Watch Michael Stipe join Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy on R.E.M.'s "These Days" & "The Great Beyond" (pics, setlist)

"Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy are on their third R.E.M. tribute tour, which this time out celebrates the 40th anniversary of Lifes Rich Pageant. That outing hit Brooklyn Steel on Saturday night (3/7), and like they did right around this time last year, when they were celebrating Fables of the Reconstruction, they had a very special guest on hand: R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe."

"He joined them for two songs, "These Days" (the second performance of the song that night) and "The Great Beyond," and said it was "fucking surreal" to hear the Lifes Rich Pageant songs being performed."

"Shannon, Narducy, and their band, which included Jon Wurster (drums), John Stirratt (bass), Dag Juhlin (guitar), and Vijay Tellis-Nayak (keyboards), played Lifes Rich Pageant in track order, then moving on to other songs from throughout R.E.M.'s discography."

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy celebrated the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.'s Life's Rich Pageant album during their third R.E.M. tribute tour at Brooklyn Steel. The band performed the album in track order, followed by additional songs from R.E.M.'s catalog. R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a special appearance, joining them for performances of "These Days" and "The Great Beyond," describing the experience as "fucking surreal." The supporting band included Jon Wurster on drums, John Stirratt on bass, Dag Juhlin on guitar, and Vijay Tellis-Nayak on keyboards. Shannon hinted at performing Document next year. Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait opened the show with a standup set, followed by Eugene Mirman.

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