photo by Ethan Kaplan

SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS WEDNESDAY

After shows in New Orleans and Dallas this past weekend, R.E.M. now sets its sights on South America where the band will play ten shows in six countries over the course of seventeen days beginning with Wednesday night's show in Bogota, Colombia. We've posted a series of interviews that Mike and Michael conducted last week which you can read (in Spanish and Portugese) here.   

The Fall schedule is as follows:

October 29th: Bogota, Colombia, Parque Simon Bolivar
November 1st: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Club Ciudad BA
November 3rd: Santiago, Chile, Movistar Arena
November 4th: Santiago, Chile, Movistar Arena
November 6th: Porto Alegre, Zequinha Stadium
November 8th: Rio de Janeiro, Arena
November 10th: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Via Funchal
November 11th: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Via Funchal
November 14th: Lima, Peru, LIMA Hot Festival
November 16th: Caracas, Movistar Musica Festival

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GET YOUR VIDEOS!

You can visit remhq.com to watch videos for "Until the Day is Done" and the live version of "Man-Sized Wreath."   The live cut of "Man-Sized Wreath" was directed by R.E.M.'s tour videographer, Blue Leach, while "Until the Day is Done" was directed by Vincent Moon who shot footage of the band on location in Dublin, Ireland, during the Working Rehearsals in 2007 and in Athens, Georgia, during the Accelerate recording sessions.   Click here to watch "Until the Day is Done" and here to watch "Man-Sized Wreath" Live.

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