{"id":29204,"date":"2024-04-05T18:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-april-5-1980-r-e-m-play-their-first-ever-show\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T18:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:02:31","slug":"on-this-day-april-5-1980-r-e-m-play-their-first-ever-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/on-this-day-april-5-1980-r-e-m-play-their-first-ever-show\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day, April 5, 1980: R.E.M. play their first-ever show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-05\/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg\" alt><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On This Day, April 5, 1980\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>R.E.M.\u00a0<\/strong>played their first-ever show at a friend\u2019s birthday party at St. Mary\u2019s Episcopal Church in their home city of Athens, Georgia, although at the time they were unnamed. The band \u2014 vocalist\u00a0<strong>Michael Stipe<\/strong>,\u00a0bassist\u00a0<strong>Mike Mills<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>guitarist\u00a0<strong>Peter Buck\u00a0<\/strong>and drummer\u00a0<strong>Bill Berry <\/strong>\u2014\u00a0performed a set filled with originals and covers of 1960s and 1970s tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The band became a huge local success and eventually recorded their first single, \u201cRadio Free Europe,\u201d in 1981, which became a hit. They recorded their debut EP,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Chronic Town<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">,<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">in October of 1981, and it was released on I.R.S. records in August of 1982, with their debut album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Murmur<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">,<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">dropping in 1983.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">R.E.M. went on to release 15 studio albums, seeing a huge commercial success with 1991\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Out of Time<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, featuring the hit \u201cLosing My Religion,\u201d and 1992\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Automatic for the People<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, which featured such classics as \u201cMan on the Moon\u201d and \u201cEverybody Hurts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">R.E.M. was inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 in their first year of eligibility. The band officially disbanded in September 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">While the full band hasn\u2019t played together in years, they did reunite in February at the 40 Watt Club in Athens for\u00a0<strong>Michael Shannon\u00a0<\/strong>and musician\u00a0<strong>Jason Narducy<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">Murmur<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\">. Stipe did not perform, but\u00a0Buck, Berry and Mills did\u00a0join Shannon and Narducy for several songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On This Day, April 5, 1980\u2026 R.E.M.\u00a0played their first-ever show at a friend\u2019s birthday party at St. Mary\u2019s Episcopal Church in their home city of Athens, Georgia, although at the time they were unnamed. 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