Shannon & Narducy Unveil 2027 R.E.M. 'Document' Anniversary Tour — SkimNews
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- Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy announced a 2027 tour running February 3 through May 15, spanning 27 dates across 23 cities — five more dates than their 2026 run.
- The tour will feature R.E.M.'s fifth album Document performed in its entirety, including breakthrough single "The One I Love" and "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)."
- Shannon called the album "the one that introduced me to the band," saying it "feels like it was recorded yesterday to address the calamity of tomorrow," and inhabits frontman Michael Stipe's voice and mannerisms onstage.
- The 2027 trek follows prior years' full-album performances of R.E.M.'s Murmur (2023), Fables of the Reconstruction, and Lifes Rich Pageant — the first R.E.M. album to crack the Top 10 and earn platinum certification.
- The backing band features Jon Wurster on drums, John Stirratt on bass, Dag Juhlin on guitar, and Vijay Tellis-Nayak on keyboards, with roughly 30 R.E.M. songs performed each night.
- During the 2026 tour, Stipe himself sang with the group in Brooklyn, while guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills joined for two shows in R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, GA.
Why it matters: Document's 40th anniversary gives Shannon and Narducy a landmark milestone to build their growing R.E.M.-album-in-full series around, and the expanded 27-date run (up five from 2026) signals sustained fan demand — underscored by Stipe, Buck, and Mills themselves joining prior shows.
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