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WEEKEND ROUNDUP PART 2: VIOLIN CONCERTOS AND GUITAR HEROES


R.E.M. will have three songs available for download on the new Guitar Hero video game, Rock Band World Tour, out on October 26th. The track pack features three rockers from ACCELERATE: “Horse to Water”; “Man-Sized Wreath”; and “Supernatural Superserious.”

For more information on this exciting release, please read this article

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: ZOMBIES, iPODS, ROCK GEAR, PLAYLISTS, AND MORE!


While the band is on a short break from touring before they return to the stage in Dallas on October 24th, we wanted to keep you up to speed on some of the other things that are going on in and around the R.E.M. camp, news wise, etc. Here’s

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TOP TEN TOUR 2008


Bertis lists his top ten highlights of the summer tour here.

Highlights of the summer–for me at least

In no particular order…

1. Dublin – as usual, a tremendous reaction in R.E.M.’s favorite home away from home even in a new setting: OXEGEN – one of the best festivals we’ve

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POSTCARD FROM THE STRONG FINISH–FINAL WEEKEND FOR EUROPE


We had a couple of days in Istanbul, and since we had never been there, everyone enjoyed seeing the sights, discovering the blends of cultures, in this sprawling, bustling city. And the show was on a spectacular site, hard on the bank of the Bosphorus, with illuminated mosques

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SPECTACULAR FINISH TO EUROPEAN TOUR


We all fly back to the USA today after a stupendous, tour-ending, one-of-a-kind FREE concert in Athens, Greece, at the original Olympic Stadium, Kallimarmaron Panathinaiko (the “beautifully marbled”), last night. It’s truly hard to think of another setting which tops this one…the only stadium in the world built out

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS BROADCAST THIS WEEKEND


Be sure to tune in to you local PBS station Saturday, October 4th, for a repeat performance of R.E.M.’s concert at Austin City Limits from earlier this year. For more information please check local listings. You can view a clip of “Supernatural Superserious” from the program by clicking

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MAN-SIZED WREATH LIVE NOW PLAYING!


Blue Leach, R.E.M.’s mega-talented tour video director (you’ve seen the screens!), has directed a VIDEO for Man-Sized Wreath, the hard-charging third single from ACCELERATE. The live video was produced by Emer Patten of Splinter Films, longtime R.E.M. collaborator, who, among other things, previously worked with the band

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NOTES FROM THE AIRPORT


On the way to Istanbul, so not much time to update today . . . Madrid was magical, the place LAS VENTAS (very Verona Arena-like in dimensions and shape and crowd, but okay maybe not quite as old!) is the premier bullring in Spain and quite a

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL RIEFLIN!


R.E.M.’s show in Murcia, Spain, tonight coincided with drummer Bill Rieflin’s birthday, which was duly noted and celebrated on stage with a fabulous birthday cake garnished with drum sticks. Happy Birthday, Bill!

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EUROPEAN TOUR MOVES TO SPAIN, TURKEY, AND GREECE


It’s hard to believe it, but the band’s European tour, which began back on July 2nd in Amsterdam, comes to a close Sunday following two shows in Spain this week and weekend shows in Istanbul, Turkey, and Athens, Greece. The first of the tour’s final four stops is Murcia,

POSTCARD FROM ZURICH


Tonight the band plays its final show in Switzerland for this tour, with an appearance at Hallenstadion in Zurich, and if recent indications are any sign, it should be a fantastic show. The guys are playing better than ever and the setlist is still growing almost 60 shows into

PALEO FESTIVAL CONCERT BROADCAST


R.E.M.’s performance at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland this summer will be broadcast on Eurosonic on the following dates and countries. Visit Eurosonic’s website for more information and please be sure to check local listings.

September 25th: Germany–NDR “Njoy”

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POSTCARD FROM ZURICH


Tonight the band plays its final show in Switzerland for this tour, with an appearance at Hallenstadion in Zurich, and if recent indications are any sign, it should be a fantastic show. The guys are playing better than ever and the setlist is still growing almost 60 shows into