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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. PIRG’s environmental work), will be enlisting the help of concertgoers for their Clean Energy and Green Economy campaign. Helping to solve this country’s energy problems and building the

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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 band’s 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

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.

R.E.M. WEEKEND ROUNDUP


A few quick highlights from earlier this week:

HOLLOW MAN VIDEO PREMIERE

The premiere for the Hollow Man video took place on Monday at myspace.com, and you can now view a high resolution stream of the video, directed by CRUSH, here at REMHQ.COM.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL TOUR STOP

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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.