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Postcard from New Plymouth/Taranaki – 2005

Posted on March 27, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

Tonight's show, just completed, Â was one of the best of the tour. I don't know why…something in the air–(the moist air due to the daylong rain that greeted our arrival and stayed with us pretty relentlessly through the show); great support sets from Bright Eyes and The Checks, a wonderful setlist including rarities of “Turn … Continue reading Postcard from New Plymouth/Taranaki – 2005 →

Postcard from the Last Night in South Africa – Cape Town 2005

Posted on March 12, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

It has been a very interesting ten days here in South Africa; with extended visits to both Cape Town and Johannesburg, cities about as different as San Francisco is from Chicago. And the Trafalgar Square show in 2001 for Nelson Mandela was one of those times you always remember, but coming here has really made … Continue reading Postcard from the Last Night in South Africa – Cape Town 2005 →

Postcard After a Few Days Off in Cape Town – 2005

Posted on March 8, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

We have all enjoyed our several days here. Two tremendous shows in front of some of the most enthusiastic, raucous crowds R.E.M. has ever seen (and heard); On Saturday night, the staccato clapping part during the bridge, where the audience mimics the sounds on stage, literally was louder than the amplified sounds coming from the … Continue reading Postcard After a Few Days Off in Cape Town – 2005 →

Postcard After a Few Days Off in Cape Town – 2005

Posted on March 8, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

Postcard as we Leave Europe – Dublin 2005

Posted on March 1, 2005September 17, 2018 by bertisdowns in R.E.M. Postcards Etc.

We are in the Departure Lounge of Dublin's airport, getting ready for a lot of flying (to Cape Town), then a few days before our first-ever show in South Africa (Friday night in Cape Town). For the rest, please go here.