Wonderful to be back in Italy, for a show last night in Perugia and tonight in the amazing Arena in Verona–we have 3 more here after tonight, then Nyon for PALEO Festival and the first bit of Europe is over for a 2 week break.
R.E.M.’s world tour moves through Locarno, Switzerland tonight (the band has just finished their set (enter remlocarno at “query” to see twittered set list) at Moon and Stars in the Piazza Grande Locarno as we type…getting ready for the encore) and over to Perugia,
Tickets for R.E.M.’s October 4th concert at Turkcell Kurucesme Arena in Instanbul, Turkey go on sale today. For ticket information, please click here.
From the ticket website:
R.E.M. makes Istanbul debut!
Pozitif Music is making a dream come true by making the most anticipated concert of all time, a reality…REM
The set last night was a cracker–These Days straight into Horse to Water into Second Guessing into Kenneth all without so much as a breath– wow! And later treats like Seven Chinese Bros and Hollow Man in the encore; from start to finish, it was just an energetic and frenetic
One of many inspired moments in Dresden was Country Feedback, long time band and fan favorite, getting its third airing of the tour last night:
Earlier today Michael sent in a soundcheck recording of “Living Well Is The Best Revenge” from Dresden, Germany prior to tonight’s show, along with the following message:
BERTIS hey, great fun in Dresden today…great to be in germany we did a truncated soundcheck so Editors could
R.E.M. will be joined on tour tonight in Dresden, Germany by U.K. band Editors. The Dresden show marks the first of sixteen dates the group will provide support. Welcome aboard Editors…
R.E.M. will play a concert in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 4th at the Turkcell Kurucesme Arena we are very excited to announce.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 17th. Eligible Fan Club members interested in purchasing tickets to the Istanbul
Some reviews from the weekend’s festival circuit in Ireland and Scotland which have collectively been described as R.E.M.’s finest hour festival wise in some time…:
The band continues their torrid pace through Europe this week with back-to-back shows in Dresden (Elbufer) and Berlin (Waldbuhne) Tuesday and Wednesday nights, followed by a show Friday in Locarno, Switzerland, at the Moon and Stars ’08 (City Square). For full details on
While in Ireland for the Oxegen Festival this past weekend, Michael taped a PSA for Amnesty International which is in the midst of marking the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with their “Small Places Tour.” The Small Places Tour, according to Amnesty’s Chairman
The new video for “Man-Sized Wreath,” R.E.M.’s third single from ACCELERATE, premieres today at 10:00AM ET at AOL’s spinner.com; the video was created by CRUSH, the Toronto-based design house, who also created the amazing video for Hollow Man.
Be sure to visit SPINNER.com to watch
Last night’s OXEGEN at Punchestown Racetrack near Dublin was one of the best festival shows I have ever seen R.E.M. play. Something just happened between the band and the Saturday night audience, and a very special show ensued. From the opening with Begin the Begin through
Check out this awesome NME.com interview with Michael before R.E.M. headlined T In The Park in Scotland earlier tonight:
R.E.M. headlined Scotland’s T In The Park finale tonight before a massive crowd, closing the weekend out with another blistering set, and we’ve come across some amazing footage from the show on youtube. Big thanks to Thistwilightgarden for posting these great videos of the