R.E.M. TO PLAY GA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS CEREMONY

R.E.M. will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on September 16th in Atlanta at the World Congress Center.

Bill, Peter, Mike, and Michael will play a short set to celebrate their induction into the state Hall of Fame whose list of past inductees includes such notables as Ray Charles, James Brown, Otis Redding, Gram Parsons and the B-52-s.

This promises to be a very special evening as, in addition to R.E.M.,??Gregg Allman of The Allmann Brothers Band, Jermaine Dupri, and Dallas Austin will be inducted as well.