant Imahara, MC Frontalot.
v2.8: Sunday, October 31, 2010
Wilbur Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts
Featuring: Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, and Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy (both substituting for Wil Wheaton). Special guests: Marian Call, Grant Imahara, Marc Abrahams.