R.E.M. Announces 2003 Tour

Hello,

REMHQ is pleased to announce that R.E.M. will be touring North America
this fall! The band is very excited to be returning to the road for
their first proper tour since 1999.

Tour dates are listed below. Stay tuned to REMHQ and your e-mail for
further news and ticket information. We look forward to seeing you at a
show.

Here we go...
REMHQ2003 Tour-North America
***Indicates a Festival Show

***September 1st
Seattle, WA
Bumbershoot Festival
Onsale: TBA
bumbershoot.com

September 3rd
Portland, OR
New Amphitheater
Onsale: TBA
With special guest, Wilco

September 6th
San Francisco, CA
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Onsale: 8/3/03
With special guest, Wilco
shorelineamp.com

***September 7th
San Diego, CA
San Diego Street Scene
Onsale: 7/5/03 (tent.)
street-scene.com

September 10th
Los Angeles, CA
The Hollywood Bowl
Onsale: TBA
With special guest, Wilco
hollywoodbowl.org

September 11th
Las Vegas, NV
Thomas and Mack Center
Onsale: 7/26/03
With special guest, Wilco
thomasandmack.com

September 13th
Denver, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Onsale: 4/12/03
With special guest, Wilco
redrocksonline.com

September 14th
Denver, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Onsale:4/12/03 (10:00am)
With special guest, Ed Harcourt
redrocksonline.com

September 16th
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel Energy Center
Onsale:4/19/03
With special guest, Ed Harcourt
xcelenergycenter.com

September 17th
Kansas City, MO
Starlight Theatre
Onsale: 6/14/03
With special guest, Ed Harcourt
kcstarlight.com

September 19th
Dallas, TX
NextStage at Grand Prarie
Onsale: 5/3/03
With special guest, Ed Harcourt
nextstage.com

September 20th
Houston, TX
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
Onsale: 6/14/03
With special guest, Ed Harcourt
pavilion.woodlandscenter.org

***September 21st
Austin, TX
Austin City Limits Music Festival
Onsale: 5/3/03
aclfestival.com

September 23rd
New Orleans, LA
Lakefront Arena
Onsale: 8/2/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
arena.uno.edu

September 24th
Birmingham, AL
Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Onsale: 5/31/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
oakmountainamphitheater.com

September 26th
Chicago, IL
United Center
Onsale: 4/19/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
unitedcenter.com

September 27th
Cleveland, OH
Blossom Music Centers
Onsale: 5/2/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
hob.com/venues/concerts/blossom/

September 28th
Detroit, MI
Palace of Auburn Hills
Onsale: 7/19/03 (tentative)
With special guest, Sparklehorse
palacenet.com

September 30th
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Onsale:4/12/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
theaircanadacentre.com

October 1st
Philadelphia, PA
Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Onsale: 5/10/03
Special guest TBA
manncenter.org

October 3rd
New York, NY
Liberty Park
Onsale: 5/10/03
Special guest TBA
No website link available.

October 4th
New York, NY
Liberty Park
Onsale: 5/10/03
With special guest, Sparklehorse
No website link available

October 5th
Boston, MA
Tweeter Center
Onsale: 4/19/03
Special guest TBA
tweetercenter.com/boston

October 8th
Washington, DC
MCI Center
Onsale:6/28/03
Special guest TBA
mcicenter.com

October 9th
Chapel Hill, NC
Dean E. Smith Center
Onsale: 8/29/03
Special guest TBA
tarheelblue.ocsn.com

October 11th
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
Onsale:7/19/03
Special guest TBA
philipsarena.com

*reprinted from remhq.com

I'll be there in Chapel Hill.

I'll most likely be at the DC show. How far is Chapell Hill from Williamsburg, VA?

I'm looking forward to the Liberty State Park shows in Jersey City. When Radiohead played there in 2001, it was quite a setting with the NYC skyline in the back, and a nice open field, so that should be cool! That, and it's mere blocks from my home! Exciting!

Yes, Yes, Yes, YES!!!

According to Expedia.com...
341 mi (approx. 3 1/2 hrs.)

Kewl!

Springsteen on my birthday at the United Center last year.

And basically R.E.M. on the same date at the same place this year.

Excellent.

In Vegas, with Wilco. Pretty sure I'll be there...

Cool. It probably will be like the last time they were at Bumbershoot, where there was an extra charge (usually Bumbershoot you just pay one price, about $15 a day, for the whole day), but it was still well worth it. They were much better live than I expected.

anyone know about ticket prices?

Not yet. But with the "radiculous" prices of most acts at REM's level, I'd expect the tickets to be around $65 a pop.

But that's just a guess.