R.E.M. Head to Hollywood Bowl, Announce 2008 Tour Dates

R.E.M. will play the Hollywood Bowl this May. No on-sale date announced yet; the band will be supported by Modest Mouse and The National while on tour.

PICTURED: Bizarre-yet-cool “Superman” promotional 12″ vinyl found in Amoeba dollar bins last weekend (more on those dollar bins TK).

ILL-ADVISED BRAG: The last time I saw R.E.M. they still had four members. Radiohead opened. Bill Berry gave me a virtual hi-five.

HEADS UP
R.E.M. @ Hollywood Bowl Thu 5/29

UPDATE: Presale info now live. Presale begins April 3 (Thursday) at 10am. General onsale is this weekend.

All 2008 tour dates after the jump, plus R.E.M.’s Hollywood Bowl setlist from 2003.

R.E.M. – 2008
March
12–Austin–SXSW (Stubb’s)

May
23–Vancouver–Deer Lake Park
29–Los Angeles–Hollywood Bowl
31–Berkeley–The Greek Theatre

June
03–Denver–Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06–Chicago–United Center
08–Toronto–Molson Amphitheatre
10–Raleigh–Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
11–Washington, DC–Merriweather Post Pavilion
13–Boston–Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
14–Long Island–Jones Beach Theater
18–Philadelphia–Mann Center for the Performing Arts
19–New York City–TBA
21–Atlanta–Lakewood Amphitheatre

UPDATE
For kicks, I dug up the R.E.M. Bowl setlist from 2003 (source: NME):

‘Begin The Begin’
‘So Fast So Numb’
‘Imitation Of Life’
‘Drive’
‘Animal’
‘Fall On Me’
‘Bad Day’
‘The One I Love’
‘(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville’
‘The Great Beyond’
‘Orange Crush’
‘Daysleeper’
‘Electrolite’
‘Losing My Religion’
‘Find the River’
‘She Just Wants to Be’
‘Walk Unafraid’
‘Man On The Moon’

‘Everybody Hurts’
‘Finest Worksong’
‘Nightswimming’
‘Final Straw’
‘It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’

FURTHER READING
» R.E.M. Tour Dates 2008 (R.E.M. HQ)