The following is a listing of R.E.M. tours.
1981 Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981
R.E.M. traveled extensively, mostly around the Deep South, during their first few years of being a unit. Their first real, albeit relatively local, tour took place in 1981. Mistakenly nicknamed "Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981" by the band's manager at the time, Jefferson Holt, the tour was arranged by Bill Berry, and its main aim was to help raise the necessary funds to keep the band operating. The tour was in support of their "Radio Free Europe" single, which was to be released on David Hibbert's Hib-Tone label in July 1981.
The tour began on March 26, 1981 at K. O. Jam's in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.R.E.M. timeline at Online AthensR.E.M. Timeline
Setlist The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
"Rave On!" (Sonny West cover) "Burning Down" "A Girl Like You" (The Young Rascals cover) "Get on Their Way" "There She Goes Again" (The Velvet Underground cover) "Pretty Persuasion" "Body Count" "Narrator" "Hey Hey Nadine" "Shaking Through" "Just a Touch" "(Don't Go Back to) Rockville" "Dangerous Times" "Sitting Still" "All the Right Friends" "Radio Free Europe" "Little Girl" "Permanent Vacation" "Mystery to Me" "Gardening at Night" "Windout" "I Can't Control Myself" (The Troggs cover) "Wait" "Baby I" "Scheherazade" (Nikolai Rimsky-Koraskov cover) "Lisa Says" (The Velvet Underground cover) "9-9" "White Tornado"
DateCityCountryVenueMarch 26, 1981MurfreesboroUnited StatesK.O. Jam'sMarch 27, 1981NashvilleCantrell'sMarch 28, 1981CharlotteThe MilestoneMarch 31, 1981GreensboroFriday'sApril 2, 1981AugustaNew YorkApril 3, 1981NashvilleVanderbilt UniversityApril 4, 1981CarrboroThe StationApril 6, 1981RaleighThe PierApril 10, 1981AthensTyrone's O.CApril 11, 1981
1982 Chronic Town Tour
In August, the band's first true national tour, in support of Chronic Town, began in San Diego, California. It finished in Florida four months later.
Setlist The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
"Gardening at Night" "Pilgrimage" "9-9" "Wolves, Lower" "Romance" "Moral Kiosk" "Sitting Still" "1,000,000" "Pretty Persuasion" "Catapult" "Radio Free Europe" "Ages of You" "West of the Fields" "White Tornado" "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)"
DateCityCountryVenueAugust 14, 1982San DiegoUnited StatesSpirit NightclubAugust 19, 1982Los AngelesMusic MachineAugust 23, 1982San FranciscoThe I-BeamAugust 24, 1982The Old WaldorfAugust 25, 1982BerkeleyBerkeley SquareAugust 26, 1982SacramentoGalactica 2000August 30, 1982FullertonIchabod'sAugust 31, 1982Los AngelesClub LingerieSeptember 2, 1982Music MachineSeptember 3, 1982Santa MonicaMadame Wong's WestSeptember 4, 1982Los AngelesRissmiller'sSeptember 5, 1982San FranciscoKabuki NightclubSeptember 9, 1982PasadenaPerkins PalaceSeptember 10, 1982Los AngelesReseda Country ClubSeptember 11, 1982San DiegoAdams Avenue TheaterSeptember 12, 1982PhoenixThe CellarSeptember 13, 1982TucsonWild Cat HouseSeptember 14, 1982Student Union CellarSeptember 16, 1982AlbuquerqueUniversity ArenaSeptember 17, 1982AmarilloAmarillo Roller RinkSeptember 19, 1982TulsaCain's BallroomSeptember 20, 1982Kansas CityParody HallSeptember 21, 1982LincolnThe DrumstickSeptember 22, 1982MinneapolisFirst AvenueSeptember 23, 1982CarbondaleRoman RoomSeptember 24, 1982ChampaignGeorge Huff GymnasiumSeptember 25, 1982ChicagoStages Music HallSeptember 26, 1982Cabaret MetroSeptember 28, 1982CincinnatiBogart'sSeptember 29, 1982ClevelandAgora BallroomSeptember 30, 1982PittsburghHeavenOctober 1, 1982RichmondEmpire TheaterOctober 2, 1982TrentonCity GardensOctober 4, 1982ProvidenceThe Living RoomOctober 5, 1982BostonThe MetroOctober 6, 1982New HavenToad's PlaceOctober 8, 1982New York CityPeppermint LoungeOctober 9, 1982BaltimoreMarble BarOctober 10, 1982RaleighThe PierOctober 11, 1982CharlotteThe MilestoneOctober 13, 1982RichmondScoundrelsOctober 14, 1982ColumbiaStriders Concert HallOctober 15, 1982AtlantaAgora BallroomOctober 21, 1982Athensi & i ClubOctober 22, 1982October 29, 1982AtlantaFred B. Wenn BallroomNovember 5, 1982Baton RougeThe BayouNovember 6, 1982New OrleansTupelo's TavernNovember 8, 1982BirminghamOld Town Music HallNovember 9, 1982KnoxvilleThe PlaceNovember 10, 1982Hobo'sNovember 11, 1982NashvilleSarratt CinemaNovember 12, 1982MemphisThe Antenna ClubNovember 13, 1982CarbondaleRoman RoomNovember 14, 1982BloomingtonSecond Story NightclubNovember 15, 1982ColumbiaThe Blue NoteNovember 16, 1982LawrenceLawrence Opera HouseNovember 18, 1982LouisvilleThe BeatNovember 20, 1982DetroitSaint Andrew's HallNovember 21, 1982Ann ArborJoe's Star LoungeNovember 23, 1982AlbanyThe Chateau LoungeNovember 24, 1982HempsteadNassau ColiseumNovember 25, 1982New York CityPeppermint LoungeNovember 26, 1982PhiladelphiaEast Side ClubNovember 27, 1982HobokenMaxwell'sNovember 28, 1982Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubNovember 29, 1982BlacksburgAfter SundownDecember 2, 1982GreenvilleUPS ClubDecember 3, 1982Athensi & i ClubDecember 6, 1982OrlandoPark AvenueDecember 8, 1982Hallandale BeachAgora BallroomDecember 9, 1982PensacolaMcGuigan's SpeakeasyDecember 10, 1982MobileBadger's DenDecember 11, 1982Saenger Theatre
1983 Murmur Tour
A tour in support of Murmur got underway in March. The band made their first live television appearance during the tour, on Late Night with David Letterman on October 6. The tour concluded in Europe in late November.
Setlist This set list is representative of the performance in Rouen, France. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Gardening at Night" "9-9" "Catapult" "Letter Never Sent" "Pilgrimage" "7 Chinese Bros." "Talk About the Passion" "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" "Sitting Still" "Harborcoat" "Moral Kiosk" "Little America" "Second Guessing" "Radio Free Europe" "Pale Blue Eyes" "Camera" "1,000,000" "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" "Wolves, Lower" The typical setlist for the tour consisted of:
"Moral Kiosk" "Pilgrimage" "Laughing" "Catapult" "Talk About the Passion" "7 Chinese Bros." "Sitting Still" "Wolves, Lower" "Gardening at Night" "Harborcoat" "9-9" "Pretty Persuasion" "Windout" "Just a Touch" "West of the Fields" "Radio Free Europe" "1,000,000" "We Walk" "Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)North America (Supporting The English Beat from March 26 – April 24)March 26, 1983DurhamUnited StatesPage AuditoriumMarch 27, 1983Chapel HillMemorial HallMarch 28, 1983ColumbiaRussell House BallroomMarch 30, 1983Daytona BeachClub 600 NorthMarch 31, 1983Coral GablesThe PatioApril 2, 1983SewaneeSewanee Academy Dining HallApril 5, 1983NashvilleMemorial GymnasiumApril 7, 1983CincinnatiBogart'sApril 8, 1983LexingtonGrand BallroomApril 9, 1983OberlinFinney ChapelApril 10, 1983DetroitGrand Circus TheatreApril 12, 1983LondonCanadaAlumni HallApril 13, 1983RochesterUnited StatesAlexander PalestraApril 14, 1983BuffaloBuffalo State College Sphere April 16, 1983PoughkeepsieKenyon HallApril 17, 1983MontrealCanadaLe Spectrum de MontréalApril 19, 1983KirklandUnited StatesAlumni GymApril 20, 1983New HavenWoolsey HallApril 22, 1983BostonWalter Brown ArenaApril 23, 1983HartfordAgora BallroomApril 24, 1983AberdeenFountain CasinoApril 26, 1983FarmingdaleSpize ClubApril 28, 1983HobokenMaxwell'sThe BongosApril 29, 1983ProvidenceThe Living RoomsArms Akimbo Prisoners of BeatApril 30, 1983New York CityThe RitzThe IndividualsMay 2, 1983BlacksburgAfter DarkNot ShakespeareMay 3, 1983RaleighThe PierRick RockMay 4, 1983Blowing RockP.B. Scott's Music HallMay 6, 1983DavidsonLove Auditorium86May 7, 1983AtlantaAgora BallroomMay 8, 1983Fox TheatreMay 9, 1983Athens40 Watt ClubMay 18, 1983New York CityThe RitzThe IndividualsMay 21, 1983Saint PaulNavy IslandThe Suburbs (HL) Let's Active The Phones The ReplacementsMay 22, 1983MilwaukeeThe PalmsLet's ActiveMay 23, 1983MadisonHeadlinersMay 25, 1983ChicagoPark WestLet's Active The dB'sMay 26, 1983BloomingtonJake'sLet's ActiveMay 28, 1983LincolnDrumstickMay 29, 1983Kansas CityVFW HallThe Embarrassment Let's ActiveMay 30, 1983Uptown TheaterLet's ActiveJune 1, 1983MorrisonRed Rocks AmphitheatreBow Wow Wow (HL)
The English BeatJune 3, 1983Wichita FallsAirmen's ClubLet's ActiveJune 4, 1983DallasCharlie'sJune 5, 1983AustinNite LifeLet's Active Vital SignsJune 7, 1983LubbockThe RoxyLet's ActiveJune 10, 1983San DiegoThe SpiritJune 11, 1983Los AngelesThe PalaceJune 13, 1983SacramentoCrest TheatreThe Features Let's ActiveJune 14, 1983San FranciscoOld WaldorfLet's ActiveJune 16, 1983ValenciaShowcase AmphitheaterJune 17, 1983Costa MesaConcert FactoryJune 18, 1983Los AngelesMusic MachineLet's ActiveJune 19, 1983Santa CruzThe CatalystJune 20, 1983BerkeleyKeystone BerkeleyLloyds Bad AttitudeJune 21, 1983Palo AltoKeystone Palo AltoLloyds AgentJune 22, 1983San FranciscoThe StoneLloyds Victims of TechnologyJune 28, 1983DenverRainbow Music HallYoung Weasels Computer ClassJune 29, 1983OmahaThe 20's NightclubDigital SexJune 30, 1983ColumbiaThe Blue NoteThe Bel-AirsJuly 1, 1983EurekaOld Glory AmphitheaterJuly 2, 1983IndianapolisThe ChaseJuly 3, 1983MilwaukeeSummerfestJuly 5, 1983ClevelandPirate's CoveHungry Young Men The ReplacementsJuly 6, 1983CincinnatiBogart'sThe ReplacementsJuly 8, 1983DetroitSaint Andrew's HallJuly 9, 1983TorontoCanadaLarry's HideawayPersonal EffectsJuly 13, 1983BostonUnited StatesParadise Rock ClubThe ReplacementsJuly 14, 1983ProvidenceThe Living RoomParallel 5thJuly 15, 1983AberdeenFountain CasinoThe ReplacementsJuly 17, 1983New HavenToad's PlaceJuly 20, 1983PhiladelphiaRipley's Music HallJuly 21, 1983RichmondMuch More ClubJuly 23, 1983Winston-SalemBackstreet Music VenueLet's ActiveNorth America (Supporting The Police from August 12–22)August 12, 1983HartfordUnited StatesHartford Veterans Memorial ColiseumAugust 13, 1983August 15, 1983NorfolkNorfolk ScopeAugust 18, 1983New York CityShea StadiumAugust 20, 1983PhiladelphiaJohn F. Kennedy StadiumAugust 21, 1983LandoverCapital CentreAugust 22, 1983August 26, 1983AustellSouthern Star AmphitheaterThe Killer WhalesSeptember 30, 1983AthensStitchcraft, IncOctober 3, 1983Legion FieldLand Sharks Oh-OKOctober 4, 1983ColumbiaRussell House BallroomLet's ActiveOctober 7, 1983Washington, D.C.Ontario TheatreThe Fleshtones Let's ActiveOctober 8, 1983PhiladelphiaIrvine AuditoriumPretty Poison Let's ActiveOctober 9, 1983PiscatawayHardee'sLet's ActiveOctober 11, 1983PoughkeepsieThe ChanceOctober 12, 1983GlenvilleSkyway ClubOctober 13, 1983ProvidenceThe Living RoomOctober 14, 1983OronoAlumni Memorial GymnasiumLet's Active B. Willie SmithOctober 15, 1983WatervilleWadsworth GymnasiumLet's ActiveOctober 16, 1983SOlonSolon HotelOctober 17, 1983SyracuseDrumlins Country ClubLet's ActiveOctober 20, 1983BostonThe MetroOctober 21, 1983New York CityStudent Union BallroomThe NeatsOctober 22, 1983New LondonConn CaveLet's ActiveOctober 31, 1983New York CityPeppermint LoungeThe Fuzztones The Cramps (HL)November 10, 1983San FranciscoKabuki NightclubThe Neats Let's ActiveNovember 11, 1983Beverly HillsWarner Beverly Hills TheaterNovember 12, 1983San DiegoMontezuma HallLet's ActiveEuropeNovember 19, 1983LondonEnglandDingwallsRecognitionNovember 22, 1983Marquee ClubJerry FloydNovember 23, 1983AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoNovember 24, 1983ParisFranceLes Bains DouchesFeedbackNovember 25, 1983RouenExo 7
1984 Little America Tour
R.E.M. returned to Europe in April 1984, this time in support of their second studio album, Reckoning, with a tour titled the "Little America tour" ("Little America" being a track on the album). They tour their homeland between June and November, before visiting Asia for the first time in mid-November. This was followed with a few more shows in the UK and Norway during late November and early January 1985.
Setlist This set list is representative of the performance in Rouen, France. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Radio Free Europe" "Harborcoat" "Pilgrimage" "Driver 8" "Talk About the Passion" "Hyena" "7 Chinese Bros."