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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL ADDED TO N. AMERICAN TOUR
R.E.M. has added a June 5th date at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota to their tour of North America this summer. The band will be joined by Modest Mouse and The National, and tickets go on sale Saturday, May 3rd at 11AM (CT).
R.E.M. WEEKEND ROUNDUP

LONDON iTUNES BROADCAST THIS SUNDAY
On April 27th (Sunday) at 10PM CET, Radio FFN in Germany will broadcast the band’s recent performance at the Apple store in London which took place on March 26th. Be sure to check it out.
You can click HERE to link to Radio FFN’s audio player.
HOLLOW MAN VIDEO PREMIERE
The video for “Hollow Man,” the second single from ACCELERATE, is now streaming at remhq.com (click on the “Hollow Man” banner on the main page) and at myspace.com.
BEHIND THE VIDEO
The video was created by CRUSH â a cutting edge graphic-design and production studio based in Toronto.

CELEBRATE RECORD STORE DAY
ACCELERATE REDUX
As ACCELERATE continues to excel both critically and commercially in its second week since release, we wanted to take a look back at some of the highlights from the recent promo tour the guys did in Europe and the USA. Here are a few links highlighting some of the big
GWEN BEGINS AGAIN
For Athenians who, like us, follow the politics with a keen eye, take note that Gwen O’Looney, our good friend and former Athens Mayor, has launched her campaign to become a delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. We enthusiastically support Gwen’s bid and would like to
MOG.COM INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL CONTINUES…
Mog.com has posted the third installment from Michael’s excellent interview with Faith-Ann Young. Today’s discussion: split pea soup, vomit, Gorbachev and Cher. Click HERE to watch.
EUROPEAN FESTIVAL UPDATE
French festival Rock en Seine and the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, have been added to the band’s summer tour. For more information on tickets and tour details, please visit the LIVE page at remhq.com.
TIME FOR TAKE-AWAY
Visit La Blogotheque to read Vincent Moon’s first-hand account of his adventures with R.E.M.
FRESH AIR TODAY
ACCELERATE CHARGES UP THE CHARTS
This just in…ACCELERATE has entered the charts at #1 in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic and Switzerland after its first week of release. The record also claimed #2 chart positions in the United States, Austria, Holland, Germany, Italy, and Israel. Exciting news all around!

UK’S THE BIG ISSUE COVER FEATURE THIS WEEK
The Big Issue, the UK weekly, has a cover feature on the band this week. Click HERE to read a portion of the article and pick up the rest on the streets in the UK.
VIRGIN RADIO INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL
Please click HERE for Michael’s interview with Ben Jones of Sunday Night Live, Virgin Radio.