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[thomas08]

I had the privilege of getting to hear the band perform 'Moon River' for the last time... Also a few lines of Suzanne, dunno if that would count though.

It was at Ardgillan Castle, Dublin in 2005. I remember Michael started talking about how nice a day it was, and said something along the lines of "look you've even got a full moon", which is when Ken started playing 'Moon River' on the piano as a joke, which made Peter put his arms around Scott and motioned at Ken to keep playing. Michael tried singing it but got as far as the second line and completely forgot the words which was when Mike stepped in and they sang the whole song together, while Peter and Scott were swaying on the stage with their arms around each other. It was probably one of my favourite moments from any R.E.M. show and by the end everyone was in the pisses laughing! Definitely the best R.E.M. show I ever attended.

I've pics I took during Moon River from the front row which I will post later on

[stipeeyes]

Atlanta 2008 was the last time I heard each and every song in that setlist.

For something rare  I have to give Staring down the Barrel a mention.  One of 2 times the guys played that song on the 08 tour.

[thomas08]

stipeeyes, on 08 January 2012 - 10:56 AM, said:

Atlanta 2008 was the last time I heard each and every song in that setlist.

For something rare  I have to give Staring down the Barrel a mention.  One of 2 times the guys played that song on the 08 tour.

no i mean did you witness the last ever performance of any song? like if you were at the mexico city gig you would've heard the last performance of 27 songs as they never played any of those songs again.

[Sweden]

Interesting topic! Can't find a single one... I thought it may have been Passenger from Stockholm 98, but they did actually play it once or so in both 99, 2003 and 2005.

On the other hand is say the first performance of Gardening in 13 years (London 99), and of course the first showings of Second Guessing and Letter Never Sent in 21 years and of 1,000,000 in 18 years (all Olympia in 07).

[Stoffel]

you are the everything in 2003 in atlanta comes to mind
romance in dublin 2007
i am sure there are others. maybe someone should make a list of when what was played last

[thomas08]

Stoffel, on 08 January 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

you are the everything in 2003 in atlanta comes to mind
romance in dublin 2007
i am sure there are others. maybe someone should make a list of when what was played last

It can be easily done too;

say you go onto www.remtimeline.com and go to the 2003 section, press ctrl+f, type in the name of a song/venue and it will tell you the number of occurences andwhere each one is

[inyourroom]

I was quite surprised I've found this many, considering I'd last seen them in September 2008, so they still had quite a few dates from the tour after those shows.

So here they are:

So. Central Rain (this surprised me the most, being one of their most played songs) - München 23 September 2008
Time After Time - München 23 September 2008
Departure - Zürich 24 September 2008
Airliner - Berlin 16 July 2008 - yeah, they only ever played it once

I've also seen them playing 4 songs they only played once more after that (Strange, I'm Not Over You, Swan Swan H, Star 69)

[Pete B]

30/08/2008 Twickenham last time they played england great gig and we got perfect circle the only time they played it on that tour.

[Mottje t.H.]

Good question!
I'm not sure, have to check this, but I believe:
"Just a touch" and "Submarine", Oberhausen 2008
and as I see above:
"Airliner", Berlin 2008
and maybe some more... (Scott singing the Loreley-song ;-) ) ...

[Count Feed]

I can claim two interesting lasts, both as opening songs: last performance ever of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" at the beginning of the Jones Beach show and the last time they ever opened a show with "Finest Worksong" in Columbia, MD. I also can claim to seeing them perform songs as opening songs for the only time ever: 2004 NY and "End of the World" and 2005 Ipswich "Everybody Hurts."

[vplus]

This thread makes me sad.

[Sweden]

Count Feed, on 08 January 2012 - 02:42 PM, said:

I also can claim to seeing them perform songs as opening songs for the only time ever: 2004 NY and "End of the World" and 2005 Ipswich "Everybody Hurts."

That's a pretty cool duo (notwithstanding the reason for EH)!

[falls to climb]

1 October 2008 - Madrid, Spain.
- Staring Down the Barrel Of The Middle Distance
- Circus Envy
- Strange Currencies

[tingly]

Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars) from June 1st, 2008 is mine. This list is 2002-2012, not that I count some of these.
31 January 2002 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - All The Right Friends
14 February 2002 - Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, CA -  I Got You Babe; One
15 December 2002 - Richard's On Richards, Vancouver, Canada - Weatherman
22 June 2003 - Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland - Favorite Writer
10 July 2003 - Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland - Lotus
24 July 2003 - Neapolis Festival, Naples, Italy - Talk About the Passion
20 September 2003 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion, Houston, TX - Galveston
23 September 2003 - Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA - Tongue
30 September 2003 - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada - Beat a Drum
4 October 2003 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - Chorus and the Ring [snippet]; NYC
5 October 2003 - Tweeter Center, Boston, MA - All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
11 October 2003 - Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA - You Are The Everything
23 October 2003 - Brainpool/Viva TV Studios, Cologne, Germany - Daysleeper
26 October 2004 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL - Make It All Okay
20 November 2004 - McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA - Around The Sun
16 January 2005 - Palaonda, Bolzano, Italy - Superman
17 January 2005 - Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia - The Passenger
12 February 2005 - Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany - I Wanna Be Your Dog
17 February 2005 - Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany - Aftermath
19 February 2005 - Hammersmith Apollo, London, England - Swan Swan H
8 March 2005 - ABSA Stadium, Durban, South Africa - Undertow
11 March 2005 - The Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa - Ascent of Man
6 April 2005 - Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia - Departure; The Worst Joke Ever
28 May 2005 - Feria de Muestras Car Parking, Zaragoza, Spain - Boy in the Well
25 June 2005 - Forum, Horsens Stadium, Denmark - I Wanted To Be Wrong; Leave
28 June 2005 - Museumsplatz, Bonn, Germany - High Speed Train
5 July 2005 - Kingston Communication Stadium, Hull, England - I'll Take the Rain; Teenage Kicks
16 July 2005 - Hyde Park, London, England - Electron Blue; Me In Honey; The Outsiders; Wanderlust
8 October 2005 - Kingpins Bowling Alley, Athens, GA - Permanent Vacation
16 September 2006 - GA Music Hall of Fame, World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA - Midnight Rider
7 January 2007 - The Zodiac, Oxford, England - Arms Of Love; Eight Mile High; Give It To The Soft Boys; Listening To The Higsons
30 June 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Disguised; Letter Never Sent
3 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Kohoutek
5 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - On The Fly; Romance; Worst Joke Ever
26 March 2008 - BBC Studios, London, England - Munich
23 May 2008 - Deer Lake Park, Vancouver, Canada - Gardening At Night
29 May 2008 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - Happy Birthday to You
1 June 2008 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA - Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
3 June 2008 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO - Feeling Gravitys Pull
5 June 2008 - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN - Shaking Through
14 June 2008 - Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
16 July 2008 - Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany - Airliner
21 July 2008 - Arena, Verona, Italy - Star 69
26 July 2008 - Arena Civica, Milan, Italy - Leaving New York
24 August 2008 - L.C.C.C., Manchester, England - Mr. Richards
25 August 2008 - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales - New Test Leper; Pilgrimage
30 August 2008 - Twickenham, London, England - Perfect Circle; The Wake-Up Bomb
4 September 2008 - Koengen Stadium, Bergen, Norway - Wolves, Lower
6 September 2008 - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - Final Straw
9 September 2008 - Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland - 1,000,000; At My Most Beautiful; Turn You Inside-Out
11 September 2008 - Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia - Pop Song 89
12 September 2008 - Arena, Riga, Latvia - Harborcoat; I’m Gonna DJ; Welcome To The Occupation
17 September 2008 - Konig-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany - Second Guessing
18 September 2008 - Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany - Little America; World Leader Pretend
20 September 2008 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Finest Worksong
21 September 2008 - Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland - Get Up; Sitting Still
23 September 2008 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry); Time After Time (Annelise)
24 September 2008 - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland - Departure
27 September 2008 - Palaolimpico, Torino, Italy - Until The Day Is Done
1 October 2008 - Plaza de Toros de las ventas, Madrid, Spain - Accelerate; Circus Envy; I Wanna Be Your Dog; Just A Touch; Staring Down The Barrel Of The Middle Distance; Strange Currencies
4 October 2008 - S.O.S. Istanbul Festival, Turkcell Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey - So Fast, So Numb
24 October 2008 - Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX - Auctioneer (Another Engine); Sing For The Submarine
26 October 2008 - Voodoo Festival, City Park, New Orleans, LA - Houston; West Of The Fields
4 November 2008 - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile - Radio Free Europe
6 November 2008 - Estádio do São José, Porto Alegre, Brazil - Cuyahoga; Disturbance At Heron House; Walk Unafraid
11 November 2008 - Via Funchai, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Begin The Begin; Exhuming McCarthy; I've Been High; Maps And Legends; Nightswimming; Seven Chinese Brothers; These Days
14 November 2008 - Lima Hot Festival, Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru - Driver 8; Sweetness Follows
16 November 2008 - Movistar Musica Festival, Caracas, Venezuela - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville; Animal; I'm Gonna DJ; Pretty Persuasion; She Just Wants To Be
18 November 2008 - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico - Bad Day; Country Feedback; Disturbance At The Heron House; Drive; Electrolite; Everybody Hurts; Fall On Me; Find The River; Hollow Man; Horse To Water; I Believe; I Took Your Name; Ignoreland; Imitation Of Life; It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine); Let Me In; Life And How To Live It; Living Well Is The Best Revenge; Losing My Religion; Man On The Moon; Man-Sized Wreath; Orange Crush; Supernatural Superserious; The Great Beyond; The One I Love; What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
11 March 2009 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - E-bow The Letter

[Sweden]

tingly, on 08 January 2012 - 11:20 PM, said:

30 June 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Disguised;

Well, that's a bit of a technicality I guess... Even if we don't count Supernatural Superious as the same song, as far as I know the name wasn't changed until after the Olympia shows (even though the timeline says differently).


BTS, looking at your post I first thought it was "your" list, which would have been pretty impressive...

/D

[pauloedu]

tingly, on 08 January 2012 - 11:20 PM, said:

Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars) from June 1st, 2008 is mine.  This list goes back to Live 8, not that I count some of these.
5 July 2005 - Kingston Communication Stadium, Hull, England - I'll Take the Rain; Teenage Kicks
16 July 2005 - Hyde Park, London, England - Electron Blue; Me In Honey; The Outsiders; Wanderlust
8 October 2005 - Kingpins Bowling Alley, Athens, GA - Permanent Vacation
16 September 2006 - GA Music Hall of Fame, World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA - Midnight Rider
7 January 2007 - The Zodiac, Oxford, England - Arms Of Love; Eight Mile High; Give It To The Soft Boys; Listening To The Higsons
30 June 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Disguised; Letter Never Sent
3 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Kohoutek
5 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - On The Fly; Romance; Worst Joke Ever
26 March 2008 - BBC Studios, London, England - Munich
23 May 2008 - Deer Lake Park, Vancouver, Canada - Gardening At Night
29 May 2008 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - Happy Birthday to You
1 June 2008 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA - Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
3 June 2008 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO - Feeling Gravitys Pull
5 June 2008 - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN - Shaking Through
14 June 2008 - Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
16 July 2008 - Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany - Airliner
21 July 2008 - Arena, Verona, Italy - Star 69
26 July 2008 - Arena Civica, Milan, Italy - Leaving New York
24 August 2008 - L.C.C.C., Manchester, England - Mr. Richards
25 August 2008 - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales - New Test Leper; Pilgrimage
30 August 2008 - Twickenham, London, England - Perfect Circle; The Wake-Up Bomb
4 September 2008 - Koengen Stadium, Bergen, Norway - Wolves, Lower
6 September 2008 - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - Final Straw
9 September 2008 - Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland - 1,000,000; At My Most Beautiful; Turn You Inside-Out
11 September 2008 - Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia - Pop Song 89
12 September 2008 - Arena, Riga, Latvia - Harborcoat; I’m Gonna DJ; Welcome To The Occupation
17 September 2008 - Konig-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany - Second Guessing
18 September 2008 - Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany - Little America; World Leader Pretend
20 September 2008 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Finest Worksong
21 September 2008 - Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland - Get Up; Sitting Still
23 September 2008 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry); Time After Time (Annelise)
24 September 2008 - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland - Departure
27 September 2008 - Palaolimpico, Torino, Italy - Until The Day Is Done
1 October 2008 - Plaza de Toros de las ventas, Madrid, Spain - Accelerate; Circus Envy; I Wanna Be Your Dog; Just A Touch; Staring Down The Barrel Of The Middle Distance; Strange Currencies
4 October 2008 - S.O.S. Istanbul Festival, Turkcell Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey - So Fast, So Numb
24 October 2008 - Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX - Auctioneer (Another Engine); Sing For The Submarine
26 October 2008 - Voodoo Festival, City Park, New Orleans, LA - Houston; West Of The Fields
4 November 2008 - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile - Radio Free Europe
6 November 2008 - Estádio do São José, Porto Alegre, Brazil - Cuyahoga; Disturbance At Heron House; Walk Unafraid
11 November 2008 - Via Funchai, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Begin The Begin; Exhuming McCarthy; I've Been High; Maps And Legends; Nightswimming; Seven Chinese Brothers; These Days
14 November 2008 - Lima Hot Festival, Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru - Driver 8; Sweetness Follows
16 November 2008 - Movistar Musica Festival, Caracas, Venezuela - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville; Animal; I'm Gonna DJ; Pretty Persuasion; She Just Wants To Be
18 November 2008 - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico - Bad Day; Country Feedback; Disturbance At The Heron House; Drive; Electrolite; Everybody Hurts; Fall On Me; Find The River; Hollow Man; Horse To Water; I Believe; I Took Your Name; Ignoreland; Imitation Of Life; It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine); Let Me In; Life And How To Live It; Living Well Is The Best Revenge; Losing My Religion; Man On The Moon; Man-Sized Wreath; Orange Crush; Supernatural Superserious; The Great Beyond; The One I Love; What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
11 March 2009 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - E-bow The Letter

wow, you are a very lucky person.

[mirk]

This is a fun thread. I figured this out for myself a few months ago after they disbanded. I saw the October 24, 2008 show in Grand Prairie, TX. This included the 4th to last "7 Chinese Bros.", the second to last "I've Been High," and the last "Sing for the Submarine" and "Auctioneer." The last one has always been one of my favorites, so I'm happy to have it.

[welliwonder]

tingly, on 08 January 2012 - 11:20 PM, said:

Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars) from June 1st, 2008 is mine.  This list goes back to Live 8, not that I count some of these.
5 July 2005 - Kingston Communication Stadium, Hull, England - I'll Take the Rain; Teenage Kicks
16 July 2005 - Hyde Park, London, England - Electron Blue; Me In Honey; The Outsiders; Wanderlust
8 October 2005 - Kingpins Bowling Alley, Athens, GA - Permanent Vacation
16 September 2006 - GA Music Hall of Fame, World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA - Midnight Rider
7 January 2007 - The Zodiac, Oxford, England - Arms Of Love; Eight Mile High; Give It To The Soft Boys; Listening To The Higsons
30 June 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Disguised; Letter Never Sent
3 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - Kohoutek
5 July 2007 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland - On The Fly; Romance; Worst Joke Ever
26 March 2008 - BBC Studios, London, England - Munich
23 May 2008 - Deer Lake Park, Vancouver, Canada - Gardening At Night
29 May 2008 - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - Happy Birthday to You
1 June 2008 - Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA - Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
3 June 2008 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO - Feeling Gravitys Pull
5 June 2008 - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN - Shaking Through
14 June 2008 - Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
16 July 2008 - Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany - Airliner
21 July 2008 - Arena, Verona, Italy - Star 69
26 July 2008 - Arena Civica, Milan, Italy - Leaving New York
24 August 2008 - L.C.C.C., Manchester, England - Mr. Richards
25 August 2008 - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales - New Test Leper; Pilgrimage
30 August 2008 - Twickenham, London, England - Perfect Circle; The Wake-Up Bomb
4 September 2008 - Koengen Stadium, Bergen, Norway - Wolves, Lower
6 September 2008 - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark - Final Straw
9 September 2008 - Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland - 1,000,000; At My Most Beautiful; Turn You Inside-Out
11 September 2008 - Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia - Pop Song 89
12 September 2008 - Arena, Riga, Latvia - Harborcoat; I’m Gonna DJ; Welcome To The Occupation
17 September 2008 - Konig-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany - Second Guessing
18 September 2008 - Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany - Little America; World Leader Pretend
20 September 2008 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Finest Worksong
21 September 2008 - Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland - Get Up; Sitting Still
23 September 2008 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry); Time After Time (Annelise)
24 September 2008 - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland - Departure
27 September 2008 - Palaolimpico, Torino, Italy - Until The Day Is Done
1 October 2008 - Plaza de Toros de las ventas, Madrid, Spain - Accelerate; Circus Envy; I Wanna Be Your Dog; Just A Touch; Staring Down The Barrel Of The Middle Distance; Strange Currencies
4 October 2008 - S.O.S. Istanbul Festival, Turkcell Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey - So Fast, So Numb
24 October 2008 - Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX - Auctioneer (Another Engine); Sing For The Submarine
26 October 2008 - Voodoo Festival, City Park, New Orleans, LA - Houston; West Of The Fields
4 November 2008 - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile - Radio Free Europe
6 November 2008 - Estádio do São José, Porto Alegre, Brazil - Cuyahoga; Disturbance At Heron House; Walk Unafraid
11 November 2008 - Via Funchai, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Begin The Begin; Exhuming McCarthy; I've Been High; Maps And Legends; Nightswimming; Seven Chinese Brothers; These Days
14 November 2008 - Lima Hot Festival, Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru - Driver 8; Sweetness Follows
16 November 2008 - Movistar Musica Festival, Caracas, Venezuela - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville; Animal; I'm Gonna DJ; Pretty Persuasion; She Just Wants To Be
18 November 2008 - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico - Bad Day; Country Feedback; Disturbance At The Heron House; Drive; Electrolite; Everybody Hurts; Fall On Me; Find The River; Hollow Man; Horse To Water; I Believe; I Took Your Name; Ignoreland; Imitation Of Life; It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine); Let Me In; Life And How To Live It; Living Well Is The Best Revenge; Losing My Religion; Man On The Moon; Man-Sized Wreath; Orange Crush; Supernatural Superserious; The Great Beyond; The One I Love; What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
11 March 2009 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - E-bow The Letter

Wow , looking at this list , the 2008 tour set lists look as though they were deliberately trying to play as many different songs as poss.That must have taken some rehearsing!
Looks like I saw the last performance of You are the Everything in Atlanta 2003.....nearly a decade ago....crikey that went quickly.

[Sweden]

Hey, looking at that again it seems I actually saw the last ever performance of one song. Wolves, Lower in Bergen 2008. Pretty cool actually!

Edit: and apparently also Star 69 (Verona 08) and Letter Never Sent (Olympia 2007)

[Remixomatosys]

Leaving New York at Arena Civica in Milano (july 2008). One of my favourite r.e.m. songs