Tag: 40 Watt Club

R.E.M. streams ‘recently discovered’ footage of sole ‘Automatic For the People’ concert

R.E.M. streams ‘recently discovered’ footage of sole ‘Automatic For the People’ concert

R.E.M. famously only performed a single concert in support of  Automatic For the People, a benefit for Greenpeace at the 40 Watt Club in the band’s hometown of Athens, Ga., on Nov. 19, 1992. Audio from that show, previously issued as B-sides, is included as a bonus on the band’s recent Automatic reissue.

Suspect arrested, $20,000 in stolen audio equipment recovered from 40 Watt Club

Suspect arrested, $20,000 in stolen audio equipment recovered from 40 Watt Club

Police in Athens, Ga., this week arrested a former contractor accused of stealing $20,000 in audio gear from the 40 Watt Club, a burglary that had drawn offers of more than $15,000 in rewards from members of R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven and others. The gear has been recovered, police said.

R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club

R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club

The legendary 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga. — an early home base for college-rock mainstays R.E.M., The B-52s, Pylon, Love Tractor, Guadalcanal Diary and more — was burglarized Friday, with dozens of pieces of equipment stolen related to the venue’s PA system. Members of R.E.M. and Cracker have offered rewards.

Milestones: R.E.M. played sole ‘Automatic For the People’ concert 20 years ago today

Milestones: R.E.M. played sole ‘Automatic For the People’ concert 20 years ago today

R.E.M. famously didn’t tour behind its two best-selling albums — 1991’s ‘Out of Time’ and 1992’s ‘Automatic For the People’ — but the band did play a single concert in support of the latter record, a Greenpeace benefit at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., exactly 20 years ago tonight.

Video: R.E.M.’s Bill Berry, Mike Mills join Peter Buck and The Minus 5 in Athens

Retired drummer Bill Berry and bassman Mike Mills jumped onstage last night with Peter Buck and the rest of The Minus 5 for a near-reunion […]