R.E.M. appears onstage for first time in 17 years at R.E.M. tribute show

A tour to celebrate R.E.M. 's earliest recordings, specifically Murmur, has been led by actor Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy. R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills joined the duo and their band in Chicago last year. At the 40 Watts Club in Athens, GA, the original members of R.E.M. joined Shannon and Narducy onstage at the end of their set. Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry shared the stage for the first time since 2007.

Taken from R.E.M. official Facebook page: "Last night’s Murmur tribute show at the 40 Watt was one of those nights when we’re all blessed to call Athens home. Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and friends sounded great playing Murmur from start to finish along with all of Chronic Town and select tracks from Reckoning, Fables, Lifes Rich Pageant, Out of Time, and Dead Letter Office.” The band continued, “At various points throughout the night, Bill, Peter, and Mike came on stage and joined in on the fun (highlights were Perfect Circle, Pretty Persuasion, Rockville and Letter Never Sent) and Michael came up at the end of the show to say how thrilled he, Bill, Peter, and Mike were to be there. It was a truly great evening spent seeing old friends and listening to a top notch band pay homage to some of the defining music in the band’s early catalog.”

On his Instagram account, Narducy wryly described the experience as “a completely normal rock concert.” He added, “Huge thanks to the four original members of @rem and their wonderful people…for making us feel so welcome."

Stipe has been working on a solo album while Buck is collaborating with Luke Haines on a new Baseball Project album. As a producer, Buck oversaw Eyelids' 2023 album A Colossal Waste of Light, one of rock's finest cerebral and jangly gems. And Shannon and Narducy's tour wraps up in New York City in just a few days.

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R.E.M. tribute concert led by Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy.



R.E.M. on stage at the 40 Watt Club, February 8, 2024.



R.E.M. live at the 40 Watt Club, November 19, 1992.