R.E.M. will kick off their 2008 European Tour in support of ACCELERATE in July in Amsterdam. The tour will be preceded by a special engagement at the Royal Albert Hall in London, one week prior to the release of Accelerate, on March 24th.
The band
R.E.M. & Friends
Kick Start 60 Years of the
ICA Celebrations with
Royal Albert Hall Show, March 24th
With Robyn Hitchcock, Foals, Duke Spirit
One week prior to the release of ACCELERATE, R.E.M. will perform their first ever show at Londonâs Royal
The Seattle rockers are in…
Word just in that Supernatural Superserious will be played on Jonathan Clarke’s Out of the Box show on Q104.3 NYC at 9pm ET tonight; you can “tune in” online and listen to R.E.M.’s new single (which you can also listen to on remhq.com) here.
Here’s the first wave of blogreaction to Supernatural Superserious which has been streaming on various sites around the internet, including, of course, yours truly:
Both the regular and special editions of ACCELERATE are now available for pre-order. Please click the links below for more information:
You’ve heard the thirty second clip, you’ve seen the trailer and the
behind the scenes footage from the video shoot of Supernatural
Superserious. Now it’s time to listen to R.E.M.’s next single in its
entirety. Click on the LISTEN button in the right hand banner and check it out!
Tonight i ride with the rolling Elvii. We roll with the Muses, the all female krew with the shoe fetish. Though it may be cold, I will be well-insulated by the thrill of seeing Mardi Gras for the first time, and from the inside at that.
Support for the band’s SXSW show at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q on March 12 has been confirmed. R.E.M. will be joined by Dead Confederate, Papercranes, Johnathan Rice, and Summerbirds in the Cellar.
Please visit SXSW for more information.
R.E.M. will tour North America this May and June in support of Accelerate, their new record which is set to be released on April 1. The band will be joined on the North American tour by Modest Mouse and The National. Please stay
R.E.M. has been in New York City for the past few days doing press and photography for the new record. Earlier in the week, the band got together with the fantastic, super-talented director Vincent Moon (ninetynights, Takeaway Shows) to shoot a video for “Supernatural Superserious.” Bertis was on
As previously announced, R.E.M. will be playing this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin. We can now confirm that the band’s show will take place at Stubbs Bar-B-Q on March 12. More details to follow.
Click on the links below to read recent press on ninetynights.com and Accelerate:
Pitchfork
Blogotheque
les inrockuptibles
20 Minutes
Stereogum
Local rockers The Drive By Truckers will be playing a benefit concert Thursday, January 10, at the 40 Watt in support of Nuçi’s Space, a resource space set up for Athens’ musicians whose mission is to promote the emotional, physical and occupational well-being of the music community.
We are excited to announce that R.E.M. will play at this year’s SXSW
Festival in Austin, Texas. The SXSW Music and Media Conference and Festival showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over fifty stages in downtown Austin from March 12-16.
More to follow soon on the