R.E.M. — Glastonbury Festival, 1999

Full live concert of R.E.M. on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, on 25 June 1999, broadcast by the BBC. This full concert captures the Athens, Georgia band headlining, during the tour for the album Up — their first record made after drummer Bill Berry’s departure. Before the vast Worthy Farm crowd, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills unfold a twenty-two-song set spanning their whole career: the anthems « Losing My Religion », « Everybody Hurts », « Man on the Moon » and « It’s the End of the World as We Know It » sit alongside more recent tracks such as « Daysleeper » and « The Great Beyond ». A polished, historic capture, this filmed live concert documents one of Glastonbury’s great 1990s moments and the way R.E.M. turned demanding alternative rock into unifying stadium music. Since released as part of the official « R.E.M. at the BBC » series, this full concert is a reference for fans of 1990s rock. Filmed live concert, major alternative rock in full.