VANCOUVER PHOTO DIARY
Thanks to David Belisle for these great photos from Friday night’s show in Vancouver, BC.
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TOUR GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT… NEW TOUR SITE LAUNCHED
R.E.M.’s 2008 WORLD TOUR opens tonight in Vancouver, BC at Deer Lake Park where the band will be supported by Modest Mouse and The National. The band plays sixteen dates in North America followed by a European tour from July-September.
R.E.M. TOUR 2008 SITE LAUNCHED
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R.E.M. SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENT AMERICA
During the North American tour, staff for Environment America, a federal of state environmental groups (and the new home for U.S. PIRGâs environmental work), will be enlisting the help of concertgoers for their Clean Energy and Green Economy campaign. Helping to solve this countryâs energy problems and building the
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS AIRS SATURDAY NIGHT
Be sure to tune in to Austin City Limits this Saturday for R.E.M.’s performance on the acclaimed PBS program (please check local listings for exact air time). The concert, recorded in March 2008, kicks off Austin City Limits’ new season and featured nine songs from the band’s new record
R.E.M. TOUR CRANKS UP IN VANC, BC FRIDAY
R.E.M. begins an extensive tour of North America and Europe this Friday at Deer Lake Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they’ll be joined by special guests Modest Mouse and The National. The summer concerts in support of ACCELERATE mark R.E.M.’s first full-fledged tour since
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS HOLLOW MAN VIDEO
Click on the Hollow Man Live banner on the right to view the band’s performance of the new single from ACCELERATE at Austin City Limits. And…be sure to tune in to PBS on May 24th for the entire concert. Click HERE for more information about the show.
POSTCARD FROM HOME BEFORE LIFT-OFF
With only 2 weeks to the first show in Vancouver . . . . this is the time for making final arrangements and plans for getting this show on the road. And soon it will be time for Ready or Not! Visit our LIVE page for
EXCLUSIVE VH1 VIDEO FOOTAGE FOR UK O2 PHONE SUBSCRIBERS
From Monday May 12 to Monday May 19, R.E.M. fans in the UK signed up to O2 will be able to watch exclusive clips of the bandâs recent VH1 interview with Jo Whiley on their mobile phones. Simply go to O2 Active on your browser and click on MTV within
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS TO AIR MAY 24TH
R.E.M.’s stint in Austin this March leading up to the release of ACCELERATE included two memorable firsts: a concert for SXSW at Stubbs Bar-B-Q and a performance before a studio audience for the venerable PBS program, Austin City Limits. We are excited to announce that the band’s Austin
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: ST. PAUL, ACCELERATE, VOODOO, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, R.E.M. HELLO
ST. PAUL ON-SALE SATURDAY:
Tickets for R.E.M.’s show at the Xcel Energy Center Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, go on sale tomorrow morning at 11AM (CT). The June 5th concert in St. Paul will be the band’s third performance at Xcel, a venue the guys played most recently
R.E.M. ADDS NEW ORLEANS VOODOO FESTIVAL!
We are excited to announce that R.E.M. will play the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on October 26th. The Voodoo Festival is a three-day event in the Crescent City slated for October 24-26. There will be a ticket pre-sale on May 3rd. For more information
DIGITAL ARTS ON HOLLOW MAN
Digital Arts has posted a thoughtful article on the Hollow Man video featuring a discussion with the video’s creator/director Gary Thomas of Crush who describes the basis for the concept and the imagery.
Click HERE to read.
MICHAEL TALKS WITH DAVE FANNING TONIGHT
Be sure to check out RTÃ Radio 1 at 7:02 PM GMT tonight for Dave Fanning’s interview with Michael. You can listen HERE.
AN AUDIENCE WITH PETER BUCK
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).