January 13th marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the bands 1995 tour in support of MONSTER which kicked off in Perth, Australia, following a lengthy hiatus from the road. After four days of rehearsals in Perth, R.E.M. returned to the stage at the Perth Entertainment Centre with support from Grant Lee Buffalo and Died Pretty and performed a set highlighted by every track from their new album plus songs from AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE and OUT OF TIME, the two predecessors to MONSTER which the band hadnt toured behind... R.E.M. also dipped further back into their catalog with songs from GREEN and DOCUMENT and even premiered a new track called Revolution. The verdict? It was great to be back, the new songs rocked, and the fans dug it! Heres the setlist from opening night with big thanks to The R.E.M. Timeline Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia support: Died Pretty, Grant Lee Buffalo Set: Whats The Frequency, Kenneth? / Drive / Circus Envy / Me In Honey / Strange Currencies / I Dont Sleep, I Dream / Try Not To Breathe / Revolution / Tongue / Man On The Moon / Half A World Away / Country Feedback / Losing My Religion / Crush With Eyeliner / You / Pop Song 89 / Star Me Kitten / For The Love Of Money - King Of Comedy / Star 69 / Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) encore: Let Me In / Everybody Hurts / Bang And Blame / I Took Your Name / Get Up Read a great review of the Sydney, Australia, show from a few nights later by Michael Goldberg: bit.ly/1u1l2er Heres the studio version of Revolution on the off chance you havent heard that one before: https://youtube/watch?v=ATlWbwB1r6M
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:57:29 +0000