By David Bienenstock 02.23.99 Wall Of Sound If the summer’s Tibetan Freedom Concert is MTV, then Monday night’s annual benefit for Manhattan’s Tibet House was decidedly VH1 — a showcase of matured and emerging musical staples alongside traditional Tibetan performers. And then there was Cibo Matto. The tickets, which started at $25, promised an evening [...]
By Jane Stevenson 02.20.99 Toronto Sun During a 90-minute broadcast from the MusiquePlus studios in Montreal — shown on MuchMoreMusic in English Canada and hampered by one technical glitch — the veteran band was in top form. They performed nine songs, including fan favourites Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon and It’s The End [...]
02.18.99 Atlanta Journal-Constitution They said it would never happen, but it looks as if Athens supergroup R.E.M. may tour after all – or at least play a few Atlanta dates. The word in Athens is that the band is booked in late August for several nights at Chastain Park Amphitheatre, a venue R.E.M. has never [...]
By Daniel Frankel 02.09.99 E! Online R.E.M. tours are kind of like celestial events–miss one, and you’ll have to wait years to catch another appearance. But, look up to yonder heavens, fans of the Athens, Georgia, alt-rock trio. The band–supporting its new Warner Bros. release, Up–is embarking on its first tour in four years, and [...]
By Cat Mantione Holmes 02.09.99 Athens Daily News The mood at the R.E.M. offices was definitely upbeat Monday, as the Athens-based rock band announced a three-month world tour this summer, beginning June 17 in Lisbon, Portugal, and winding up Sept. 11 in Boston. The dog days of August are reserved for the hometown crowd — [...]
02.08.99 Wall Of Sound Shortly before the release of its latest album, Up, in October of last year, R.E.M. announced that, although the group had intended to tour the globe, it was canceling all touring plans, barring a few promotional appearances both in the United States and abroad. Now, Michael Stipe and the boys have [...]
02.08.99 Jam! Magazine After pointedly telling anyone who’d listen that they would not be touring behind their current album, R.E.M. have had an abrupt change of heart. On Monday, the band unveiled details of a full-scaled North American tour, to begin Aug. 9 in Los Angeles and running through Sept. 11 in Boston. The itinerary, [...]
02.01.99 Zoogdisney.com Zoogerator: — Welcome to the Zeethatorium! Zoogerator: — We are excited to have as our special guest today… Zoogerator: — the one and only Michael Stipe from R.E.M.! Zoogerator: — R.E.M.’s new album “Up” is in stores now…. Zoogerator : — so feel free to ask him about that or whatever else you [...]