R.E.M. at the Beacon Theater CMJ Awards (11-09-1985)

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On November 9th, 1985, R.E.M. performed at the Beacon Theater as part of the CMJ Awards! Earlier in the night, the band received the Album of the Year award for Fables of the Reconstruction, their second consecutive win, as Reckoning snagged the award in ‘84. The band played a set of acoustic songs followed by an electric set. Michael Stipe performed the last song ac apella, as Peter Buck threw his guitar at one of the television crew members and storming off the stage after 'Can't Get There From Here' due to frustration that the crew were unwilling to help with the sound. '(Don't Go Back To) Rockville' features Peter Holsapple of The dB’s on guitar and Susanna Hoffs & Michael Steele of The Bangles on backing vocals.

Acoustic set:

  1. The Wayward Wind

  2. Driver 8

  3. All I Have To Do Is Dream

  4. Angel

  5. Swan Swan H

  6. Time After Time (Annelise)

  7. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

  8. Tired Of Singing Trouble

Electric set:

  1. Feeling Gravitys Pull

  2. Second Guessing

  3. Can't Get There From Here

  4. Moon River (Stipe a capella)