R.E.M. Live At The Olympia (CD+DVD)
- Alternative |
- DVD/Blu-ray |
- Live |
- Reissue
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Label: Craft Recordings
In the summer of 2007, R.E.M. performed a five-night residency at Dublin, Ireland’s Olympia Theatre. These dates were set up to allow the band to explore new material, test out arrangements, and effectively rehearse songs for their upcoming, Accelerate. The 39 tracks on the 2-disc set, recorded over the course of the residency, cover a wide range of material – digging deep into the band’s earliest tracks, and eschewing the obvious hits. Aside from the thrill of hearing a legendary band working through raw material, Live At The Olympia offers the chance to re-live a wealth of deep cuts that R.E.M. rarely performed over the course of their career.