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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 2004, although the band debuted their new material earlier this year at SXSW, the Langerado Festival, and the Royal Albert Hall.

The North American leg of the tour includes 15 shows and concludes on June 21st in Atlanta at Lakewood Amphitheatre. R.E.M. will begin their tour of Europe in Amsterdam on July 2nd (click HERE for details and ticket information).

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR (May 23rd-June 21st)

May

23–Vancouver–Deer Lake Park

29–Los Angeles–Hollywood Bowl

31–Berkeley–The Greek Theatre

June

01–Berkeley–The Greek Theatre

03–Denver–Red Rocks Amphitheatre

05–St. Paul–Xcel Energy Center

06–Chicago–United Center

08–Toronto–Molson Amphitheatre

10–Raleigh–Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

11–Washington, DC–Merriweather Post Pavilion

13–Boston–Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts

14–Long Island–Jones Beach Theater

18–Philadelphia–Mann Center for the Performing Arts

19–New York City–Madison Square Garden

21–Atlanta–Lakewood Amphitheatre

Here is a roundup of some of the latest Tour Press and other news:

Rolling Stone interview with Mike Mills

Canadian Press Interview with Mike

and…

A review of ACCELERATE from the Vancouver Sun

and an interesting perspective on R.E.M. fans at BLACKMARKS.net

Finally, in other news, be sure to tune in to WBWC’s Summer Marathon Series tomorrow (Thursday, May 22nd) to enjoy 18 hours of R.E.M.