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The Tea Party Jeff Martin at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday 4 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Tea Party Jeff Martin at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday 4 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australia To Honor America’s R.E.M.

by Noise11.com on May 3, 2018

in News

R.E.M. will be honored in Australia with an all-star tribute band performing the catalogue of R.E.M. across the nation.

The line-up for ‘The Ones We Love: Celebrating R.E.M.’ is:

Jeff Martin (The Tea Party)
Steve Kilbey (The Church)
Ron S. Peno (Died Pretty)
Trish Young (The Clouds)
Alannah Russack (The Hummingbirds)
Ashley Naylor (Even)
Greg Atkinson (Ups & Downs)
Peter Fenton (Crow)
Extra Special Guest Vocalist/ Multi-instrumentalist Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens)

Three shows have been locked in from August 31 in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The Ones We Love: Celebrating R.E.M.

31 August, Brisbane, Tivoli
6 September, Melbourne, Palais Theatre
7 September, Sydney, State Theatre

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