R.E.M. INTERVIEW ON MORNING EDITION
Be sure to tune into NPR’s MORNING EDITION in the AM Monday for an interview with R.E.M. You can also check out this story on the band at NPR.org.
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LISTEN TO ACCELERATE ON ILIKE.COM
NINE DAYS OF NINETY NIGHTS TO GO
It’s night 81 of NINETYNIGHTS.COM which means that ACCELERATE is a mere 9 days from release. R.E.M.’s 14th studio record continues to rack up impressive reviews in papers and magazines everywhere. With so many reviews and interviews to choose from, we’ve rounded up a
FRIDAY ROUNDUP FROM LONDON
The band arrives this weekend in London for Monday’s big show at the Royal Albert Hall after a concert earlier this week at the Rolling Stone Club in Milan for an invited audience that included R.E.M. Fan Club members. While in London, R.E.M. will also play a set at
R.E.M. PHOTO/ART EXHIBIT AT ICA IN LONDON
Between March 21 and 24, the ICA (institute Of Contemporary Arts) in London will exhibit photographs and artwork created for and by R.E.M., including some truly striking shots by Anton Corbijn. The photo exhibition has been curated by the New Yorkerâs resident photographer, Steve Pyke following a
R.E.M. RADIO SHOW ON Q
Q Magazine’s web site, Q4music.com, has posted a very cool feature called the R.E.M. RADIO SHOW. The April issue of Q features a cover mount CD–the R.E.M. Jukebox–for which the band selected 15 tracks. In Q’s special R.E.M. RADIO SHOW, Peter, Mike, and Michael play
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CONFIRMED FOR NEW YORK CITY SHOW
R.E.M.’s penultimate show on the upcoming North American tour in support of ACCELERATE has been confirmed for Madison Square Garden. The band will play at the Garden on June 19th in between shows in Philadelphia and Atlanta.
LONDON CALLING!
REMHQ can now confirm that R.E.M. will play a set at the London Apple iTunes Store on Wednesday, March 26th. The iTunes one-off will be the band’s second appearance in London during their two-week European promotional tour. There are a few competitions in the works for tickets, most notably
POSTCARD FROM SXSW
Wow! What a week we just enjoyed in Austin for South BY Southwest.
Among the highlights were:
-Playing our showcase at Stubbs, which was joined by a bunch of other great bands and the whole night carried live and now streaming on NPR.org. Bob Boilen, music
R.E.M. READY FOR LANGERADO AND SXSW
After a solid week of rehearsals in Athens, R.E.M. kicks off a month filled with live appearances and performances tomorrow night at the Langerado Festival in Big Cypress, Florida. R.E.M.’s headlining slot on March 8th marks a return to the stage for the band whose last live appearance was
SPIN REVIEWS ACCELERATE
Spin.com has posted a review of ACCELERATE which you can read by clicking HERE.
illustration from spin.com by RICCARDO VECCHIO
LEAP DAY ROUNDUP
Today we have a special treat in store for fans at ninetynights.com in recognition of February 29th’s anomalous place in the calendar this year; click here to watch Mike Mills introduce our Leap Year feature presentation as we take a brief time out from our ninety nights
ROYAL ALBERT HALL SHOW BROADCAST ANNOUNCED
NME.com reports that BBC Radio 2 will carry a live broadcast of the band’s Royal Albert Hall concert on March 24th.
R.E.M. and Friends, a benefit concert for the Institute of Contemporary Arts, will feature performances by R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock, Foals, and Duke Spirit.
R.E.M. TO HEADLINE SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL
R.E.M. will be one of the headliners at this year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington state. The festival takes place over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26. Tickets go on sale March 8.
Stay tuned to remhq.com for the
R.E.M. ADDS UK DATES TO ’08 TOUR
The band has now added four dates in the U.K. to their upcoming tour of Europe this summer. The dates are as follows:
Sunday, Aug. 24: Manchester, L.C.C.C.
Monday, Aug. 25: Cardiff, Millennium Stadium
Wednesday, Aug. 27: Southampton, Rosebowl
Saturday, Aug. 30: London, Twickenham Stadium