The following is a listing of

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ...

tours.

1981

Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981

R.E.M. traveled extensively, mostly around the

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, during their first few years of being a unit. Their first real, albeit relatively local, tour took place in 1981. Mistakenly nicknamed "Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981" by the band's manager at the time, Jefferson Holt, the tour was arranged by

Bill Berry William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guita ...

, and its main aim was to help raise the necessary funds to keep the band operating. The tour was in support of their "

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" single, which was to be released on David Hibbert's Hib-Tone label in July 1981. The tour began on March 26, 1981 at K. O. Jam's in

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Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # " Rave On!" ( Sonny West cover) # "Burning Down" # "A Girl Like You" (

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cover) # "Get on Their Way" # " There She Goes Again" (

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cover) # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Body Count" # "Narrator" # "Hey Hey Nadine" # "Shaking Through" # "Just a Touch" # "

(Don't Go Back to) Rockville "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from their second studio album, '' Reckoning''. The song failed to chart on either the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts. Backgrou ...

" # "Dangerous Times" # "

Sitting Still "Sitting Still" is a song by the American rock band R.E.M. It was originally released as the B-side to the band's debut single "Radio Free Europe" on July 8, 1981. It later appeared as the eighth track on the band's 1983 debut album '' Murmur''. ...

" # " All the Right Friends" # "

" # "Little Girl" # "Permanent Vacation" # "Mystery to Me" # "

Gardening at Night "Gardening at Night" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. It was recorded for the band's 1982 debut EP '' Chronic Town''. Writing The song is said to have been written on a mattress in the front yard of the Oconee Street church in Athens, Geo ...

" # "Windout" # " I Can't Control Myself" (

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cover) # "Wait" # "Baby I" # "

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" ( Nikolai Rimsky-Koraskov cover) # "Lisa Says" (

cover) # "9-9" # "White Tornado"

1982

''Chronic Town'' Tour

In August, the band's first true national tour, in support of ''

Chronic Town ''Chronic Town'' is the debut extended play (EP) by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on August 24, 1982, on I.R.S. Records. The five-track EP was recorded at Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in October ...

'', began in

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. It finished in Florida four months later.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "

" # "Pilgrimage" # "9-9" # "Wolves, Lower" # "Romance" # "Moral Kiosk" # "

" # "1,000,000" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Catapult" # "

" # " Ages of You" # "West of the Fields" # "White Tornado" # "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)"

1983

''Murmur'' Tour

A tour in support of '' Murmur'' got underway in March. The band made their first live television appearance during the tour, on ''

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'' on October 6. The tour concluded in Europe in late November.

Setlist

This set list is representative of the performance in Rouen, France. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"

" #"9-9" #"Catapult" #"Letter Never Sent" #"Pilgrimage" #" 7 Chinese Bros." #"

Talk About the Passion "Talk About the Passion" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second single released from its debut album '' Murmur'' in 1983. It was released in Europe only, on 12" vinyl. This song failed to follow up on the ...

" #"

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the group's second studio album, '' Reckoning''. R.E.M. performed a rough version of the song on the NB ...

" #"

" #"Harborcoat" #"Moral Kiosk" #"Little America" #"Second Guessing" #"

" #"Pale Blue Eyes" #"Camera" #"1,000,000" #"Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" #"Wolves, Lower" The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "Moral Kiosk" # "Pilgrimage" # "Laughing" # "Catapult" # "

" # " 7 Chinese Bros." # "

" # "Wolves, Lower" # "

" # "Harborcoat" # "9-9" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Windout" # "Just a Touch" # "West of the Fields" # "

" # "1,000,000" # "We Walk" # "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)"

Tour dates

1984

Little America Tour

R.E.M. returned to Europe in April 1984, this time in support of their second studio album, ''

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'', with a tour titled the "Little America tour" ("Little America" being a track on the album). They tour their homeland between June and November, before visiting Asia for the first time in mid-November. This was followed with a few more shows in the UK and Norway during late November and early January 1985.

Setlist

This set list is representative of the performance in Rouen, France. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"Radio Free Europe" #"Harborcoat" #"Pilgrimage" #"Driver 8" #"Talk About the Passion" #"Hyena" #"7 Chinese Bros." #"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" #"Letter Never Sent" #"Auctioneer (Another Engine)" #"Gardening at Night" #"9-9" #"Windout" #"Old Man Kensey" #"Pretty Persuasion" #"Little America" #"Femme Fatale" #"Riders in the Sky" #"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" #"Wolves, Lower" #"Moon River" #"Wendell Gee" #"See No Evil" #"Just a Touch" The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "Second Guessing" # "Harborcoat" # "Pilgrimage" # "Hyena" # " 7 Chinese Bros." # "Letter Never Sent" # " So. Central Rain" # "

" # "

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" # "

" # "9-9" # "Windout" # "Old Man Kensey" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Just a Touch" # "Little America" # "

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" (

cover) # "

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" (

cover) # "

" # "1,000,000" # "

Moon River "Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'', winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 19 ...

" (

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cover) # "We Walk" # "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)"

Tour dates

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

1985

Reconstruction Tour

A "Pre-Construction" tour in April and May took the band around several eastern states. After the release of ''

Fables of the Reconstruction ''Fables of the Reconstruction'' (or ''Reconstruction of the Fables'') is the third studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on June 10, 1985, through I.R.S. Records. It was the band's first album recorded outside ...

'' in June, the band traveled to Europe. The following month, they returned to North America for a two-month tour. The "Reconstruction I" tour began in

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in July and ended in

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in August. October's "Reconstruction II" tour took the band back to Europe, beginning in the Netherlands and ending in Scotland. In November, "Reconstruction III" commenced in Colorado.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "Feeling Gravity's Pull" # "Green Grow the Rushes" # "Maps and Legends" # "Harborcoat" # "Hyena" # "

" # " Fall on Me" # "Good Advices" # "

" # " So. Central Rain" # " Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (

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cover) # " Can't Get There From Here" # " 7 Chinese Bros." # "Auctioneer" # "Old Man Kensey" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Life and How to Live It" # "Little America" # "

" #"Second Guessing" # "

" #"

" # " Toys In the Attic" (

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cover) # "Tired of Singing Trouble" # "Theme From Two Steps Onward" # "See No Evil" (

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cover)

1986

Pageantry Tour

"Pageantry Tour", in support of ''

Lifes Rich Pageant ''Lifes Rich Pageant'' is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on July 28, 1986, by I.R.S. Records. R.E.M. chose Don Gehman to produce the album, which was recorded at John Mellencamp's Belmont Mall Stu ...

''.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "These Days" # "Harborcoat" # "Hyena" # "

" # " The One I Love" # "Shaking Through" # "Feeling Gravity's Pull" # "The Flowers of Guatemala" # "Maps and Legends" # "

" # "I Believe" # "Swan Swan H" # " 7 Chinese Bros." # "

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" (

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cover) # " Can't Get There From Here" # "Old Man Kensey" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "Auctioneer" # " Cuyahoga" # " Fall on Me" # "Little America" # "Just a Touch" # "Strange" (

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cover) # " Begin the Begin" # "Oddfellows Local 151" # " Funtime" (

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cover) # " So. Central Rain"

1987

Work Tour

"Work Tour", in support of the album ''

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''. R.E.M. did not perform any shows throughout the following year, and signed to

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for the release of their sixth studio album, ''

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''. R.E.M. remained with Warner Bros. until their breakup in 2011.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of: # "

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" # "These Days" # "Welcome to the Occupation" # "Exhuming McCarthy" # "

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" # "Feeling Gravity's Pull" # "Disturbance at the Heron House" # "King of Birds" # "I Believe" # " Cuyahoga" # "

" # "

" (

cover) # "Oddfellows Local 151" # " Pretty Persuasion" # " It's the End of the World as We Know It" # "Auctioneer" # " Begin the Begin" # "The Flowers of Guatemala" # " Fall on Me" # "Just a Touch" # "Strange" (

cover) # " The One I Love" # " Pop Song '89" # "See No Evil" (

cover) # "Harpers" ( Hugo Largo cover) # "Crazy" ( Pylon cover)

1989

''Green'' Tour

R.E.M.'s first major tour, as well as their biggest most visually developed tour to date, featured back-projections and art films playing on the stage during the band's shows. The tour featured

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as an auxiliary musician on guitar, keys and vocals as needed. Subsequent tours would further feature backing musicians assuming instrumental roles, especially after Bill Berry's departure in 1997. The final show of the tour, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, featured the band performing their first full-length album, '' Murmur'' in order, from start to finish, followed by ''

'' in order, from start to finish. The night was concluded by an encore set performed by ''Mike & the Melons'' with Michael Stipe fronting the road crew. It marked the only live performance of "The Wrong Child", and one of the few live performances of "Hairshirt". A concert video called '' Tourfilm'' is a compilation of footage from various locations on these tours. R.E.M. would not tour again until 1995, following the release of ''

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'' the previous year. The typical setlist consisted of: # " Pop Song '89" # "Welcome to the Occupation" # "Exhuming McCarthy" # " The One I Love" # " Turn You Inside Out" # "Disturbance at the Heron House" # "

" # "Feeling Gravity's Pull" # "Belong" # "

" # "World Leader Pretend" # "These Days" # "

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" # " Pretty Persuasion" # "I Believe" # "

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" # " Begin the Begin" # "Auctioneer" # " It's The End of the World as We Know It" # " Fall on Me" # "King of Birds" # "Crazy" ( Pylon cover) # "You Are the Everything" # "

" # " Perfect Circle" # " Dark Globe" (

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cover) # "Harpers" ( Hugo Largo cover) # "See No Evil" (

cover) # " After Hours" (

cover)

1995

Monster Tour ("Aneurysm '95 Tour")

After refusing to tour in support of their two previous releases, '' Out of Time'' and '' Automatic for the People'', the band agreed to tour in support of ''

''. The tour was critically and commercially successful, though a handful of shows were either cancelled or postponed due to health problems associated with the band members. The concert video ''

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'' is a compilation of footage taken from the final three nights of the tour, in

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. ''

New Adventures in Hi-Fi ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' is the tenth studio album by the United States, American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was their fifth major-label release for Warner Bros. Records, released on September 9, 1996, in Europe and Australia, and the fol ...

'', the band's tenth studio album, was released in 1996 without a supporting tour, though a handful of material was performed during this tour, either during soundcheck or the actual show. Eight-track recorders were brought to capture its shows, and used the recordings as the base elements for that album. This was the final tour to feature Bill Berry, though he briefly reunited with them during a show in 2003. This was also the first tour to feature involvement from

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-based multi-instrumentalist

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, who remained active with the group on recordings of albums from ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' to ''

Collapse Into Now ''Collapse into Now'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 7, 2011, on Warner Bros. Produced by Jacknife Lee, who previously worked with the band on '' Accelerate'' (2008), the alb ...

'', as well as subsequent tours.

1998/1999

After initially stating they would not tour behind this year's '' Up'', the band changed their mind. A small television-and-radio tour around North America and Europe occurred between October and December. A larger, six-month tour around the same continents began in February in Europe the following year. The North American leg began in August. "Airportman" was performed at a benefit show before the promo tour commenced in 1998, but not during any tours throughout the band's career. "You're In the Air" and "Diminished" (despite the "I'm Not Over You" coda being performed) were never performed live either. 1999 saw a performance at the

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, which was later released. Regular additional tour musicians were

Joey Waronker Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He has performed with acts including Beck, R.E.M., Oasis and Roger Waters, and is a member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta. Back ...

(drums),

Ken Stringfellow Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow (born October 30, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star, Stringfellow's discography include ...

(keyboards) and

(guitars).

2001

Supporting '' Reveal'', R.E.M. undertook a small tour that took in New York City, Toronto, Japan, Australia and California. Although "Saturn Return" was never performed live, Michael Stipe performed the song entirely himself during a show at

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in March 2011.

2003

A tour in support of the band's Warner Bros. compilation ''

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'' took place in Europe between June and August, then in North America between August and October. The concert video '' Perfect Square'' was taken from footage captured from a show in

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, Germany, on this tour. At a concert in

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, Berry made a surprise appearance, performing backing vocals on "Radio Free Europe". He then sat behind the drum kit for a performance of the early R.E.M. song "Permanent Vacation", marking his first performance with the band since his retirement, though he still refused to rejoin the group regardless. This was the first tour to feature

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, who later recorded the next three albums released from the band and performed with the group on tours supporting two of those three album releases.

2004/2005

A promo tour for ''

Around the Sun ''Around the Sun'' is the thirteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on October 5, 2004 on Warner Bros. Records. The album was supported by several singles and a world tour. It was commercially successful but recei ...

'' began in Europe in September, including opening act Now It's Overhead. Prior to the release of the album, the band partook in the political "

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" tour, which included shows in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Washington, D.C. After the album's release, a North American tour commenced in October 2004. A European tour began in 2005, then extended to South Africa, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The final leg of the tour took the band back to Europe. ''Around the Sun'' was a commercial and critical failure, and band members later expressed disappointment in the album after the tour ended. A majority of material from ''Around the Sun'' was largely absent in their subsequent tour.

Accelerate Tour

R.E.M.'s final tour was the "'' Accelerate'' Tour", which took place between March and November 2008. In 2007, before the release of ''Accelerate'' and the supporting tour behind it in 2008, R.E.M. held five night "rehearsals" in front of a live audience at

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to test out new material from ''Accelerate'' and to revisit and perform old favorites, many of which hadn't been played live in nearly two decades. The resulting live album and DVD, '' Live at The Olympia'', was released in 2009. ''Accelerate'' was met with much critical enthusiasm, especially from fans of their back catalog who praised the "back-to-basics" direction that was undertaken with the album. Given the lukewarm reception of their previous album in comparison, the band ignored playing a majority of anything off ''

''. R.E.M. disbanded in September 2011 and did not perform any shows after the conclusion of this tour. Their final ''

Collapse into Now ''Collapse into Now'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on March 7, 2011, on Warner Bros. Produced by Jacknife Lee, who previously worked with the band on '' Accelerate'' (2008), the alb ...

'' release was never performed live, though Michael Stipe did a solo performance of "Every Day Is Yours to Win" at

in March 2011.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance in Mexico City and does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. #"Living Well Is the Best Revenge" #"I Took Your Name" #" What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" #" Fall on Me" #"

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" #" Man-Sized Wreath" #"

Ignoreland "Ignoreland" is the eighth track from R.E.M.'s studio album '' Automatic for the People''. The song was only released as a promo single, but had chart positions on the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts. "Ignoreland" is the sixth song by R.E. ...

" #"Disturbance at the Heron House" #"

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" #" Imitation of Life" #"

Electrolite "Electrolite" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released as the closing track from their tenth studio album, ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi'' (1996), and as the album's third single later that year. The song is a piano-based Sentimental ballad, ...

" #" The Great Beyond" #"

Everybody Hurts "Everybody Hurts" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. from their eighth studio album, '' Automatic for the People'' (1992), and released as a single in April 1993 by Warner Bros. Records. It was written by the band and produced by them with ...

" #" The One I Love" #" Find the River" #"Let Me In" #" Bad Day" #"Horse to Water" #"

" #"

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a song by American Rock music, rock band R.E.M., which first appeared on their 1987 album, ''Document (album), Document''. It was released as the album's second music single, single ...

" #" Supernatural Superserious" #"

Losing My Religion "Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on February 19, 1991 by Warner Bros. as the first single from their seventh album, '' Out of Time'' (1991). It developed from a mandolin riff improvised by the ...

" #"I Believe" #"

Country Feedback "Country Feedback" is a song by R.E.M. from their 1991 album ''Out of Time (album), Out of Time''. The title describes the music (country rock-influenced, with Audio feedback, feedback), rather than describing the song's lyrical content, a series ...

" #"Life and How to Live It" #" Man on the Moon"

Opening acts

* The National and

Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members were lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock (musician), Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and ba ...

(North America, excluding festivals) *

Editors Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, a ...

(Europe, excluding festivals) *

The Duke Spirit The Duke Spirit are an English rock band formed in London in 2003 and now based between the UK and Australia. Their sound has been seen as a melding of influences ranging from alternative rock bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and Spiri ...

(Prague) *

Elbow The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and t ...

(Stuttgart – Würzburg) * Guillemots (United Kingdom) * The Disciplines (Oslo – Helsinki) *

We Are Scientists We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock music, rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 1999. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band ...

(Tallinn – Madrid) * C：Real (Athens) *

Gabriella Cilmi Gabriella Lucia Cilmi ( ; ; born 10 October 1991) is an Australian pop singer and songwriter. A contralto, Cilmi is known for her distinctive raspy singing voice. Her debut album, '' Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becomin ...

(Athens) *

Kaiser Chiefs Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who originally formed in 1996 as Runston Parva, before reforming as Parva in 2000, and releasing one studio album, ''22'', in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their cur ...

(Athens) *

Old 97's Old 97's is an American Rock music, rock band from Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1992, they have released thirteen studio albums, two full extended plays, shared split duty on another, and they have one live album. Their most recent r ...

(Grand Prairie) * Nenhum de Nós (Porto Alegre) *Fernando Magalhães (Rio de Janeiro) *Wilson Sidereal (São Paulo) *Los Concorde (Mexico City)

Shows

Live releases

Videos and DVDs *'' Tourfilm'' (1990) *''

'' (1996) *'' Perfect Square'' (2004) *'' R.E.M. Live'' (2007) *'' Live at The Olympia (This Is Not a Show)'' (2009) *'' R.E.M. Live from Austin, Texas'' *'' REMTV'' (2014) CDs and Digital Releases *'' Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes'' (2003) *'' R.E.M. Live'' (2007) *'' Live from London'' (2008) *'' Live at Larry's Hide-Away'' (''Murmur'' 2008 Deluxe Edition bonus disc) *'' Live at the Aragon Ballroom'' (''Reckoning'' 2009 Deluxe Edition bonus disc) *'' Live at The Olympia'' (2009) *'' Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions'' (2014) *'' R.E.M. at the BBC'' (2018) This list includes only official releases made up exclusively and entirely of live performances. Various other live performances by R.E.M. can be found as

B-sides The A-side and B-side are the two sides of vinyl records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a single usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or ...

, compilation tracks, bonus tracks, promotional EPs, bootlegs, etc.

References

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