List of R.E.M. concert tours


The following is a listing of R.E.M. tours.

1981

Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981

R.E.M. traveled extensively, mostly around the Deep South, 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, and its main aim was to help raise the necessary funds to keep the band operating. The tour was in support of their "Radio Free Europe" 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 Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "Rave On!"
  2. "Burning Down"
  3. "A Girl Like You"
  4. "Get on Their Way"
  5. "There She Goes Again"
  6. "Pretty Persuasion"
  7. "Body Count"
  8. "Narrator"
  9. "Hey Hey Nadine"
  10. "Shaking Through"
  11. "Just a Touch"
  12. " Rockville"
  13. "Dangerous Times"
  14. "Sitting Still"
  15. "All the Right Friends"
  16. "Radio Free Europe"
  17. "Little Girl"
  18. "Permanent Vacation"
  19. "Mystery to Me"
  20. "Gardening at Night"
  21. "Windout"
  22. "I Can't Control Myself"
  23. "Wait"
  24. "Baby I"
  25. "Scheherazade"
  26. "Lisa Says"
  27. "9-9"
  28. "White Tornado"
DateCityCountryVenue
March 26, 1981MurfreesboroUnited StatesK.O. Jam's
March 27, 1981NashvilleUnited StatesCantrell's
March 28, 1981CharlotteUnited StatesThe Milestone
March 31, 1981GreensboroUnited StatesFriday's
April 2, 1981AugustaUnited StatesNew York
April 3, 1981NashvilleUnited StatesVanderbilt University
April 4, 1981CarrboroUnited StatesThe Station
April 6, 1981RaleighUnited StatesThe Pier
April 10, 1981AthensUnited StatesTyrone's O.C
April 11, 1981AthensUnited StatesTyrone's O.C

1982

''Chronic Town'' Tour

In August, the band's first true national tour, in support of Chronic Town, began in San Diego, California. It finished in Florida four months later.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "Gardening at Night"
  2. "Pilgrimage"
  3. "9-9"
  4. "Wolves, Lower"
  5. "Romance"
  6. "Moral Kiosk"
  7. "Sitting Still"
  8. "1,000,000"
  9. "Pretty Persuasion"
  10. "Catapult"
  11. "Radio Free Europe"
  12. "Ages of You"
  13. "West of the Fields"
  14. "White Tornado"
  15. "Carnival of Sorts "
DateCityCountryVenue
August 14, 1982San DiegoUnited StatesSpirit Nightclub
August 19, 1982Los AngelesUnited StatesMusic Machine
August 23, 1982San FranciscoUnited StatesThe I-Beam
August 24, 1982San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Old Waldorf
August 25, 1982BerkeleyUnited StatesBerkeley Square
August 26, 1982SacramentoUnited StatesGalactica 2000
August 30, 1982FullertonUnited StatesIchabod's
August 31, 1982Los AngelesUnited StatesClub Lingerie
September 2, 1982Los AngelesUnited StatesMusic Machine
September 3, 1982Santa MonicaUnited StatesMadame Wong's West
September 4, 1982Los AngelesUnited StatesRissmiller's
September 5, 1982San FranciscoUnited StatesKabuki Nightclub
September 9, 1982PasadenaUnited StatesPerkins Palace
September 10, 1982Los AngelesUnited StatesReseda Country Club
September 11, 1982San DiegoUnited StatesAdams Avenue Theater
September 12, 1982PhoenixUnited StatesThe Cellar
September 13, 1982TucsonUnited StatesWild Cat House
September 14, 1982TucsonUnited StatesStudent Union Cellar
September 16, 1982AlbuquerqueUnited StatesUniversity Arena
September 17, 1982AmarilloUnited StatesAmarillo Roller Rink
September 19, 1982TulsaUnited StatesCain's Ballroom
September 20, 1982Kansas CityUnited StatesParody Hall
September 21, 1982LincolnUnited StatesThe Drumstick
September 22, 1982MinneapolisUnited StatesFirst Avenue
September 23, 1982CarbondaleUnited StatesRoman Room
September 24, 1982ChampaignUnited StatesGeorge Huff Gymnasium
September 25, 1982ChicagoUnited StatesStages Music Hall
September 26, 1982ChicagoUnited StatesCabaret Metro
September 28, 1982CincinnatiUnited StatesBogart's
September 29, 1982ClevelandUnited StatesAgora Ballroom
September 30, 1982PittsburghUnited StatesHeaven
October 1, 1982RichmondUnited StatesEmpire Theater
October 2, 1982TrentonUnited StatesCity Gardens
October 4, 1982ProvidenceUnited StatesThe Living Room
October 5, 1982BostonUnited StatesThe Metro
October 6, 1982New HavenUnited StatesToad's Place
October 8, 1982New York CityUnited StatesPeppermint Lounge
October 9, 1982BaltimoreUnited StatesMarble Bar
October 10, 1982RaleighUnited StatesThe Pier
October 11, 1982CharlotteUnited StatesThe Milestone
October 13, 1982RichmondUnited StatesScoundrels
October 14, 1982ColumbiaUnited StatesStriders Concert Hall
October 15, 1982AtlantaUnited StatesAgora Ballroom
October 21, 1982AthensUnited Statesi & i Club
October 22, 1982AthensUnited Statesi & i Club
October 29, 1982AtlantaUnited StatesFred B. Wenn Ballroom
November 5, 1982Baton RougeUnited StatesThe Bayou
November 6, 1982New OrleansUnited StatesTupelo's Tavern
November 8, 1982BirminghamUnited StatesOld Town Music Hall
November 9, 1982KnoxvilleUnited StatesThe Place
November 10, 1982KnoxvilleUnited StatesHobo's
November 11, 1982NashvilleUnited StatesSarratt Cinema
November 12, 1982MemphisUnited StatesThe Antenna Club
November 13, 1982CarbondaleUnited StatesRoman Room
November 14, 1982BloomingtonUnited StatesSecond Story Nightclub
November 15, 1982ColumbiaUnited StatesThe Blue Note
November 16, 1982LawrenceUnited StatesLawrence Opera House
November 18, 1982LouisvilleUnited StatesThe Beat
November 20, 1982DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's Hall
November 21, 1982Ann ArborUnited StatesJoe's Star Lounge
November 23, 1982AlbanyUnited StatesThe Chateau Lounge
November 24, 1982HempsteadUnited StatesNassau Coliseum
November 25, 1982New York CityUnited StatesPeppermint Lounge
November 26, 1982PhiladelphiaUnited StatesEast Side Club
November 27, 1982HobokenUnited StatesMaxwell's
November 28, 1982Washington, D.C.United States9:30 Club
November 29, 1982BlacksburgUnited StatesAfter Sundown
December 2, 1982GreenvilleUnited StatesUPS Club
December 3, 1982AthensUnited Statesi & i Club
December 6, 1982OrlandoUnited StatesPark Avenue
December 8, 1982Hallandale BeachUnited StatesAgora Ballroom
December 9, 1982PensacolaUnited StatesMcGuigan's Speakeasy
December 10, 1982MobileUnited StatesBadger's Den
December 11, 1982MobileUnited StatesSaenger Theatre

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 Late Night with David Letterman 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.
  1. "Gardening at Night"
  2. "9-9"
  3. "Catapult"
  4. "Letter Never Sent"
  5. "Pilgrimage"
  6. "7 Chinese Bros."
  7. "Talk About the Passion"
  8. "So. Central Rain "
  9. "Sitting Still"
  10. "Harborcoat"
  11. "Moral Kiosk"
  12. "Little America"
  13. "Second Guessing"
  14. "Radio Free Europe"
  15. "Pale Blue Eyes"
  16. "Camera"
  17. "1,000,000"
  18. "Carnival of Sorts "
  19. "Wolves, Lower"
The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "Moral Kiosk"
  2. "Pilgrimage"
  3. "Laughing"
  4. "Catapult"
  5. "Talk About the Passion"
  6. "7 Chinese Bros."
  7. "Sitting Still"
  8. "Wolves, Lower"
  9. "Gardening at Night"
  10. "Harborcoat"
  11. "9-9"
  12. "Pretty Persuasion"
  13. "Windout"
  14. "Just a Touch"
  15. "West of the Fields"
  16. "Radio Free Europe"
  17. "1,000,000"
  18. "We Walk"
  19. "Carnival of Sorts "

    Tour dates

1984

Little America Tour

R.E.M. returned to Europe in April 1984, this time in support of their second studio album, Reckoning, with a tour titled the "Little America tour". 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.
  1. "Radio Free Europe"
  2. "Harborcoat"
  3. "Pilgrimage"
  4. "Driver 8"
  5. "Talk About the Passion"
  6. "Hyena"
  7. "7 Chinese Bros."
  8. "So. Central Rain "
  9. "Letter Never Sent"
  10. "Auctioneer "
  11. "Gardening at Night"
  12. "9-9"
  13. "Windout"
  14. "Old Man Kensey"
  15. "Pretty Persuasion"
  16. "Little America"
  17. "Femme Fatale"
  18. "Riders in the Sky"
  19. " Rockville"
  20. "Wolves, Lower"
  21. "Moon River"
  22. "Wendell Gee"
  23. "See No Evil"
  24. "Just a Touch"
The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "Second Guessing"
  2. "Harborcoat"
  3. "Pilgrimage"
  4. "Hyena"
  5. "7 Chinese Bros."
  6. "Letter Never Sent"
  7. "So. Central Rain"
  8. "Talk About the Passion"
  9. "Driver 8"
  10. "Sitting Still"
  11. "Gardening at Night"
  12. "Radio Free Europe"
  13. "9-9"
  14. "Windout"
  15. "Old Man Kensey"
  16. "Pretty Persuasion"
  17. "Just a Touch"
  18. "Little America"
  19. "Pale Blue Eyes"
  20. "Femme Fatale"
  21. " Rockville"
  22. "1,000,000"
  23. "Moon River"
  24. "We Walk"
  25. "Carnival of Sorts "

    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 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 Oregon in July and ended in New Jersey 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:
  1. "Feeling Gravity's Pull"
  2. "Green Grow the Rushes"
  3. "Maps and Legends"
  4. "Harborcoat"
  5. "Hyena"
  6. "Driver 8"
  7. "Fall on Me"
  8. "Good Advices"
  9. "Sitting Still"
  10. "So. Central Rain"
  11. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
  12. "Can't Get There From Here"
  13. "7 Chinese Bros."
  14. "Auctioneer"
  15. "Old Man Kensey"
  16. "Pretty Persuasion"
  17. "Life and How to Live It"
  18. "Little America"
  19. "Talk About the Passion"
  20. "Second Guessing"
  21. "Gardening at Night"
  22. " Rockville"
  23. "Toys In the Attic"
  24. "Tired of Singing Trouble"
  25. "Theme From Two Steps Onward"
  26. "See No Evil"

    1986

Pageantry Tour

"Pageantry Tour", in support of Lifes Rich Pageant.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "These Days"
  2. "Harborcoat"
  3. "Hyena"
  4. "Sitting Still"
  5. "The [One I Love |The One I Love]"
  6. "Shaking Through"
  7. "Feeling Gravity's Pull"
  8. "The Flowers of Guatemala"
  9. "Maps and Legends"
  10. "Driver 8"
  11. "I Believe"
  12. "Swan Swan H"
  13. "7 Chinese Bros."
  14. "Superman"
  15. "Can't Get There From Here"
  16. "Old Man Kensey"
  17. "Pretty Persuasion"
  18. "Auctioneer"
  19. "Cuyahoga"
  20. "Fall on Me"
  21. "Little America"
  22. "Just a Touch"
  23. "Strange"
  24. "Begin the Begin"
  25. "Oddfellows Local 151"
  26. "Funtime"
  27. "So. Central Rain"
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act
September 5, 1986PelhamUnited StatesOak Mountain AmphitheatreFetchin' Bones
September 6, 1986BloomingtonUnited StatesIndiana University AuditoriumFetchin' Bones
September 7, 1986CincinnatiUnited StatesTaft TheatreFetchin' Bones
September 8, 1986LouisvilleUnited StatesLouisville Memorial AuditoriumFetchin' Bones
September 10, 1986NashvilleUnited StatesGrand Ole Opry HouseFetchin' Bones
September 11, 1986JacksonUnited StatesJackson Municipal AuditoriumFetchin' Bones
September 12, 1986New OrleansUnited StatesSaenger Performing Arts TheatreFetchin' Bones
September 13, 1986MemphisUnited StatesMud Island AmphitheaterFetchin' Bones
September 15, 1986Little RockUnited StatesJ.T. Robinson Memorial AuditoriumFetchin' Bones
September 17, 1986Oklahoma CityUnited StatesOklahoma City Music HallFetchin' Bones
September 18, 1986AustinUnited StatesAustin City ColiseumFetchin' Bones
September 19, 1986HoustonUnited StatesSouthern Star AmphitheatreFetchin' Bones
September 20, 1986DallasUnited StatesDallas Fair Park BandshellFetchin' Bones
September 22, 1986Las CrucesUnited StatesPan American CenterGuadalcanal Diary
September 23, 1986MesaUnited StatesMesa AmphitheatreGuadalcanal Diary
September 24, 1986Mesa, California|Costa Mesa]United StatesPacific AmphitheatreGuadalcanal Diary
September 26, 1986BerkeleyUnited StatesGreek TheatreGuadalcanal Diary
September 27, 1986Santa BarbaraUnited StatesSanta Barbara County BowlGuadalcanal Diary
September 28, 1986San DiegoUnited StatesUCSD GymnasiumGuadalcanal Diary
September 30, 1986Universal CityUnited StatesUniversal AmphitheatreGuadalcanal Diary
October 1, 1986OaklandUnited StatesOakland-Alameda County ArenaGuadalcanal Diary
October 2, 1986EugeneUnited StatesEMU BallroomGuadalcanal Diary
October 3, 1986PortlandUnited StatesPortland Civic AuditoriumGuadalcanal Diary
October 4, 1986SeattleUnited StatesParamount TheatreGuadalcanal Diary
October 5, 1986VancouverCanadaUBC War Memorial GymGuadalcanal Diary
October 7, 1986Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUtah State Fairgrounds ColiseumGuadalcanal Diary
October 9, 1986BoulderUnited StatesCU Events CenterCamper Van Beethoven
October 10, 1986LincolnUnited StatesPershing AuditoriumCamper Van Beethoven
October 11, 1986Kansas CityUnited StatesSoldiers & Sailors Memorial HallCamper Van Beethoven
October 12, 1986St. LouisUnited StatesKiel Opera HouseCamper Van Beethoven
October 14, 1986Saint PaulUnited StatesRoy Wilkins AuditoriumCamper Van Beethoven
October 15, 1986Iowa CityUnited StatesHancher AuditoriumCamper Van Beethoven
October 17, 1986MilwaukeeUnited StatesOriental TheatreCamper Van Beethoven
October 18, 1986Grand RapidsUnited StatesGeorge W. Welsh AuditoriumCamper Van Beethoven
October 19, 1986ChicagoUnited StatesUIC PavilionCamper Van Beethoven
October 21, 1986DeKalbUnited StatesChick Evans FieldhouseCamper Van Beethoven
October 22, 1986DetroitUnited StatesFox TheatreCamper Van Beethoven
October 23, 1986ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Public HallCamper Van Beethoven
October 24, 1986PittsburghUnited StatesSyria MosqueCamper Van Beethoven
October 26, 1986BuffaloUnited StatesShea's Performing Arts CenterThrowing Muses
October 27, 1986TorontoCanadaMassey HallThe Feelies
October 29, 1986MontrealCanadaMaurice-Richard ArenaThe Feelies
October 30, 1986DurhamUnited StatesLundholm GymnasiumThe Feelies
October 31, 1986BurlingtonUnited StatesRoy L. Patrick GymnasiumThe Feelies
November 1, 1986BostonUnited StatesWang TheatreThe Feelies
November 2, 1986BostonUnited StatesWang TheatreThe Feelies
November 4, 1986PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic CenterThe Feelies
November 6, 1986New York CityUnited StatesFelt ForumThe Feelies
November 7, 1986New York CityUnited StatesFelt ForumThe Feelies
November 8, 1986New HavenUnited StatesNew Haven ColiseumThe Feelies
November 9, 1986PhiladelphiaUnited StatesSpectrum ShowcaseThe Feelies
November 11, 1986CharlottesvilleUnited StatesUniversity HallLet's Active
November 12, 1986Washington, D.C.United StatesCharles E. Smith CenterLet's Active
November 14, 1986WilliamsburgUnited StatesWilliam and Mary HallLet's Active
November 15, 1986DurhamUnited StatesCameron Indoor StadiumLet's Active
November 16, 1986WilmingtonUnited StatesTrask ColiseumLet's Active
November 17, 1986ColumbiaUnited StatesTownship AuditoriumLet's Active
November 19, 1986StatesboroUnited StatesW.S. Hanner FieldhouseLet's Active
November 20, 1986JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Civic AuditoriumLet's Active
November 21, 1986St. PetersburgUnited StatesBayfront CenterLet's Active
November 22, 1986MiamiUnited StatesJames L. Knight CenterLet's Active
November 24, 1986AtlantaUnited StatesFox TheatreLet's Active
November 25, 1986AtlantaUnited StatesFox TheatreLet's Active
November 26, 1986AtlantaUnited StatesFox TheatreLet's Active

1987

Work Tour

"Work Tour", in support of the album Document. R.E.M. did not perform any shows throughout the following year, and signed to Warner Bros. for the release of their sixth studio album, Green. R.E.M. remained with Warner Bros. until their breakup in 2011.

Setlist

The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
  1. "Finest Worksong"
  2. "These Days"
  3. "Welcome to the Occupation"
  4. "Exhuming McCarthy"
  5. "Orange Crush"
  6. "Feeling Gravity's Pull"
  7. "Disturbance at the Heron House"
  8. "King of Birds"
  9. "I Believe"
  10. "Cuyahoga"
  11. "Driver 8"
  12. "Sitting Still"
  13. "Superman"
  14. "Oddfellows Local 151"
  15. "Pretty Persuasion"
  16. "It's [the End of the World as We Know It |It's the End of the World as We Know It]"
  17. "Auctioneer"
  18. "Begin the Begin"
  19. "The Flowers of Guatemala"
  20. "Fall on Me"
  21. "Just a Touch"
  22. "Strange"
  23. "The One I Love"
  24. "Pop Song '89"
  25. "See No Evil"
  26. "Harpers"
  27. "Crazy"

    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 Peter Holsapple of the dB's 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 Green 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 Monster the previous year.
The typical setlist consisted of:
  1. "Pop Song '89"
  2. "Welcome to the Occupation"
  3. "Exhuming McCarthy"
  4. "The One I Love"
  5. "Turn You Inside Out"
  6. "Disturbance at the Heron House"
  7. "Orange Crush"
  8. "Feeling Gravity's Pull"
  9. "Belong"
  10. "Sitting Still"
  11. "World Leader Pretend"
  12. "These Days"
  13. "Stand"
  14. "Pretty Persuasion"
  15. "I Believe"
  16. "Up |Get Up]"
  17. "Begin the Begin"
  18. "Auctioneer"
  19. "It's The End of the World as We Know It"
  20. "Fall on Me"
  21. "King of Birds"
  22. "Crazy"
  23. "You Are the Everything"
  24. "Finest Worksong"
  25. "Perfect Circle"
  26. "Dark Globe"
  27. "Harpers"
  28. "See No Evil"
  29. "After Hours"

    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 Monster. 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 Road Movie is a compilation of footage taken from the final three nights of the tour, in Atlanta.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi, 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 Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey, who remained active with the group on recordings of albums from New Adventures in Hi-Fi to Collapse Into Now, 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" were never performed live either.
1999 saw a performance at the Glastonbury Festival, which was later released.
Regular additional tour musicians were Joey Waronker, Ken Stringfellow and Scott McCaughey.

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 Carnegie Hall in March 2011.

2003

A tour in support of the band's Warner Bros. compilation In Time 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 Wiesbaden, Germany, on this tour.
At a concert in Raleigh, North Carolina, 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 Bill Rieflin, 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 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 "Vote for Change" 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 Olympia Theatre, Dublin 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 Around the Sun.
R.E.M. disbanded in September 2011 and did not perform any shows after the conclusion of this tour. Their final Collapse into Now release was never performed live, though Michael Stipe did a solo performance of "Every Day Is Yours to Win" at Carnegie Hall 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.
  1. "Living Well Is the Best Revenge"
  2. "I Took Your Name"
  3. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
  4. "Fall on Me"
  5. "Drive"
  6. "Man-Sized Wreath"
  7. "Ignoreland"
  8. "Disturbance at the Heron House"
  9. "Hollow Man"
  10. "Imitation of Life"
  11. "Electrolite"
  12. "The Great Beyond"
  13. "Everybody Hurts"
  14. "The One I Love"
  15. "Find the River"
  16. "Let Me In"
  17. "Bad Day"
  18. "Horse to Water"
  19. "Orange Crush"
  20. "It's the End of the World as We Know It "
  21. "Supernatural Superserious"
  22. "Losing My Religion"
  23. "I Believe"
  24. "Country Feedback"
  25. "Life and How to Live It"
  26. "Man on the Moon"

    Opening acts

Live releases

Videos and DVDs
CDs and Digital Releases
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, compilation tracks, bonus tracks, promotional EPs, bootlegs, etc.