I’m not sure how “R.E.M. adjacent” these are, but this is my 2022 schedule…
Billie Eilish - February 5, 2022
Gary Numan - March 8, 2022
Modern English - March 16, 2022
Sparks - March 21, 2022
Boy Harsher - April 6, 2022
Actors - April 7, 2022
OMD - April 24, 2022
Colin Hay - April 29, 2022
Cruel World Festival - May 14-15, 2022
Dry Cleaning - May 21, 2022
The War on Drugs - May 22, 2022
Tears For Fears/Garbage - June 12, 2022
Def Leppard/Mötley Crüe/Poison/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - June 16, 2022
Peter Hook and the Light - August 16, 2022
The Mission UK/The Chameleons/Theatre of Hate - September 10, 2022
A lot of these are previously pandemic-postponed shows that all happened to get rescheduled within days of one another, otherwise I would not have spaced shows together like this. It is always fun to buy tickets and make plans, but, when the big day comes, I remember that I actually have to put on pants, drive into the city, pay parking fees, and all of that on weeknights when I have work the next day.