On June 25th, 1999, R.E.M. took the stage at Glastonbury for the very first time. A historic performance from the group from Athens, Georgia, who remain one of the most influential and successful bands in rock music.
R.E.M. took to the iconic Pyramid Stage at the end of long sunny day at Glastonbury 1999 and dazzled the crowd with a powerful and rousing set, encompassing some of their biggest songs including “Daysleeper”, “The One I Love”, “Losing My Religion”, “Everybody Hurts” and “Man On The Moon”. They played after bands like Blondie, Bush and Hole.
“Hole did such a great set, I was like — I’ve got to ramp this up, I’ve got to be great. I think it was maybe a moment for R.E.M. and the U.K. where we had kind of been forgotten or pushed aside by younger bands, and that was a particular moment at Glastonbury where I think we pulled ourselves back to the front of the line and actually proved, this is what we’re capable of.” – Michael Stipe
Filmed at the Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25th June, 1999. Listen to the full show as part of ‘R.E.M. at the BBC’,
Setlist: 1:45 Daysleeper 5:16 The Wake-Up Bomb 10:34 The One I Love 14:05 Sweetness Follows 19:44 At My Most Beautiful 23:45 Losing My Religion 28:53 Everybody Hurts 35:45 Walk Unafraid 40:26 Star 69 43:36 Finest Worksong 47:53 Man On The Moon 56:05 Why Not Smile 58:13 Crush With Eyeliner 1:03:04 Tongue 1:08:24 Cuyahoga
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