R.E.M.: 4/29/1989

The 80’s was a good time to see R.E.M. They were definitely riding the wave of success and were coming out with some great music. In fact, this tour was in support of the album “Green,” which is probably my favorite R.E.M. album

I went to this show with my long-time concert buddy Jim. Neither of us had seen the band before, so we were both pretty psyched. We went to downtown Miami, to the now-gone Miami Arena, and joined the fans.

I don’t have a whole lot to share about this concert, other than I thought the band was excellent. Nothing crazy happened, just had a fun night digging on some cool music.

Here’s the full setlist. (I had forgotten they did three encores.)

Setlist:

• Pop Song 89
• Exhuming McCarthy
• Welcome to the Occupation
• Turn You Inside-Out
• Sitting Still
• Orange Crush
• Fall on Me
• Feeling Gravity’s Pull
• Cuyahoga
• World Leader Pretend
• Begin the Begin
• Pretty Persuasion
• Rotary Ten
• I Believe
• I Remember California
• Get Up
• Auctioneer (Another Engine)
• It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

Encore:

• Stand
• Academy Fight Song
• You Are the Everything

Encore 2:

• Finest Worksong
• King of Birds
• Swan Swan H
• Life and How to Live It

Encore 3:

• Harpers
• Summertime
• Crazy
• Perfect Circle
• After Hours