Stipe - A Tribute To R.E.M

A tribute evening devoted to the music of R.E.M., performed by the tribute act Stipe at The Wardrobe in Leeds. It presents the songs of the American band, not R.E.M. itself.

R.E.M. formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980, with Michael Stipe on vocals, Peter Buck on guitar, Mike Mills on bass and Bill Berry on drums. Their early records, including the Murmur album of 1983, helped shape American alternative rock, and the band later reached a wide audience with Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992). Songs such as "Losing My Religion", "Man on the Moon" and "Everybody Hurts" are among their best-known recordings. Bill Berry left the group in 1997, and R.E.M. announced its dissolution in 2011.

Stipe is a tribute act, and this show is a homage to R.E.M.'s catalogue rather than a performance by the original band or its members. The programme is built around the group's songs across its career, in the pop, rock and indie tradition the band belonged to.

The Wardrobe is a venue in Leeds that hosts concerts and shows. The evening suits listeners who know R.E.M.'s records and want to hear them played live by a tribute act.