REM 1982-05-14 Piedmont Park Atlanta Arts Festival Audio Only

This is a significant REM show. During this month of May, the band signed with IRS Records and began their incredible rise to the top. For years I had a dub of a dub of a dub on cassette that had enough tape hiss to choke a mule. But now I've located a pristine copy of the radio broadcast that sounds like you're standing there. It kicks off with a missfire when Pete's guitar has a problem. They come right back with one of the finest early performances you will ever hear. The show took place on the Carter Inaugural Stage where live shows in the park were held back in the day. It was at the foot of the big hill, a perfect place for shows and one of the first things that the fascist Conservancy did after they took over the park was get rid of it and move all live performances to crappier locations. Piedmont Park through the 60's and 70's was known as the People's Park but that was sadly over by the 90's. Presented for historical and documentary purposes only. All rights remain with the copyright holder.
00:00 Intro/West Of The Fields (cut)
02:20 West Of The Fields
05:33 1,000,000
08:37 Shaking Through
13:17 Pilgrimmage
17:13 Laughing
21:09 Romance
24:39 Sitting Still
27:46 PrettyPersuasion
31:47 Gardening At Night
35:37 9-9
39:08 Catapult
42:28 Radio Free Europe
47:36 White Tornado
49:41 Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
54:31 Ages Of You

[@bea78tles]

Yes. Thanks for posting this. What a band.

[@dathorndike4908]

Michael is just outstanding here in every way.

[@seaspoke]

Amazing ❤ thanks for sharing 😊

[@oydave]

It's a great one!

[@dathorndike4908]

9-9 was such a great early live tune

[@oydave]

They played Skank sideways and...voila!

[@thirdofaman]

Thank you for uploading.

[@gabbyj1300]

Wow!! This is amazing!!

[@oydave]

I'm amazed that I wasn't there. WTF was I doing that was more important than this? Thankfully, WRFG was there.

[@brooke8567]

Good sound! 🇺🇸✌️

[@oydave]

Yep. Nice soundboard mixed for stereo broadcast.

[@MrKansaitim]

Back when it was such a new, fresh sound! Thanks!!

[@oydave]

Athens conquers the world!

[@dathorndike4908]

I actually heard someone yell "Freebird"!!

[@dathorndike4908]

Must be one of the very first performances of Pilgrimage

[@oydave]

I think it is.

[@MrMonastic]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[@MISCchout]

I have photos of this performance somewhere

[@oydave]

Oh the ladies' hair in the 80's!

[@rbraxley]

I was there, pogoing my (then) skinny butt off.

[@oydave]

Hell yeah! I, uh...missed it....

[@michaelr1221]

A nice early Pretty Persuasion at 27:46

[@CapeFear1]

I saw Black Crowes there 10 years later 1992.