Original members Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills attended
Performed an acoustic version of a hit song
R.E.M. performed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony
R.E.M., the iconic alternative rock band, reunited for a surprise performance at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on June 13. The original members, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills walked the red carpet and took the stage to perform an acoustic version of their hit song
R.E.M., consisting of Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, reunited at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony.
The band performed an acoustic version of their hit 'Losing My Religion' that was not mentioned in any other article.
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R.E.M.'s first time performing together since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
R.E.M.'s hit 'Losing My Religion' was a major success, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, winning two Grammys and being nominated for record of the year and album of the year.
R.E.M.'s later albums did not match their earlier success after Berry’s departure but they had sold more than 90 million albums worldwide at the time of their breakup and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
R.E.M., a legendary rock band, reunited at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on June 13.
The band’s original members, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, walked the red carpet and performed an acoustic version of their 1991 hit ‘Losing My Religion’ during the event.
R.E.M. had not performed in a major show since 1995.
The band members expressed their honor at being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for their work as songwriters and musicians.
R.E.M.’s performance was the first time all four members appeared together since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
R.E.M., an indie-rock band formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, reunited onstage for the first time since 2008 at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on Thursday.
The original lineup of R.E.M., consisting of guitarist Peter Buck, bass player Mike Mills, singer Michael Stipe and drummer Bill Berry, performed an acoustic version of ‘Losing My Religion’.
Berry left the band in 1997 after suffering a double brain aneurysm on stage in 1995.
Stipe announced ‘We are R.E.M.’ before the performance and added ‘And this is what we did’.
The band’s members remain friends but there will be no reunion tour according to Stipe and Buck.
R.E.M.’s first full album, Murmur, was released in 1983 and they became college-radio favorites after the release of Green in 1988.
The band’s career peak came with the releases of Out of Time in 1991, Automatic for the People in 1992, and Monster in 1994.
R.E.M.’s later albums did not match their earlier success after Berry’s departure but they had sold more than 90 million albums worldwide at the time of their breakup and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
