On this day 30 years ago, the band played the final night of the Monster World Tour at the Omni in Atlanta. During soundcheck they recorded ‘Leave’ and ‘Low Desert’ for use on their next album.

On this day in 1992, a three-day shoot for the ‘Everybody Hurts’ video began on Interstate 10, north of San Antonio, Texas.

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Recorded on this day in 1984. (1/2)

Recorded at the 40 Watt Club on this day in 1992. ‘Drive’, ‘Monty Got a Raw Deal’, ‘Everybody Hurts’, ‘Man on the Moon’ and ‘Me in Honey’ were given live debuts.

Taken by Tom Sheehan on this day in 1984, at London's White City tube station.

On this day in 2008, R.E.M. play their last ever show in front of a paying crowd, at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, supported by Los Concorde.

On this day 30 years ago, R.E.M. began the final three nights of the Monster World Tour at The Omni in Atlanta. ‘The Wake-Up Bomb’ and ‘Binky the Doormat’ from the show were included on the ‘Electrolite’ single and ‘Undertow’ on the ‘Bittersweet Me’ single.

Recorded on this day in 1983.

On this day 30 years ago, the band play the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina, and recorded ‘The Wake-Up Bomb’ as used on New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

On this day in 1982, R.E.M. played the Opera House in Lawrence, Kansas, supported by Peter Holsapple. ‘7 Chinese Bros.’ was performed live for the first known time.

On this day 30 years ago, the band performed at the Arena in Orlando, Florida, where they record ‘So Fast, So Numb’ during soundcheck for use on New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Also, ‘Find the River’ was performed live for the first time.

On this day in 1992, R.E.M. began a week of recording at John Keane Studio in Athens. As requested by The Tokens, they recorded a version of their ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’, having used the title as inspiration for ‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite’.

On this day in 1982, Mitch Easter's Let's Active made their debut by supporting R.E.M. at the 688 Club in Atlanta. Peter joined them on-stage during their set. They returned the gesture during R.E.M.'s encore.

On this day in 1989, R.E.M played the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, for a L.E.A.F. benefit concert. The band performed two sets: the first set was the songs of Murmur; the second, the eleven songs of Green, followed by a few encores. ‘The Wrong Child’ was performed live for the first known time.

A photograph of Michael with his band Bad Habits taken on this day in 1978. They were supporting Dave Edmunds's Rockpile at Mississippi Nights in East St. Louis, Missouri.

The behind the scenes were included in the "rockumentary" Rough Cut released in 1995. youtu.be/LYG7nNhzpN0?...

On this day in 1994, R.E.M. appeared on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker. The three songs performed -- ‘What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?’, ‘Bang and Blame’ and ‘I Don’t Sleep, I Dream’ -- were live debuts.

On this day in 1989, R.E.M. played the Macon Coliseum in Bill and Mike’s former hometown of Macon, Georgia, the official end of the Green World Tour. The concert was filmed for Tourfilm. Brief footage from the show appeared in the release.

Recorded on this day in 1991, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s string section, at the Morgan Cultural Centre in Madison, Georgia. The ASO also contributed to Out of Time.

On this day in 1989, R.E.M. played the Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The concert was filmed for Tourfilm. Most of the footage (and all of the audio) in the release came from this show.

On this day in 1984, R.E.M. played the Concert Garden at Yokohama City University in Tokyo, Japan. ‘Auctioneer (Another Engine)’ was performed live for the first known time.

A couple of Ed Colver photos taken around this time in 1983. “Shot on Santa Fe and Palmetto next to the Nate Starkman & Sons building, where Independent Project had their office and record label," he said.

On this day in 1992, ‘Man on the Moon’ was released in the U.S. as the second single off Automatic for the People, with ‘New Orleans Instrumental No.2’ as the B-side on both the 7” and CD versions.

On this day 40 years ago, Fables of the Reconstruction was voted Album of the Year at the College Media Journal Awards in New York City. @millsish.bsky.social thanked college radio and the alternative scene, "without which most of the great rock'n'roll of today would never be heard by mortal ears."

On this day in 1983, R.E.M. recorded 23 demos with sometime producer of Neil Young, Elliot Mazer. The band enjoyed the session so much that they invited Mazer to work with Mitch Easter and Don Dixon on its new album, but it was later agreed that having three producers might do more harm than good.

On this day 30 years ago, R.E.M. played the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. During soundcheck, the band recorded most of ‘Bittersweet Me’ for later inclusion on New Adventures in Hi-Fi. "We played it live for eight months, but Michael finished it really late in the recording process." - Peter

On this day in 1988, Green was released as the band's first album with Warner Bros.

On this day in 1982, the band played Tupelo’s Tavern in New Orleans. “Alex Chilton [of Big Star] was the janitor there and he went in our dressing room, drank every single beer that was there while we were on stage, and then insulted us afterwards,” Peter explained to David Cavanagh in 1994.

On this day in 1981, R.E.M. played Fridays in Greensboro, North Carolina. The concert, minus the encore, was featured on the bootleg T.G.I.F. ‘Wolves, Lower’ was performed live for the first known time with lyrics.

On this day in 2004, the band played Madison Square Garden in New York City. ‘It’s the End of the World as We Know It’ opened an R.E.M. show for the first time, a reaction to George W. Bush’s presidential victory.

On this day in 1998, R.E.M. appear on Septimo De Caballeria in Madrid, Spain, hosted by Miguel Bosé. “He’s the biggest pop star and actor in all of Spain, apparently. We were supposed to do a half-hour TV show and it ended up being like 90 minutes. It was wonderful. It was a lot of fun.” - Mike

On this day in 1995, R.E.M. played Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona, and recorded ‘Electrolite’ during soundcheck and ‘Binky the Doormat’ during the show as featured on New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

A Chris Bilheimer shot of Bill during an ‘R.E.M. Radio Hour’ in Los Angeles on this day in 1996.

On this day 40 years ago, the band wrote 'Swan Swan H' while stuck aboard their broken-down bus in Wyoming. "We were there from like three in the morning to six in the evening. We wrote a bunch of stuff, but ‘Swan Swan H’ was the only one that actually survived." - Peter

On this day in 1997, three weeks after Bill Berry broke the news of his decision to retire from music to his closest friends, MTV were informed and duly dispatched a camera crew to R.E.M. HQ, where the rest of the band join the drummer for their last television interview as an active foursome.

Released on this day in 2003.

Recorded on this day in 1998. An hour-long set at the Beeb.

On this day in 1997, R.E.M. informed Warner Bros. that Bill was leaving the band. The label’s president, Steve Baker, flew to Athens from Los Angeles.

On this day in 1987, 'Pop Song 89' was given a live debut at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Natalie Merchant guested on ‘Swan Swan H’.

Released on this day in 1999.

On this day in 1998, R.E.M. released their eleventh studio album, Up. It was co-produced by Pat McCarthy.

On this day in 1992, Automatic for the People debuted at its #2 peak in the United States.

On this day in 1998, the band made its first live television appearance in three years.

Rolling Stone's front cover on this day in 1994.

Randomness, but Let's Active playing at the Drive-In in 1984. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prrn...

On this day in 1996, the band appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

A photo taken on this day in 1983 at Drumlins in Syracuse, New York. The venue was the basement hall of a country club with, according to Daniel Murray, around 100 people in attendance.

One of the four songs recorded for the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland on this day in 2003.

A photo of the band taken backstage at Eldorado in Paris on this day in 1985.