R.E.M. To Offer Samples From Upcoming Album

Apr 01, 10:38 AM

Current Headlines: R.E.M. plans to give fans a taste of tracks from their upcoming album during a series of gigs in Dublin, Ireland, this summer.

In a statement posted Friday on the R.E.M. Web site, the band said it would hold a five-night "working rehearsal" for the album at Dublin's Olympia Theatre June 30, July 1 and July 3-5.

Singer Michael Stipe said the concerts would provide "the great start we need for our next album's work."

Stipe and bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills are due to begin work on the as-yet-untitled 14th album this spring with producer Jacknife Lee.

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