R.E.M. 13: First-ever South African shows rock

March 07, 2005

First-ever South African shows rock

The band is playing its first South African shows ever, and after the opening two nights in Cape Town, Bertis writes, "Two tremendous shows in front of some of the most enthusiastic, raucous crowds R.E.M. has ever seen (and heard)." They'll play shows in Durban and Johannesburg before heading to Japan for the Asian leg of their tour.

Here are a couple of links:
• R.E.M. rock Cape Town (news24.com)
• A monster performance (iafrica.com)
• Peter and Michael did an interview on BBC radio. A transcript is in this murmurs.com thread.
• Electron Blue, the second single off "Around the Sun," debuted at No. 26 on the UK singles chart.

Posted by David Bill at March 7, 2005 09:15 PM

Comments

The Durban gig was brilliant with as enthusiastic a crowd as the other SA shows. Despite the rain and thethreat of a storm the crowd had a great time and the band even played some Creedence for us. Any chance of getting the set list up for that anytime soon?

Posted by: Jon at March 17, 2005 02:10 AM


	« Mills better, tour resumes \| Main \| R.E.M. rolling through Japan » March 07, 2005 First-ever South African shows rock The band is playing its first South African shows ever, and after the opening two nights in Cape Town, Bertis writes, "Two tremendous shows in front of some of the most enthusiastic, raucous crowds R.E.M. has ever seen (and heard)." They'll play shows in Durban and Johannesburg before heading to Japan for the Asian leg of their tour. Here are a couple of links: • R.E.M. rock Cape Town (news24.com) • A monster performance (iafrica.com) • Peter and Michael did an interview on BBC radio. A transcript is in this murmurs.com thread. • Electron Blue, the second single off "Around the Sun," debuted at No. 26 on the UK singles chart. Posted by David Bill at March 7, 2005 09:15 PM Comments The Durban gig was brilliant with as enthusiastic a crowd as the other SA shows. Despite the rain and thethreat of a storm the crowd had a great time and the band even played some Creedence for us. Any chance of getting the set list up for that anytime soon? Posted by: Jon at March 17, 2005 02:10 AM