1986 Concert Chronology

2-15 January 1986 - Mix-O-Lydian Recording Studio, Boonton, NJ
tracks recorded: On The Roof / The High Road / The Last Roundup / Slipping (Into Something) / When Company Comes / Let's Go / Two Rooms / The Good Earth / Tomorrow Today / Slow Down / She Said She Said / Sedan Delivery
notes: Recording Sessions for The Feelie's 'The Good Earth', co-produced by Peter Buck.

8 January 1986 - The Metro, Boston, MA
set: (Kind Of) True / Brides Of Jesus / Diamond / Buenos Aires / Silver Bullet / Pretty You, Ugly I / Last Man / Face Off / Boy (Go) / Clustering Train / Omaha
encore: For Shame Of Doing Wrong
notes: The Golden Palominos show, Michael Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Boy (Go)', 'Clustering Train' & 'Omaha', and sings backup vocals on 'For Shame Of Doing Wrong'. This was a free lunchtime concert.

9 January 1986 - Ritz, New York, NY
support: The Chris Stamey Band
set: (Kind Of) True / Brides Of Jesus / Diamond / Buenos Aires / Silver Bullet / Pretty You, Ugly I / Last Man / Face Off / Omaha / (Boy (Go) / Clustering Train
encore: For Shame Of Doing Wrong / Only One Party
notes: The Golden Palominos show, Michael Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Omaha', 'Boy (Go)', & 'Clustering Train' and sings backup vocals on 'For Shame Of Doing Wrong'.

20 January 1986 - 40 Watt Club Uptown, Athens, GA
support: Rocka Usokoff
R.E.M.: Radio Free Europe / Second Guessing / Moral Kiosk / Fall On Me / Maps And Legends / Hyena / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Driver 8 / Swan Swan H / Time After Time (Annelise) / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Tired Of Singing Trouble / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / 7 Chinese Bros. / Sitting Still / Just A Touch / Pretty Persuasion
encore 1: See No Evil / Strange
Hindu Love Gods: Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight
R.E.M.: Pills / The Pledge Of Allegiance - Little America
encore 2: Ain't No Sunshine / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
encore 3: Wild Thing
notes: Benefit concert for D. Boon of the Minutemen who tragically died in a car crash. '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville' and 'Driver 8' were both played acoustically. Bryan Cook guests on vocals for 'Strange', 'Pills' & 'Wild Thing' & the Hindu Love Gods (Berry, Buck, Mills & Cook) perform 'Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight'.

29 January 1986 - Seney-Stovall Chapel, Athens, GA
tracks recorded: Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream
notes: Filming for 'Athens, GA. - Inside/Out' documentary, directed by Tony Gayton. R.E.M. perform acoustic versions of 'Swan Swan H' & 'All I Have To Do Is Dream', which were included in the documentary & released on the film soundtrack.

3 February 1986 - 40 Watt Club Uptown, Athens, GA
other acts performing: Squalls
set included: Pretty / Pretty / Search And Destroy / Shattered / Got To Give It Up
notes: Love Tractor show, filmed for 'Athens, GA. - Inside/Out' documentary, directed by Tony Gayton. Peter Buck plays guitar on 'Search And Destroy' & 'Shattered'.

6 February 1986 - 688, Atlanta, GA
support: Risky Shift
notes: Full Time Men (Peter Buck, Keith Streng, Gordon Spaeth, Jan-Marek Pakulski & Bill Milheizer).

7 February 1986 - Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA
support: Poor Ritchie
set included: Stipe Harmonica Solo / We Will Rock You / One More Time / Mean Old Train / It's Too Late / Twelve Months Later / Windout
notes: Full Time Men (Peter Buck, Keith Streng, Gordon Spaeth, Jan-Marek Pakulski & Bill Milheizer) with Michael Ullman & Wendy Wild. Michael Stipe joins on vocals on 'We Will Rock You', and 'Windout', & Velena Vega joins on vocals on 'One More Time'.

13 February 1986 - Georgia Hall, Dean William Tate Center, The University Of Georgia, Athens, GA
support: Soul Asylum
set: Flip Your Wig / Every Everything / Makes No Sense At All / The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill / I Apologize / If I Told You / Folklore / Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely / I Don't Know For Sure / Terms Of Psychic Warfare / Powerline / Books About UFO's / Hardly Getting Over It / Sorry Somehow / Eiffel Tower High / Green Eyes / Celebrated Summer
encore: Eight Miles High / Ticket To Ride / Love Is All Around
notes: Hüsker Dü show, Peter Buck joins on guitar for the 3 song encore. 'Love Is All Around' is the Mary Tyler Moore Theme version.

20 February 1986 - 40 Watt Club Uptown, Athens, GA
set included: Shotgun Blues / (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
notes: Jason And The Scorchers show, Peter Buck joins on guitar for '(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66'.

7 March 1986 - Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA
set included: Superman
notes: Corn Cob Webs show (Wade Hester, Paul Edwards, Gevin Lindsay, Mike Mills & Bill Berry). Set included 'Superman' and several Led Zeppelin covers.

8 March 1986 - Ritz, New York, NY
set included: The Animal Speaks
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe.

10-14 March 1986 - John Keane Studios, Athens, GA
tracks recorded: Fall On Me / Hyena / March Song (King Of Birds) / These Days / Bad Day / Salsa (Underneath The Bunker) / Swan Swan H / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Begin The Begin / Cuyahoga / I Believe / Out Of Tune / Jazz (Rotary Ten) / Theme From Two Steps Onward / Just A Touch / Mystery To Me / Wait / All The Right Friends / Get On Their Way (What If We Give It Away?)
notes: Demo Recording Sessions for 'Lifes Rich Pageant' with Don Gehman over a week in March. All released as 'Athens Demos' as part of Lifes Rich Pageant 25th Anniversary reissue in 2011.

March 1986 - Drive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, NC
tracks recorded: Beauty And The Beatitudes / If You Knew Sushi / Living Chairs (Going Through The Walls) / Friday's Child / Return / Distinction / Walking On Thin Legs / Mrs. Dance's Skeleton / This Parade / Hermitage / A Year By Air
notes: Recording Sessions for Waxing Poetics 'Hermitage', with Mitch Easter & Mike Mills producing.

24 March 1986 - I-Beam, San Francisco, CA
support: Eddie Ray Porter
set included: Silver Bullet / Omaha
encore included: For Shame Of Doing Wrong
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe, Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Omaha' & backing vocals on 'For Shame Of Doing Wrong'.

25 March 1986 - The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
set included: The Naked Shakespeare / Last Man / Silver Bullet / The Consul At Sunset / Under The Volcano / (Kind Of) True / Boy (Go) / Clustering Train / Omaha
encore included: Ain't No Sunshine / Misty Mountain Hop
notes: The Golden Palominos show, Michael Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Boy (Go)', 'Clustering Train' & 'Omaha' & also on the encore songs.

26 March 1986 - The Palace, Hollywood, CA
support: Gary Myrick
set included: Boy (Go) / Clustering Train
notes: The Golden Palominos show, Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Boy (Go)' & 'Clustering Train', the show was closed down by the fire department due to overcrowding.

28 March 1986 - Daytona Beach Bandshell, Daytona Beach, FL
support: 10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs: Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening - Maddox Table / Grey Victory / Just As The Tide Was A-Flowing / Can't Ignore The Train / Back O' The Moon / Everyone A Puzzle Lover / The Counting Song / Lilydale / Wildwood Flower / Single Girl, Married Girl - Scorpio Rising / Thompson's March / Angels Of Stone / Daktari / My Mother The War
encore: Among The Americans / Planned Obsolescence
Golden Palominos set included: (Boy (Go) / Clustering Train
notes: The Golden Palominos, Michael Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Boy (Go)' & 'Clustering Train', & joins 10,000 Maniacs to sing 'The Counting Song' with Natalie Merchant.

29 March 1986 - Moonshadow Saloon, Atlanta, GA
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe.

31 March 1986 - 688, Atlanta, GA
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe.

April - May 1986 - Belmont Mall, Bloomington, IN
tracks recorded: Begin The Begin / These Days / Fall On Me / Just A Touch / Superman / Swan Swan H / I Believe / Cuyahoga / What If We Give It Away? / Underneath The Bunker / Toys In The Attic / Rotary Ten / Tired Of Singing Trouble / Mystery To Me / Bad Day / Theme From Two Steps Onward
notes: Recording Sessions for 'Lifes Rich Pageant' with Don Gehman.

May 1986 - Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA
notes: Mixing Sessions for 'Lifes Rich Pageant' with Don Gehman.

May 1986 - Image Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
notes: Additional Recording & Mixing Sessions for 'Lifes Rich Pageant', with Don Gehman.

9 May 1986 - Cooperage, William C. Ackerman Student Union, University Of California, Los Angeles, CA
set included: Until Lately / Still Holding On To You / 50 In A 25 Zone / Now I Ride Alone / Out Of The Grey / Ballad Of Dwight Fry / Slide Away / Summertime Blues / That's What You Always Say / John Coltrane Stereo Blues / When You Smile
encore: Cinnamon Girl / Born On The Bayou - Papa Was A Rolling Stone - L.A. Woman / The Medicine Show
notes: The Dream Syndicate show. Peter Buck guests on guitar on 'Cinnamon Girl' & 'Born On The Bayou - Papa Was A Rolling Stone - L.A. Woman'.

9 May 1986 - The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA
support: Phranc
set: Flip Your Wig / Every Everything / Makes No Sense At All / The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill / I Apologize / If I Told You / Private Plane / Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely / Chartered Trips / Terms Of Psychic Warfare / Powerline / Books About UFOs / Hardly Getting Over It / Dead Set On Destruction / Eiffel Tower High / Green Eyes / Celebrated Summer / Love Is All Around
encore 1: Pink Turns To Blue / Ticket To Ride / Eight Miles High
encore 2: Never Talking To You Again / Makes No Sense At All / Flexible Flyer / Celebrated Summer
notes: Husker Du show. Michael Stipe guests on 'Eight Miles High'.

30 May 1986 - Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA
notes: Corn Cob Webs show (Wade Hester, Paul Edwards, Gevin Lindsay, Mike Mills & Bill Berry).

31 May 1986 - Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA
notes: Corn Cob Webs show (Wade Hester, Paul Edwards, Gevin Lindsay, Mike Mills & Bill Berry).

June 1986 - John Keane Studios, Athens, GA
tracks recorded: Grow Wild / Harpers / Eureka
notes: Recording sessions for Hugo Largo's 'Drum', produced by Michael Stipe.

13 July 1986 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
soundcheck included: Work Was New
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe.

14 July 1986 - The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden Center, New York, NY
set: I've Been The One / As If I Wanted To Be / Last Man / Silver Bullet / (Kind Of) True / Finest Worksong / Clustering Train / Boy (Go)
encore: I Wish I Was A Fool For You / The Ocean
notes: The Golden Palominos show, featuring Michael Stipe, Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Finest Worksong', 'Clustering Train' & 'Boy (Go)' & backing vocals on 'I Wish I Was A Fool For You'.

14 July 1986
event: 'Fall On Me' 7" & 12" Single is released in the UK

18 July 1986 - Uptown Lounge, Athens, GA
support: Widespread Panic
notes: Corn Cob Webs show (Wade Hester, Paul Edwards, Gevin Lindsay, Mike Mills & Bill Berry).

19 July 1986 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
other acts performing: Spyro Gyra, Sadao Watanabe, Arturo Sandoval, Herbie Handcock Quartet, Marco Kaepelli
set: I've Been The One / Strong, Simple Silences / Last Man / (Kind Of) True / Finest Worksong / Clustering Train / (Boy (Go) / Silver Bullet / Weird / Consul At Sunset / Deserted Cities Of The Heart
notes: The Golden Palominos, featuring Michael Stipe, Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Finest Worksong', 'Boy (Go)' & 'Clustering Train'.

20 July 1986 - Milano Suono Festival, Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
set included: Brides Of Jesus / Last Man / (Kind Of) True / Finest Worksong / Clustering Train / Boy (Go) / Buenos Aires
notes: The Golden Palominos, featuring Michael Stipe, Stipe sings lead vocals on 'Finest Worksong', 'Clustering Train' & 'Boy (Go)'.

21 July 1986 - Le Bataclan, Paris, France
notes: The Golden Palominos, featuring Michael Stipe.

28 July 1986
event: 'Lifes Rich Pageant' released in the UK & the US

29 July 1986 - R.E.M.'s West Clayton Street Studio, Outside 40 Watt Club & behind Morton Theatre & other Locations, Athens, GA.
notes: Photo shoot with all 4 members with Ebet Roberts

30 July 1986 - True Confections, Mike Mill's House, Taco Stand, 40 Watt Club & R.E.M.'s West Clayton Street Studio, Athens, GA
notes: Michael Stipe (True Confections), Mike Mills (own house & Taco Stand), Bill Berry & Peter Buck (both at rehearsal studio) hold interview sessions with Barry Walters from Spin magazine.

11 August 1986
event: 'Fall On Me' 7" & 12" Single is released in the US

19 August 1986 - WLIR 92.7FM, WLIR 92.7FM Studios, Westbury, NY
notes: Phone interview with Peter Buck.

19 August 1986 - 92.3 K-Rock (WXRK-FM) Studios, New York, NY
set: Superman / With A Girl Like You / Rave On
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck & Mike Mills & live in-studio performance. Peter adds that he will kill the person who puts this on a bootleg....

19 August 1986 - WNYU 89.1FM, WNYU 89.1FM Studios, New York University, New York, NY
notes: Radio interview with Mike Mills.

19 August 1986 - 'Rock Today', WNEW-FM 102.7, WNEW-FM Studios, New York, NY
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck & Mike Mills, broadcast on 6 September 1986.

20 August 1986 - 'Night Lines', CBC, CBC Radio & TV, Toronto, Canada
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck.

20 August 1986 - Q107 Classic Rock (CILQ-FM), Q107 Studios, Hudson's Bay Centre, Toronto, Canada
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck.

20 August 1986 - 104.5 CHUM FM, 104.5 CHUM FM Studios, Toronto, Canada
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck.

20 August 1986 - CNFY FM 102.1, CNFY FM 102.1 Studios, Toronto, Canada
set: Interview / Begin The Begin / Interview / Superman (The Clique version) / Interview / Superman
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck & Mike Mills by Earl Jive & Beverly Hills. All songs played were album tracks.

21 August 1986 - The Loop 97.9 WLUP-FM, WLUP-FM Studios, Chicago, IL
notes: Radio interview with Peter Buck & Mike Mills.

30 August - 4 September 1986 - Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN
notes: Rehearsal sessions for upcoming 'Pageantry Tour'.

Pageantry Tour

5 September 1986 - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham, AL
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Begin The Begin / 1,000,000 / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Fall On Me / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Pretty Persuasion / The Pledge Of Allegiance - Little America / Just A Touch / Femme Fatale
encore 1: Feeling Gravitys Pull - Just A Touch - Feeling Gravitys Pull / Strange / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) / Auctioneer (Another Engine)
encore 2: Lightnin' Hopkins / Old Man Kensey / Life And How To Live It
encore 3: Time Was - Second Guessing
notes: First performances of 'These Days', 'Begin The Begin', 'The One I Love', 'Cuyahoga', 'The Flowers Of Guatemala', 'I Believe', 'Superman', 'Strange' and 'Lightnin' Hopkins'. Before 'I Believe', Michael introduces the song by singing a few lines of Perry Como's 'I Believe' - "every time a newborn baby cries", & before 'Second Guessing', Michael sings a few lines of Wishbone Ash's 'Time Was'.

6 September 1986 - Indiana University Auditorium, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Begin The Begin / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Old Man Kensey / Driver 8 / Shaking Through / Unknown / Fall On Me / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Last Date / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / California Dreamin' / Can't Get There From Here / Superman / Second Guessing / Pretty Persuasion / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Cuyahoga / Strange / Little America
encore 2: Lightnin' Hopkins / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) / Just A Touch

7 September 1986 - Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Hyena / 1,000,000 / Cuyahoga / Driver 8 / Fall On Me / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Can't Get There From Here / The One I Love / Superman / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Feeling Gravitys Pull / Strange / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
encore 2: Toys In The Attic / Bandwagon / Life And How To Live It
encore 3: Begin The Begin / Just A Touch

8 September 1986 - Louisville Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, KY
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Maps And Legends / Driver 8 / Fall On Me / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Feeling Gravitys Pull / Time After Time (Annelise) / 1,000,000
encore 2: Lightnin' Hopkins / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) / Strange
encore 3: Begin The Begin / Toys In The Attic / After Hours

10 September 1986 - Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Sitting Still / Hyena / Green Grow The Rushes / West Of The Fields / Driver 8 / Fall On Me / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / The One I Love / Just A Touch / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Whoa Back Buck / Strange / Cuyahoga / Just A Touch (snippet) - Auctioneer (Another Engine)
encore 2: Second Guessing / Begin The Begin / Just A Touch / Life And How To Live It

11 September 1986 - Jackson City Auditorium, Jackson, MS
support: Fetchin' Bones

12 September 1986 - Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Hyena / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Driver 8 / Fall On Me / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasion / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: White Tornado / Begin The Begin / Cuyahoga
encore 2: 1,000,000 / Strange / The Pledge Of Allegiance - Little America / Just A Touch

13 September 1986 - Mud Island Amphitheatre, Memphis, TN
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Driver 8 / Fall On Me / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Strange / 1,000,000 / After Hours / Goo Goo Muck
encore 2: Begin The Begin / Toys In The Attic / Just A Touch

13 September 1986 - Antenna, Memphis, TN
set included: Rock And Roll
notes: Soul Capitalists show. After the Mud Island show, R.E.M. played a few songs and jammed with members of Fetchin' Bones & the Soul Capitalists who were playing at the Antenna.

15 September 1986 - Joseph Taylor Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, AR
support: Fetchin' Bones

17 September 1986 - Civic Center Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Sitting Still / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Fall On Me / White Tornado / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Driver 8 / Superman / Sloop John B / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Begin The Begin / Cuyahoga / Strange
encore 2: Toys In The Attic / Just A Touch / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

18 September 1986 - City Coliseum, Austin, TX
support: Fetchin' Bones
set included: These Days / The One I Love / Superman / Underneath The Bunker (Instrumental) / After Hours
encore included: Wild Thing
notes: When Michael and Mike attempted switching microphones for 'Superman', Stipe somehow hopelessly tangled the two microphone cords. A roadie had to come onstage and untangle the microphones while Stipe stood motionless with one hand supporting his chin and the other arm across his chest supporting the chin arm. During this time the rest of the band decided to play 'Underneath The Bunker' (sans Stipe).

19 September 1986 - Southern Star Amphitheater, Astroworld, Houston, TX
support: Fetchin' Bones
set: These Days / West Of The Fields / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Shaking Through / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Fall On Me / I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Feeling Gravitys Pull / Funtime / 1,000,000
encore 2: Begin The Begin / Strange / Just A Touch / Sweet Jane - Goo Goo Muck / Toys In The Attic / After Hours
notes: During the bridge section of 'The One I Love', Stipe can be heard singing lyrics of 'Underneath The Bunker'. Stipe explains before 'Begin The Begin' that he says philanderer, but he really meant philanthropist, he just got it confused.

20 September 1986 - Fair Park Bandshell, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
support: Fetchin' Bones
soundcheck included: Superman / The One I Love
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / We Walk / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Shaking Through / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Harpers - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Strange / Begin The Begin
encore 2: Talk About The Passion / Funtime / Just A Touch
notes: Before the show Stipe comes out and says the following: "A couple of times last year on our tour we had to stop the shows because people in the floor up front were pushing too much and getting hurt. I would like to make the request, I would like to make the request before we come on stage that everyone please try to be civil tonight so that we don't have to stop playing, especially the people directly in front of the stage, I mean what I say and I don't want to have to stop the show, if we see anything going on from stage were not gonna send security guards out to stop it because they'll beat your face in, were just gonna stop playing and walk off, so try to maintain some peace alright, we'll be on in a little bit, try to back off some, thanks".

22 September 1986 - Pan American Center, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
support: Guadalcanal Diary

23 September 1986 - Mesa Amphitheater, Mesa, AZ
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set included: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) / Shaking Through / West Of The Fields / Superman / Life And How To Live It
encores included: Fall On Me / Begin The Begin
notes: Show opened with Michael and Peter performing 'So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)' due to the constant rain throughout the day.

24 September 1986 - Pacific Amphitheatre, Orange County Fairgounds, Costa Mesa, CA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: Have You Ever Seen The Rain? / These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / Talk About The Passion / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Driver 8 / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Harpers - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000

26 September 1986 - The Greek Theatre, University Of California At Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (Cancelled)
support: Guadalcanal Diary
notes: Everyone went to the show, it was raining on and off, not heavy. The place was filled. No cancellation had been announced, but the rain was enough of a problem that the show did not happen. It was postponed after the band all walked out on stage and told the crowd it was too dangerous to perform. They apologized and promised the show would be made up. The 1st October date at the Coliseum Arena was this "make up" show.

27 September 1986 - County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Talk About The Passion / The One I Love / Sitting Still / Driver 8 / Feeling Gravitys Pull / White Tornado / Shaking Through / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Superman / Cushy Tush / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasion / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Nasty Blues / Goo Goo Muck / Fever / Toys In The Attic / Strange
encore 2: Harpers / Begin The Begin / 1,000,000 / Just A Touch

28 September 1986 - Main Gymnasium, University Of California At San Diego, San Diego, CA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / We Walk - Behind Closed Doors / The One I Love / Driver 8 / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Gardening At Night / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Maps And Legends / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000
encore 2: Finest Worksong (a capella snippet) - King Of Birds (a capella snippet) - Strange / Funtime / Just A Touch
notes: Towards the end of the show Michael confronts an annoying Nazi supporter. Both 'Feeling Gravitys Pull' and 'Gardening At Night' were cut short because the audience was getting out of hand. I think it was one guy who was being a jerk, and it sounds like he got kicked out. After '1,000,000', Michael does some a capella that includes what will be lyrics from 'Finest Worksong' and 'King Of Birds'.

29 September 1986 - 'Rockline', Rockline Studios, Hollywood, CA
set: Interview / Fall On Me / Interview & Phone-In / Break: / Can't Get There From Here / Interview & Phone-In
notes: Radio interview & Phone-In with Peter Buck & Michael Stipe by Bob Coburn. All songs played were album tracks.

30 September 1986 - Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Radio Free Europe / Harborcoat / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Last Date / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Cushy Tush (snippet) / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000
encore 2: Strange / Funtime / Life And How To Live It
encore 3: Harpers / Begin The Begin / The Pledge Of Allegiance - Little America / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: This show can be found on the vinyl bootleg "Pageantry"

1 October 1986 - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: Have You Ever Seen The Rain? / These Days / Moral Kiosk / Cuyahoga / Gardening At Night / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Sitting Still / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Shaking Through / White Tornado / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 2: Rotary Ten / Strange / Fever / Funtime / Just A Touch
encore 3: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: The make up show for the cancelled 26 September show. Since the Greek only held about 5,000, the band only managed, with some more ticket sales, to fill about two-thirds of the new, bigger venue, and they blocked off several sections with canvas.

2 October 1986 - EMU Ballroom, University Of Oregon, Eugene, OR
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Driver 8 / Underneath The Bunker / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Second Guessing / Fall On Me / Fever - Paint It, Black / Sweet Jane / Strange
encore 2: Harpers / Begin The Begin / Cuyahoga / Toys In The Attic / Funtime

3 October 1986 - Portland Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR
support: Guadalcanal Diary
soundcheck: Unknown (Instrumental) / Shakin' All Over / I Can Only Give You Everything / Unknown (Instrumental) / Pretty Woman (snippet) / Green Grow The Rushes / Oddfellows Local 151 x 3 / Windout / Time After Time (Annelise) x 2 / Classical Gas (part)
set: These Days / Hyena / West Of The Fields / Time After Time (Annelise) / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Maps And Legends / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can’t Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Windout / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000
encore 2: I Can Only Give You Everything / Strange / Home On The Range – Little America
encore 3: Harpers / Begin The Begin / Just A Touch

4 October 1986 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Radio Free Europe / Hyena / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / White Tornado / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / The Counting Song / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Windout / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000
encore 2: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) / Strange / Begin The Begin / Funtime / Toys In The Attic
encore 3: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

5 October 1986 - War Memorial Gym, The University Of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / We Walk / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Femme Fatale / Driver 8 / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Maps And Legends / Just A Touch
encore 2: Harpers / Begin The Begin / Strange / Funtime / Toys In The Attic / After Hours
notes: Because of a leaky roof at some point in the day or two before the gig the event organizers were concerned about water damage to the auditorium floor. For this reason a large, square section of the floor directly in front of the centre of the stage was sectioned off. This meant that the crowd couldn't get very close to the band for most of the show. Luckily near the end Michael took his chances and jumped down (with a long mike cord) and sang the last few songs right up next to the audience on the floor at floor level.

7 October 1986 - Coliseum, Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City, UT
support: Guadalcanal Diary
set: These Days / Hyena / Sitting Still / 7 Chinese Bros. / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Femme Fatale / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America / Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Begin The Begin
encore 2: Harpers / Funtime / Toys In The Attic
encore 3: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: First performance of 'Oddfellows Local 151' (outside of soundchecks).

9 October 1986 - C.U. Events Center, University Of Colorado At Boulder, Boulder, CO
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Talk About The Passion / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Barney Miller Theme / Walk, Don't Run / Driver 8 / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Instrumental / Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / We Walk - Falling In Love Again / See No Evil
encore 2: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Just A Touch

10 October 1986 - Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Hyena / Crazy / West Of The Fields / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Pipeline / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Bad Day - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Life And How To Live It
encore 2: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) / Begin The Begin / Oddfellows Local 151 / Funtime
encore 3: Spooky / Strange / Toys In The Attic
encore 4: After Hours - Radio Free Europe / Just A Touch

11 October 1986 - Memorial Hall, Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Building, Kansas City, KS
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Sitting Still / Lightnin' Hopkins / Hyena / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / Swan Swan H / King Of Birds - I Believe / Old Man Kensey / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000 / Strange
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Little America / Begin The Begin / Funtime / See No Evil / After Hours

12 October 1986 - Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Hyena / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / We Walk / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Sitting Still / Sloop John B / Spooky / Funtime
encore 2: King Of Birds - Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin / Strange / See No Evil / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

14 October 1986 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, MN
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / White Tornado / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Old Man Kensey / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Bad Day (a capella snippet) - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Born To Run / Spooky
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / After Hours
encore 3: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (a capella) / Funtime / Little America / Radio Free Europe

15 October 1986 - Hancher Auditorium, The University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Gardening At Night / Cuyahoga / The One I Love / Hyena / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Sitting Still / Underneath The Bunker / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Maps And Legends / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Cushy Tush (snippet) / Bad Day (part) / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / The Counting Song - Toys In The Attic
encore 2: Singing Cage / Oddfellows Local 151 / Goo Goo Muck
encore 3: Funtime / Just A Touch
notes: Before 'Pretty Persuasion', Michael sings a very embryonic partial version of 'Bad Day' with different lyrics. Members of Camper Van Beethoven join the band on 'Goo Goo Muck' & 'Funtime'.

17 October 1986 - Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
support: Camper Van Beethoven
soundcheck included: Begin The Begin
set: These Days / Sitting Still / Driver 8 / Hyena / Cuyahoga / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Rotary Ten / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe - I Believe / Superman / Cushy Tush (Instrumental) / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Pretty Persuasion / Improv (My Plane Won't Start) - Just A Touch (snippet) - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / We Walk / Toys In The Attic
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / I Can Only Give You Everything
encore 3: King Of Birds (a capella snippet) / Sloop John B / Begin The Begin / Just A Touch - After Hours

18 October 1986 - George W. Welsh Auditorium, Grand Center, Grand Rapids, MI
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Sitting Still / Hyena / West Of The Fields / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Letter Never Sent / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Toys In The Attic
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin / Little America
encore 3: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: During the encores, all four band members wore red fireman helmets for 'Oddfellows Local 151'. At one point during the show, a male audience member rushed the stage and grabbed the microphone. Michael fled the stage. After security had taken the hooligan away, Michael returned and wiped off the microphone with a towel for several minutes before starting the next song.

19 October 1986 - UIC Pavilion, University Of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Second Guessing / Sitting Still / Hyena / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Driver 8 / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Finest Worksong (snippet) - King Of Birds (snippet) - Just A Touch (snippet) - See A Penny (Pick It Up) - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / See No Evil
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin / Maps And Legends / 1,000,000
encore 3: King Of Birds (a capella snippet) - Funtime / Just A Touch / Elvis's Death Story / After Hours

21 October 1986 - Chick Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Moral Kiosk / We Walk - Finest Worksong / The One I Love / Gardening At Night / Underneath The Bunker / Spooky / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Finest Worksong - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Old Man Kensey / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Cushy Tush (snippet) / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Driver 8
encore 2: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) / Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / Pilgrimage / I Can Only Give You Everything
encore 3: Cushy Tush (Instrumental) (snippet) / Begin The Begin / Toys In The Attic - Free Money / Free Money - Funtime
encore 4: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Gary Zekley who wrote 'Superman' joined the band on stage on vocals for the performance of the song, & Jonathan Segal from Camper Van Beethoven joined on violin on 'Feeling Gravitys Pull'.

22 October 1986 - Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / West Of The Fields / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Rotary Ten / Driver 8 / Finest Worksong - King Of Birds - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Spooky / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Windout / Auctioneer (Another Engine)
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Life And How To Live It
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin / See No Evil
encore 3: Funtime / Radar Love - I Wanna Be Your Dog / Lightnin' Hopkins / Just A Touch
encore 4: Toys In The Attic / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

23 October 1986 - Public Hall, Cleveland Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH
support: Richard Thompson
set: Cuyahoga / Harborcoat / Driver 8 / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Maps And Legends / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / I Believe - I Believe / Sloop John B / Old Man Kensey / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Oddfellows Local 151 / See No Evil / These Days / Funtime
encore 2: Time After Time (Annelise) / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Joined onstage by Richard Thompson.

24 October 1986 - Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA
support: Camper Van Beethoven
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Sitting Still / The One I Love / West Of The Fields / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / White Tornado / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Maps And Legends / Driver 8 / I Believe / 7 Chinese Bros. / Instrumental / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Cushy Tush / Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / 1,000,000
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Radar Love / Funtime
notes: This show is available on the vinyl bootlegs 'Rolling Stone' and 'Shadows', minus the second encore. A recording of the full show has recently surfaced.

26 October 1986 - Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY
support: Throwing Muses
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / The One I Love / Sitting Still / Talk About The Passion / Driver 8 / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Walk, Don't Run / Letter Never Sent / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine)
encore 1: Fall On Me / Oddfellows Local 151 / Happy Birthday To Natalie Merchant / Strange / Little America
encore 2: The Counting Song / Cuyahoga / See No Evil / Funtime / Just A Touch
notes: Natalie Merchant guests on 'The Counting Song'.

27 October 1986 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
support: The Feelies
set: These Days - After Hours - These Days / Harborcoat / West Of The Fields / Cuyahoga / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Oddfellows Local 151 / Radar Love - I Wanna Be Your Dog - Burning Hell
encore 2: We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) / Singing Cage / The Counting Song / Sloop John B
encore 3: Funtime / Just A Touch / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Natalie Merchant guests on 'We Don't Need Another Hero', 'Singing Cage', 'The Counting Song' and 'Sloop John B'.

29 October 1986 - Aréna Maurice-Richard, Montreal, Canada
support: The Feelies
The Feelies set included: Powderfinger
R.E.M.: These Days / Harborcoat / Sitting Still / Hyena / We Walk / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Driver 8 / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin
encore 2: Riders In The Sky / Pills / The One I Love / Just A Touch
encore 3: Finest Worksong - Will It Go 'Round In Circles - Finest Worksong / Strange / Funtime
encore 4: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: 'Will It Go 'Round In Circles' is a Billy Preston song. 'Finest Worksong' is a few lines of the song sung a capella. Peter Buck played with The Feelies when they performed 'Powderfinger' during their support set.

30 October 1986 - Lundholm Gymnasium, Field House, The University Of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
support: The Feelies
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Sitting Still / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Driver 8 / Feeling Gravitys Pull / White Tornado / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Bandwagon / Fever - Kohoutek - Funtime
encore 2: All Tomorrow's Parties / Talk About The Passion / Oddfellows Local 151 / See No Evil / After Hours

31 October 1986 - Roy L. Patrick Memorial Gymnasium, The University Of Vermont, Burlington, VT
support: The Feelies
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Maps And Legends / Hyena / Femme Fatale / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Spooky / We Walk / 1,000,000
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin
encore 3: (Don't Go Back To) Rockville - Born To Run / Lightnin' Hopkins
encore 4: Moon River

1 November 1986 - Wang Theatre, Wang Center For The Performing Arts, Boston, MA
support: The Feelies
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Maps And Legends / Time After Time (Annelise) / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Funtime
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin
encore 3: Lightnin' Hopkins / Strange
encore 4: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

2 November 1986 - Wang Theatre, Wang Center For The Performing Arts, Boston, MA
support: The Feelies
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Hyena / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky (Instrumental) / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Letter Never Sent / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 1,000,000 / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / See No Evil
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Maps And Legends / Life And How To Live It
encore 3: All Tomorrow's Parties (a capella) / Lightnin' Hopkins / Begin The Begin / Kohoutek (a capella) - Toys In The Attic
encore 4: Boy (Go) (a capella) - Femme Fatale
notes: Michael sings a capella versions of 'All Tomorrow Parties', 'Kohoutek' & 'Boy (Go)'.

2 November 1986 - The Paradise, Boston, MA
set: Sounds Great When You're Dead / Bass / Acid Bird / Somewhere Apart / Airscape / If You Were A Priest / I Often Dream Of Trains / Uncorrected Personality Traits / Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl / Kingdom Of Love / I'm Only You / The Man With The Lightbulb Head / The President / Queen Of Eyes / Brenda's Iron Sledge / Raymond Chandler Evening / Listening To The Higsons
encore: Heaven / The Bells Of Rhymney
notes: Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians show. Peter Buck guests on guitar on 'Heaven' & 'The Bells Of Rhymney'.

4 November 1986
event: 'Superman' 7" & 12" Single is released in the US

4 November 1986 - Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
support: The Feelies
The Feelies set included: She Said She Said
R.E.M.: These Days / West Of The Fields / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Oddfellows Local 151 / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Lightnin' Hopkins / Just A Touch / Finest Worksong - King Of Birds - Strange
encore 2: Begin The Begin / Cuyahoga / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Funtime / After Hours
notes: Peter Buck played guitar on 'She Said She Said' (Beatles cover) during The Feelies set.

6 November 1986 - The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden Center, New York, NY
support: The Feelies
The Feelies set included: She Said She Said
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Maps And Legends / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Cuyahoga / Riders In The Sky / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Home On The Range - Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore: Fall On Me / Driver 8 (aborted) / Femme Fatale
notes: One of the few R.E.M. shows that ended early - after many repeated attempts to get the crowd not to crush the stage ("Simon says take two steps back"), a girl who has fainted is lifted over the barricade, prompting a very upset Stipe to run through 'Femme Fatale' and then the band leaves the stage. Gary Zekley joins the band on 'Superman'. Peter Buck played guitar on 'She Said She Said' during The Feelies set.

7 November 1986 - The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden Center, New York, NY
support: The Feelies
The Feelies set included: She Said She Said
R.E.M.: These Days / Sitting Still / Hyena / Talk About The Passion / Driver 8 / Cuyahoga / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Spooky / Pretty Persuasion / Stretch My Hand (a capella) - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Begin The Begin / Pills
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Lightnin' Hopkins / Funtime
encore 3: The One I Love / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) - Red Rain
notes: Peter Buck joined The Feelies on 'She Said She Said' during their opening set.

8 November 1986 - New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
support: The Feelies
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Lightnin' Hopkins / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Tired Of Singing Trouble - Finest Worksong (one line) - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / We Walk / 1,000,000 / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine)
encore 1: Oddfellows Local 151 / Driver 8 / Long Legged Girl (With A Short Dress On) / Just A Touch
encore 2: (Stipe tells story about Elvis) / Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Radio Free Europe

8 November 1986 - The Grotto, New Haven, CT
support: Sons
set included: Roadhouse Blues
notes: Miracle Legion show. After their concert at the New Haven Memorial Coliseum, Peter Buck joins Miracle Legion on stage on guitar for 'Roadhouse Blues', with Bill, Mike & Michael in attendance.

9 November 1986 - Spectrum Showcase, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
support: The Feelies
The Feelies set included: She Said She Said / What Goes On
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Maps And Legends / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Touble - I Believe / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Lightnin' Hopkins / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Just A Touch / Strange
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Begin The Begin / Finest Worksong - King Of Birds - Funtime
encore 3: Toys In The Attic / Born To Run / Sloop John B / After Hours
notes: Peter Buck & Mike Mills joined The Feelies on 'She Said She Said' & 'What Goes On' during their opening set.

11 November 1986 - University Hall, University Of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Harborcoat / Maps And Legends / Talk About The Passion / Hyena / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Sitting Still / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Femme Fatale / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Life And How To Live It
encore 1: Driver 8 / Cuyahoga / Fall On Me
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Funtime / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: A guy in the crowd jumped up on stage during '7 Chinese Bros.' and tried to grab Peter's guitar. Unsuccessful, he jumped back into the crowd. Peter tore off his guitar and jumped in after him. Mike and Michael then yelled at the guy from the stage as Peter tried to find him. Mike: "If anybody sees that guy, grab him and bring him backstage after the show." Michael: "So the Republicans won in this state, huh?" (incorrect, but funny nonetheless) After a few minutes, Peter made his way back on stage and the crowd cheered. After he re-tuned his guitar, they started 'Femme Fatale' - Tucker Cawley

12 November 1986 - Charles E. Smith Center, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
support: Let's Active
Let's Active set included: Hush
R.E.M.: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Crazy / Pilgrimage / Driver 8 / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 7 Chinese Bros. / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Shaking Through / Lightnin' Hopkins / Pretty Persuasion / Home On The Range - Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Funtime / After Hours
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Peter Buck played guitar & Mike Mills on tambourine on Deep Purple's 'Hush' with Let's Active on their opening set.

13 November 1986 - Nightclub 9:30, Washington, D.C.
set: Sounds Great When You're Dead / Bass / If You Were A Priest / Fifty Two Stations / Lady Waters And The Hooded One / The Man With The Lightbulb Head / I Often Dream Of Trains / Uncorrected Personality Traits / Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl / Kingdom Of Love / I'm Only You / Airscape / Only The Stones Remain / Brenda's Iron Sledge / Raymond Chandler Evening / Listening To The Higsons
encore: The Bells Of Rhymney / Heaven
notes: Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians show. Peter Buck guests on guitar on 'The Bells Of Rhymney' & 'Heaven'.

14 November 1986 - William & Mary Hall, College Of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
support: Let's Active
Let's Active set included: Back Of A Car / Lucifer Sam
R.E.M.: These Days / West Of The Fields / Time After Time (Annelise) / Hyena / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Underneath The Bunker (Instrumental) / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Lightnin' Hopkins / Old Man Kensey / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Pretty Persuasiom / Just A Touch
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Begin The Begin
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / We Walk - Kahoutek / Funtime
encore 3: Moon River / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Peter Buck & Mike Mills joined Let's Active on their opening set for their cover of Big Star's 'Back Of A Car' & Pink Floyds 'Lucifer Sam'.

15 November 1986 - Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC
support: Let's Active
Let's Active set included: Talking To Myself / Writing The Book Of Last Pages / Room With A View / Hush
R.E.M.: These Days / Harborcoat / Hyena / Time After Time (Annelise) / Maps And Legends / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Begin The Begin
encore 2: Finest Worksong - King Of Birds / Oddfellows Local 151 / Born To Run / We Walk - Uncle Salty / Toys In The Attic / Happy Birthday To Mitch Easter / Funtime
notes: Peter Buck & Mike Mills joined Let's Active for their cover of Deep Purple's 'Hush' on their opening set. Mitch Easter joined on guitar from 'Born To Run' onwards, & finishing up singing Happy Birthday to Mitch.

15 November 1986 - Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
notes: Dreams So Real show. After the Durham show, Mike Mills, Bill Berry & Peter Buck showed up for Dreams So Real's show, with Peter joining the band on guitar on 4 songs.

16 November 1986 - Trask Coliseum, University Of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Pilgrimage / The One I Love / Shaking Through / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Lightnin' Hopkins / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / King Of Birds - Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Radio Free Europe / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Sad Lover's Waltz / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / Spooky / See No Evil
encore 2: Singing Cage / Oddfellows Local 151 / Mississippi Queen / Whole Lotta Love / Funtime / After Hours
notes: 'King Of Birds' is sung rather than spoken, in the tune of the eventual song, more or less. Michael also incorporates some the additional spoken lines "Lenny Bruce is not afraid, Leonid Brezhnev is not afraid." 'Mississippi Queen' and 'Whole Lotta Love' feature Corky Laing, drummer from 70s rock outfit Mountain.

17 November 1986 - Columbia Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / West Of The Fields / Harborcoat / Crazy / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Pipeline / Cuyahoga / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Lightnin' Hopkins / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore: Driver 8 / Harpers - Fall On Me / Strange / I Can Only Give You Everything

19 November 1986 - W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Maps And Legends / Shaking Through / The One I Love / Cuyahoga / Driver 8 / Sitting Still / The Flowers Of Guatemala / I Believe / Lightnin' Hopkins / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Strange / Sweet Jane / Radar Love / Goo Goo Muck / Spooky / Just A Touch
encore 2: Finest Worksong - King Of Birds - Oddfellows Local 151 / Funtime / After Hours

20 November 1986 - Civic Auditorium, Jacksonville, FL
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Harborcoat / There She Goes Again / Time After Time (Annelise) / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Lightnin' Hopkins / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Finest Worksong / King Of Birds / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville / King Of The Road / Bandwagon
encore 2: 20th Century Boy
encore 3: Moon River (aborted)
notes: Michael was booed while singing 'Moon River' at the start of the 3rd encore, & stopped singing & walked offstage.

21 November 1986 - Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL
support: Let's Active
Let's Active set included: Hush
set: These Days / Sitting Still / Crazy / Shaking Through / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Cuyahoga / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Old Man Kensey / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Begin The Begin / Time After Time (Annelise) / So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star / Eight Miles High
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Fall On Me / Pills / Funtime / So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Roger McGuinn guests on 'Shaking Through', 'So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star' and 'Eight Miles High'. Peter Buck & Mike Mills joined Let's Active for their cover of Deep Purple's 'Hush' on their opening set.

22 November 1986 - James L. Knight Center, James L. Knight International Center, Miami, FL
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Hyena / Talk About The Passion / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / Cuyahoga / Driver 8 / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / With A Girl Like You / Strange / Spooky / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore 1: All Tomorrow's Parties / There She Goes Again / Femme Fatale / Sweet Jane / After Hours
encore 2 included: Oddfellows Local 151 / Fall On Me
encore 3 included: So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Charlie Pickett guests on 'There She Goes Again', 'Femme Fatale' and 'Sweet Jane' & Reg Presley on 'With A Girl Like You'.

24 November 1986 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Harborcoat / West Of The Fields / Cuyahoga / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / White Tornado / Driver 8 / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / 9-9 / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America - The Pledge Of Allegiance
encore 1: Fall On Me / Talk About The Passion / 1,000,000
encore 2: Harpers / Oddfellows Local 151 / Strange / Begin The Begin
encore 3: We Walk / Funtime / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
notes: Mitch Easter guests on 'We Walk' and 'Funtime'. Michael sings a snippet of a children's song 'Incy Wincy Spider' (Incy Wincy Spider crawled up the spout, along came the rain and washed the spider out...) before 'We Walk' and again during the song. He appears however to be singing 'Ricky Ticky Spider' - maybe it was a regional variation, maybe Michael's just being weird.

25 November 1986 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Second Guessing / Hyena / Pilgrimage / Time After Time (Annelise) / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Riders In The Sky / I Believe - I Believe / Swan Swan H / All I Have To Do Is Dream / Old Man Kensey / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / See No Evil
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Long Legged Girl (With A Short Dress On) / Just A Touch
encore 3: Begin The Begin / Radio Free Europe / Funtime
notes: Mitch Easter guests on guitar on 'Radio Free Europe' and 'Funtime'.

26 November 1986 - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
support: Let's Active
set: These Days / Moral Kiosk / Crazy / Sitting Still / The One I Love / Feeling Gravitys Pull / The Flowers Of Guatemala / Underneath The Bunker / Tired Of Singing Trouble - I Believe / Swan Swan H / 7 Chinese Bros. / Lightnin' Hopkins / Superman / Can't Get There From Here / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Little America
encore 1: Fall On Me / Cuyahoga / Sloop John B / Strange
encore 2: Oddfellows Local 151 / Maps And Legends / Begin The Begin
encore 3: Funtime / Red Rain - So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)

28-29 November 1986 - Soundscape Studios, Atlanta, GA
track recorded: Romance
notes: Recording Session for the 'Made In Heaven' soundtrack & first session with Scott Litt.

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