Watch R.E.M's Michael Stipe join Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy for 'The Great Beyond' and 'These Days'

NewsMusic News Watch R.E.M’s Michael Stipe join Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy for ‘The Great Beyond’ and ‘These Days’ Shannon and Narducy are currently on tour playing R.E.M.'s 'Lifes Rich Pageant' in full for its 40th anniversary By Emma Wilkes 8th March 2026 Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy. Credit: Al Pereira/Getty Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy brought out R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe for a performance of ‘These Days’ and ‘The Great Beyond’ – check out the performance below. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” Shannon and Narducy have been on tour across the US playing songs from R.E.M.’s ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’ in celebration of its 40th anniversary. It follows a similar tour in which they played the band’s ‘Fables Of The Reconstruction’ for its own 40th anniversary, which they brought to the UK last summer, and prior to that, ‘Murmur’ in 2024. Advertisement During their performance at Brooklyn Steel in New York, the group’s frontman came out with them for two songs, ‘These Days’ and ‘The Great Beyond’. It hasn’t been Stipe’s only guest appearance during the pair’s live performances of R.E.M. songs, as almost exactly a year ago, he joined them at the same venue for ‘Pretty Persuasion’. Check out their live collaboration below: View this post on Instagram “It dumbfounds and delights me that we continue our crusade through this astounding catalog of music from one of Americaʼs most influential and unique bands,” said Shannon upon the tour’s announcement. “Now we find ourselves at a summit, Life’s Rich Pageant, and weʼre all pinching ourselves in disbelief to be so lucky. The most strange and beautiful adventure.” Recommended Previously, all four members of the band – Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills – made a surprise return to the 40 Watt Club venue in their home city of Athens, Georgia during Shannon and Narducy’s ‘Murmur’ tour, also performing ‘Pretty Persuasion’. R.E.M. broke up in 2011 after 31 years together. Bill Berry had previously departed the band in 1997, with Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills continuing as a trio. The drummer reunited with the group a handful of times in the ’00s, including a performance at the Georgia Theatre in Athens in 2006. During their interview with CBS last summer, R.E.M. confirmed they’d never reunite as a full-time band, saying that it would “never be as good” if they did. Related TopicsIndieLive Music NewsR.E.M. You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING Harry Styles – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ review: pop superstar lets the light in The Kooks to play The Great Escape 20th anniversary show presented by NME Christian Bale’s Frankenstein was inspired by Sid Vicious and Richey Edwards: “I’m a massive Manics fan” Chalk’s uncompromising dance-punk is fuelled by personal vulnerability and political questioning The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 Advertisement More Stories Music News Lola Young announces four summer UK shows as part of return to touring: “Playing live is my happy place” Music News Aldous Harding announces new album ‘Train On The Island’ with enigmatic single ‘One Stop’ Music News Metallica extend ‘Life Burns Faster’ Las Vegas Sphere residency into 2027 Music News Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar announce new album ‘All In Now’ and North American tour Music News The Maccabees announce UK “intimate warm-up shows” ahead of 2026 outdoor summer tour Music News Glassjaw announce one-off London headline show