“The Myth, the Monster, the Video... A Heady Brew dedicated to the spirit of independent filmmaking.” R.E.M. Succumbs was released in the UK on May 15, 1987.
🙏 Tomorrow is the final day to bid on this cool package of R.E.M. items (signed promo photo, Green Tour T-Shirt, Monster Tour Program, & Blackwing Pencil) to benefit Athens organization @thecottagega (a center for victims of sexual assault and children’s advocacy); bidding on this set helps to fund services for survivors in Athens and the surrounding community and supports healing, advocacy, and hope. Visit the link in bio for more!
This Just In: Peter will be joining good friend Steve Wynn for a show at the Rialto Club in Athens on July 9th. Their show earlier this week was a blast. Don’t miss this one! Ticket info at the link in bio.
The picture that emerges throughout Reveal is one of magic rediscovered.” — Q Magazine (2001) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
25 years later, R.E.M.’s Reveal remains a landmark album — lush, reflective, and home to standout tracks like “Imitation of Life,” “All The Way To Reno,” “Disappear,” and “I’ll Take The Rain.”
Revisit the album at the link in bio — and stay tuned for more Reveal news in the weeks ahead….
REVEAL, the band’s 12th studio album, was released this week (May 14/15) in 2001. The album, produced by Pat McCarthy and the band, featured singles “Imitation of Life,” “All The Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star),” & “I’ll Take The Rain.” As we look back on 25 years, the band had many memorable appearances leading up to the release date: the South Africa Freedom Day concert in Trafalgar Square, Top of the Pops & Later…. With Jools Holland in the UK, MTV Sonic in Milan, the Black Sessions and Nulle Part Ailleurs in Paris, Musica Si & Los Mas 40 in Madrid, and the Cologne concert outside the Kolner Dom, to name a few. But as the saying goes, there’s no place like home where the traditional Album Release Party was held in Athens at the Georgia Theatre on May 14. That night, those in attendance were treated to a first listen of Reveal and a viewing of the Reveal documentary film by good friend Dominic DeJoseph. There was great food by Athens legend, Weaver D, not to mention the live auction of rare memorabilia, proceeds from which benefitted longtime Athens organization, Community Connection. There will be many more Reveal 25 memories to share, but for now, share your favorite song from Reveal in the comments.
Let’s go #REVEAL25!
🔥 “Just like my mama said…” Last night at the Rialto Club in downtown Athens: a little @drivinncryin with Peter Buck, Kevn Kinney and @lordmillsey 📱 dkb
Peter Buck and Kevn Kinney welcomed special guest, Mike Mills, for a beautiful rendition of Fall On Me to close out the show at the Rialto in Athens.
@rem@lordmillsey@kevnkinney312@aubreyent
“Approximately forty-two years ago, the combined members of The Dream Syndicate and R.E.M. performed an impromptu set at the Uptown Lounge under the name Adolf and the Casuals featuring Raul. It was a pretty chaotic night with some of the group members apparently being overserved. In the course of the evening, a medley of “Ghostbusters” and “Gloria” was attempted. Twice. In honor of that legendary night, Steve Wynn and I gave the two songs a valiant thrashing at our show last night at the Rialto Theatre in Athens.” -Peter
🇩🇪 ⛪️ 🎸 25 years ago today, May 12, on the verge of the release of Reveal, the band’s free concert in Cologne, Germany for an estimated 100,000 fans in the Roncalliplatz by the Kolner Dom took place. It was an incredible show broadcast live on MTVEurope with people from all over Europe and much of the world there on that special night.
From the R.E.M. Timeline:
12 May 2001 - Kolner Dom, Roncalliplatz, Cologne, Germany
support: Seeed
soundcheck: Superman (Mills vocal) / I’ll Take The Rain (Instrumental) / Pop Song 89 / Daysleeper / At My Most Beautiful / The Great Beyond (aborted)
set: The Great Beyond / What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star) / Cuyahoga / Electrolite / I’ve Been High / Daysleeper / The Lifting / Find The River / Imitation Of Life / I’ll Take The Rain / At My Most Beautiful / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
encore: So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) / It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
