TONY CLIFTON GRACES ATHENS…


Sometime R.E.M. nemesis Tony Clifton makes a rare appearance in Athens tonight at the Georgia Theatre on Lumpkin St. The band last saw Clifton at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 2003 where he attempted to body slam Michael and pour water on the band. Michael was

TOUR ACCELERATES WITH NEW DATES IN ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND ITALY


In addition to the dates announced last week in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Murcia, Spain, R.E.M. has added the following dates (in bold) in Estonia, Latvia, and Italy to the 2008 European Tour in support of ACCELERATE:

September 11th: Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia

September 12th: Arena, Riga, Latvia

September 14th: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania (previously announced)

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R.E.M. RETURNS HOME IN STYLE


R.E.M. ripped through a muscular 27-song set Saturday at Atlanta’s Lakewood Amphitheatre on a balmy Georgia night, the last of the sixteen dates on the band’s North American leg of their current world tour. It was arguably the finest show on a tour replete with stellar performances and highlights.

R.E.M. PLAYS ATLANTA TONIGHT


The band is in Atlanta tonight for the finale of the North American leg of their world tour. Tonight’s show is at Lakewood Amphitheatre (Hi Fi Buys), a venue R.E.M. has never previously played. After Saturday night’s concert, R.E.M. will take a short break and return to the

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FINALE IN ATLANTA SATURDAY


Saturday night’s concert at Atlanta’s Lakewood Amphitheatre will be the finale on the North American leg of R.E.M.’s world tour in support of ACCELERATE which began May 23rd in Vancouver. Through New York City, R.E.M. has played a total of fifteen dates with support each night from Modest Mouse

R.E.M. LANDS FLAGPOLE’S BEST ALBUM AWARD


R.E.M. took home the 2008 Flagpole Best Album Award for ACCELERATE Thursday night, besting a trio of stellar local releases including the Drive-By-Trucker’s “Brighter Than Creation’s Dark,” Elf Power’s “In a Cave” and The Whigs “Mission Control.” R.E.M.’s Art Director Chris Bilheimer was on hand to accept the award

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MAN-SIZED WREATH PREMIERES AT MSG (UPDATED)


If you’ve seen one of the band’s shows during their current tour, then you’ve experienced the amazing visual component of the show brought to you by the stunning video screens which accompany the music. Last night at their sold-out concert in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the band

GARDENING AT NIGHT: R.E.M. IN NYC


R.E.M. plays their penultimate show on the North American tour at NYC’s Madison Square Garden tonight after another barnburner at the Mann Center in Philadelphia Wednesday (read review). On Saturday, the band returns “home” for the final North American show at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, just down

TOUR DATES IN LITHUANIA AND SPAIN ADDED


R.E.M. has added dates in Spain and Lithuania to their upcoming tour of Europe in support of ACCELERATE we can now confirm.

In addition to the previously announced date in Madrid on October 1st, R.E.M. will play in Murcia on September 30th at the Plaza de Toros de Murcia.

SOME BONUS ROCK FROM THE COLBERT REPORT


The Colbert Report will re-air the band’s “extra” performance of Hollow Man tonight at 11:35PM ET. If you can’t make it then, then check it out here and visit their web site for more information:

POSTCARD FROM THE MINI-BREAK


We all have a little Fathers Day break to rest up for the Big Week ahead–the mad dash through North America is almost over with shows later this week in Philadelphia, New York and Atlanta. Peter and Scott go on Letterman tonight with the Steve Wynn-led Baseball