Just before the release of their eagerly anticipated new studio LP ‘Accelerate’, R.E.M. have announced four outdoor summer stadium shows for August 2008. Tickets go on sale Friday February 29th, 2008 at 9am.

One of the most successful and influential bands of all time, R.E.M. look set to make 2008 their year. These must see shows will be one of the events of the summer.

R.E.M. August 2008 UK tour dates:

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24th MANCHESTER, Lancashire Country Cricket Club
25th CARDIFF, Millennium Stadium
27th SOUTHAMPTON, Rosebowl
30th TWICKENHAM, Twickenham Stadium

Tickets go on sale Friday February 29th at 9am and are priced at £45 (may be subject to booking fee)

Cardiff, Southampton and Twickenham tickets available from Live Nation, and by telephone from 0844 576 5483 (cc 24 hrs)

Manchester tickets are available from GigsAndTours / TicketMaster – 24hr cc hotline 0871 2200 260

R.E.M – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills will play their first ever show at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on March 24th, 2008 featuring special guests Robyn Hitchcock, Foals, Duke Spirit. The sold out event comes before R.E.M’s UK festival appearances at Oxygen in Dublin (12th July) and T In The Park (13th July).

R.E.M will tour the US from May 23 to June 21 before embarking on a European tour starting July 2nd in Amsterdam.

‘Accelerate’ is released in the UK on March 31st on Warner Brothers. The first single “Supernatural Superserious” is available now digitally. Physical release to follow.

R.E.M. 2008 European Tour / Festival dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to R.E.M.’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information

2nd July AMSTERDAM Westerpark
3rd July BELGIUM Werchter Festival
5th July SPAIN Bilbao Live ‘08 Festival
6th July SPAIN Doctor Loft 05.00 Festival, North Barcelona
8th July FRANCE Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival, Leon
9th July FRANCE Theatre de Verdure, Nice
12th July IRELAND Oxygen, Dublin
13th July UK T In The Park, Glasgow
15th July GERMANY Elbufer, Dresden
16th July GERMANY Waldbuhne, Berlin
18th July SWITZERLAND Locarno City Square, Moon & Stars
20th July ITALY Parco Santa Giuliana, Perugia
21st July ITALY Arena Verona
23rd July ITALY Mostra D’oltremare, Naples
24th July ITALY Villa Manin, Udine
26th July ITALY Arena, Milan
14th AUGUST AUSTRIA Frequency Festival, Salzburg
16th August HUNGARY Sziget Festival, Budapest
17th August CZECH Slavia Stadium, Prague
19th August GERMANY Ehrenhof, Stuttgart
20th August GERMANY Loreley, Rhine Area, Freilichtbuhme
22nd August GERMANY Wurzburg, Marienfest
24th August UK Manchester, LCCC
25th August UK Cardiff, Millennium Stadium
27th August UK Southampton, The Rose bowl
30th August UK Twickenham, Stadium
3rd September NORWAY Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
4th September NORWAY Koengen Stadium, Bergen
6th September DENMARK Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
7th September SWEDEN Stockholm Stadium
9th September FINLAND Finnair Stadium, Helsinki

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