The first week of the Obama administration has been our chance to really discover South America as we made our way from the celebratory spirit of Santiago, traversed through a nice stay in Porto Alegre, a short one in Rio de Janeiro, with rocking, boisterous shows in both cities, alighting here in Sao Paulo for … Continue reading Quick Postcard from Sao Paulo – 2008
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Postcard from the Day After – 2008
Fired up ready to go: wired, tired, inspired. It was quite a night in Santiago: I really admired the band for the show and their ability to pour themselves into the music for the moment, especially as focused as all of us are on the election. We all watched in the hours before the stage … Continue reading Postcard from the Day After – 2008
Postcard from South America – 2008
We are a week into this final leg of the 2008 tour and what a week it has been–R.E.M. played Dallas, the first time in Texas since the SXSW show at Stubbs that in a sense kicked off the year’s travels, then on to New Orleans where the band finally got to play Voodoo Fest, … Continue reading Postcard from South America – 2008
Top Ten Tour 2008
Bertis lists his top ten highlights of the summer tour here. For the rest, please go here.
Postcard from the Strong Finish – Final Weekend For Europe 2008
We had a couple of days in Istanbul, and since we had never been there, everyone enjoyed seeing the sights, discovering the blends of cultures, in this sprawling, bustling city. And the show was on a spectacular site, hard on the bank of the Bosphorus, with illuminated mosques dotting the hillside in Asia across the … Continue reading Postcard from the Strong Finish – Final Weekend For Europe 2008
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