R.E.M. 2008 EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
R.E.M. will kick off their 2008 European Tour in support of Accelerate in July in Amsterdam. The tour will be preceded by a special engagement at the Royal Albert Hall in London, one week prior to the release of Accelerate, on March 24th.
The band previously announced North American dates which you can view here.
More dates, notably European festivals and R.E.M. dates in the U.K., will follow soon, so please stay tuned.
MARCH
24th: UK: London, Royal Albert Hall
JULY
2nd: Holland: Amsterdam, Westerpark
9th: France: Nice, Theatre De Verdure
15th: Germany: Dresden, Elbufer
16th: Germany: Berlin, Waldbuhne
18th: Switzerland: Locarno, City Square
20th: Italy: Perugia, Umbria Jazz Festival, Parco Giuliana
21st: Italy: Verona, Arena
23rd: Italy: Naples, Neapolis Festival, Mostra d’Oltremare
24th: Italy: Udine, Villa Manin
26th: Italy: Milan, Arena Civica
JULY
3rd: Belgium--Werchter Festival
5th: Spain--Bilbao Live ’08 Festival
6th: Spain--Doctor Loft 05.00 Festival, Castello d’Empuries,
(North Barcelona)
8th: France--Le Nuits de Fourvieres (Theatre Antique), Lyon
12th: Ireland--Oxegen, Dublin
13th: UK--T In The Park, Glasgow
AUGUST
16th: Hungary--Sziget Festival, Budapest
Sunday, Aug. 24: Manchester, L.C.C.C.
Monday, Aug. 25: Cardiff, Millennium Stadium
Wednesday, Aug. 27: Southampton, Rosebowl
Saturday, Aug. 30: London, Twickenham Stadium
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On another note: Radio 2 is gonna broadcast the Royal Alber Hall gig on March 24th
Might be some old news, but I heard it will be released on Facebook in April.
March 24th, actually.
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