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French festival Rock en Seine and the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, have been added to the band’s summer tour. For more information on tickets and tour details, please visit the LIVE page at remhq.com.

Visit La Blogotheque to read Vincent Moon’s first-hand account of his adventures with R.E.M.

Be sure to tune in to FRESH AIR today as the band will discuss ACCELERATE and other topics with host Terry Gross. If you miss the broadcast you can listen to audio from today’s show at 3pm ET HERE.

Also, NPR has a podcast of the

This just in…ACCELERATE has entered the charts at #1 in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic and Switzerland after its first week of release. The record also claimed #2 chart positions in the United States, Austria, Holland, Germany, Italy, and Israel. Exciting news all around!

Please click HERE for Michael’s interview with Ben Jones of Sunday Night Live, Virgin Radio.

Support for R.E.M.’s summer tour of Europe is bolstered by a host of strong acts including UK band Editors who are on board for a total of 16 dates. Other acts include Elbow, Modern Skirts, Ludeal, Duke Spirit, The Disciplines, and Guillemots. Locarno support remains TBA. Please see the

April 19 is Record Store Day, and the band will be a part of the festivities along with scores of other bands and hundreds of independent record stores. R.E.M. will release a 7″ limited edition single of “Supernatural Superserious” b/w “Airliner” (non-LP B-side). For more information about

Due to strong sales for the May 31st show at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, we are pleased to announce a second show on June 1st has been added to the band’s North American tour. For more information about tickets, please click HERE.

Be sure to tune into NPR’s Fresh Air on Wednesday when host Terry Gross will talk to the band about ACCELERATE. Please check local listings for air times in your area.

R.E.M. will headline XM’s “Offsite,” featuring an exclusive hour of song performances from ACCELERATE, and an in-depth interview with the band, spanning politics, musical interests, touring set lists and more.

“R.E.M. Offsite” premieres Sunday, April 6 at 10 p.m. ET on XM’s modern alternative channel “Ethel” (XM 47). Offsite, which airs

FLAGPOLE.COM talks to Jacknife Lee about ACCELERATE in an exclusive interview.

The CBS Sunday Morning piece on the band which aired this past Sunday will air again in a slightly shorter version tomorrow on the CBS Early Show. Please check local listings for air times in your area. Click HERE for more information on the program.