In a fallow year for Glastonbury in 2026, on this the traditional Glasto weekend, the festival & the BBC have organized a look back at some of the legendary performances from over the years. Experience R.E.M.’s ‘99 Glasto set all over again (or for the first time!). open.spotify.com/album/4ltONL...

I Believe ▪︎ R.E.M. ✨️ [🎥: TourFilm • GreenTour '89] @remhq.bsky.social

He used our tax dollars to pay for it. He ruined it. Now we’re being treated like trespassers.

😔🍅 June 23, 1995: the band performs “Crush With Eyeliner” on the Late Show With David Letterman. @michaelstipe.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social

Happy 34th anniversary to The B-52's Good Stuff! (released June 23, '92) ✨️

“If anybody is wandering around Atlanta this Monday, Drivin N Cryin is playing a festival called Decatur Watch Fest on the Decatur town square at 7:30. I’ll be joining them for the last few songs, playing my new 12-string guitar, pictured here. See ya there.” -Peter

Figuring out arrangement and where to place the breath

"We've got to carry each other... One love." ✨️ R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe & Mike Mills with U2's Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. performing U2's 'One' as "Automatic Baby" (mtv's rock n roll inaugural ball, Jan '93) #rem #u2 @remhq.bsky.social @michaelstipe.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social

This is huge. For months, I have been working to stop the construction of a massive 10,000-person ICE facility in Social Circle, Georgia. We just learned DHS is cancelling it. The power of the people is always more powerful than the people in power.

Obama: I am not immune to anger or doubt. But I do know this when we lose faith in each other, when we stop believing that voting matters… we open the door to the most ruthless or the most careless, or the most fearful among us who see some groups and some people as more equal than others

Bruce Springsteen performs at the Obama Presidential Center Opening Ceremony

Michelle Obama: We simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent. Hope is the essential spark that lights the fire of change. But hope is a choice. Being a decent human being is a choice. Believing that we still hold the power to build a country that reflects us all is a choice.

Happy 84th birthday to Paul McCartney! 🥳❤️✨️(June 18, '42)

Happy 101 Day, Depeche Mode fans! 🥳🖤 (June 18, 1988) ☆38 years since Depeche Mode’s 101st and final concert of the Music For The Masses Tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.🌹

Walk Unafraid ▪︎ R.E.M. ✨️ [🎥: Vh1 Storytellers '98] @remhq.bsky.social

29 years of Depeche Mode's Home 🏡♥️✨️ (single release June 16, '97) [🎥: Primavera Sound Festival '23]

Excitement is building for A Night of Georgia Music at Carnegie Hall for one night, July 25 at 8pm. Mike Mills, Chuck Leavell, & Robert McDuffie along with Ward Stare & the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performing some of Georgia’s most iconic songs. Tix on sale now: www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/202...

Not that long ago in Washington DC (June 15, 1998)—The band was at the National Day Of Action For Tibet Rally, where they performed “Fall On Me” and “Losing My Religion” on the steps overlooking the United States Capitol’s West Lawn.

47 years of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures 🖤✨️ (June 15. '79) [🎥: She's Lost Control • bbc's something else, sept'79]

Happy 47th anniversary to Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures 🖤✨️ (released June 15, '79)

Happy 46 years of Depeche Mode!🥳♥️ (June 14, '80) 46 years ago- Composition Of Sound (later changing their name to Depeche Mode) played their 1st show with Dave Gahan.✨️

R.E.M. ♡ Pilgrimage (Jul '83 • Indianapolis) @remhq.bsky.social

Tickets are on sale now for A Night of Georgia Music at Carnegie Hall, July 25th at 8PM. More info: www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/202...

The B-52's ♡ Private Idaho ✨️ (us festival '82)

41 years of R.E.M.'s Can't Get There From Here! 🌾 (single release June 11, '85) @remhq.bsky.social

Celebrating 41 years of Fables Of The Reconstruction, released on this day in 1985. Share your favorite Fables’ song in the comments.

41 years of R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction ✨️ (June 10. '85) @remhq.bsky.social [🎥: Maps & Legends • Alabamahalle, Munich '85]

Happy 41st anniversary to R.E.M.'s Fables of the Reconstruction 🥳 (released June 10, '85) @remhq.bsky.social

R.E.M. ☆ Crush With Eyeliner ✨️ (Letterman • June '95) @remhq.bsky.social

Band of Brothers/ D-Day: Col Sink's message to the 506th (101st Airborne prepares for D-Day) #june61944 #dday82anniversary

Peter remembers his friend Brian Burke… “A few days ago, Athens lost one of its all time greats when Brian Burke of the Normaltown Flyers passed away. I moved to Athens in 1978, and amongst the fertile new music scene, the Normaltown Flyers stood tall as a great country honkytonk hybrid that was

Depeche Mode ▪︎ Told You So ✨️ "Something went wrong along the way Everybody's waiting for judgment day So they can go, 'Told you so' " 🤔... [ 🎥: The Tube, '84]

From last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live: “I Played the Fool” with @michaelstipe.bsky.social and Andrew Watt. youtu.be/5Pfnyn94iXQ?...

Michael Stipe (with Andrew Watt) on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing I Played The Fool - June 2, '26. ✨️ @michaelstipe.bsky.social @remhq.bsky.social

Happy 48th anniversary to Joy Division's 1st record - An Ideal For Living EP. 🖤✨️ (7" original release June 3. '78)

18 years of R.E.M.'s Hollow Man ✨️🗣 (uk single release June 2, '08) @remhq.bsky.social

Tune in Tuesday night at 11:35e for @michaelstipe.bsky.social and Andrew Watt on @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social!! 🎶

Happy 67th birthday to Alan Wilder!🥳❤️‍🔥😎 (Depeche Mode, Recoil) (June 1, '59)

A nice piece on our fair city from Garden and Gun. gardenandgun.com/athens-georg...

Mike Mills' acoustic solo of R.E.M.'s Don't Go Back To Rockville • Regis & Kathie Lee • '92 ✨️✨️ @remhq.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social

Tix are on sale now for the next round of Kevn Kinney - Peter Buck shows at the Rialto Club, July 28th and 29th, in Athens. These residencies sell out quickly so make sure to get your tickets before they’re gone. Tuesday July 28 - bit.ly/KevnAndPeter... Wednesday July 29 - bit.ly/KevnAndPeter...

Happy 69th birthday to Siouxsie Sioux! (May 27, '57) 🖤✨️

"...it said 'You can't do this', I said 'I can, too'..." ✨️ R.E.M. ▪︎ Feeling Gravity's Pull ▪︎ PinkPop'89 @remhq.bsky.social

In honor of Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher today- May 26, '22. 🖤✨️ Love and miss you always, Andy. 🤍

My grandpa. My hero. Fighting fascism 82 years ago. 🤍✨️ #memorialday

R.E.M. ☆ Swan Swan H • milan'91 @remhq.bsky.social

In this clip from the 2017 documentary, Automatic Unearthed, Mike and Michael share their memories of the demo for “Find the River” and how their vocal parts materialized.

Hooky just got his triple CD copy of our new live album! Have you pre-ordered yours? www.liveherenow.com/peterhookandthelight Triple coloured vinyl & digital downloads also available. Features ‘Get Ready’ played live followed by 19 track second set of Joy Division, New Order & Monaco classics.

Happy 67th birthday to Morrissey! 🥳✨️(May 22,'59)

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Sam Hurt.