24 February 1984 – Athens, Georgia, USA
notes: Pre-show interview on Bill Berry’s car, with Bill & Bryan Cook from the Hindu Love Gods
24 February 1984 – 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia, USA
notes: Hindu Love Gods perform ‘Bangkok’ live
5 April 1984 – ‘Observer TV’, Cable TV, Athens, GA, USA
notes: Interview with Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe on the grass behind St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
9 June 1984 – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
notes: Interview with Bill Berry & Michael Stipe prior to that nights show
9 June 1984 – Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
set: Pale Blue Eyes / Second Guessing / Hyena / Letter Never Sent / Harborcoat / 7 Chinese Bros. / Pretty Persuasion / So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) / Gardening At Night / 9-9 – Windout / Old Man Kensey / Sitting Still / Driver 8 / Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)
encore 1: Radio Free Europe / Little America
encore 2: So You Want To Be A Rock’n’Roll Star (w/Roger McGuinn) / Do You Believe In Magic (w/John Sebastian) / Gloria (w/Roger McGuinn)
notes: Performance for ‘Rock Influences: Folk Rock’ on MTV, broadcast on 17 July 1984
19 June 1984 – ‘Rock Of The 80’s’, The Palace, Hollywood, CA
set: Sitting Still / Radio Free Europe / Little America
28 June 1984 – ‘First News’, Vancouver, Canada
notes: Interview with Peter Buck & clips
6 July 1984 – ‘Entertainment Tonight’, CBS TV, USA
notes: Interview with Peter Buck & clips
13 July 1984 – ‘City TV New Music’, Toronto, Canada
notes: Interview with Mike Mills featuring both live & video clips
26 July 1984 – ‘Solid Gold Hits’, CBS, Stage 6, KTLA Studios, New York, NY
set: So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
notes: Michael Stipe sings the vocals live while the others mime their parts, band introduced by Grant Goodeve
9 November 1984 – ‘CMJ 1984 New Music Awards’, Studio 54, New York, NY
notes: Award acceptance film featuring band & staff in early 1900’s style spoof
10 November 1984 – Concert Garden, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
set: Gardening At Night / 9-9 / Windout / Old Man Kensey / So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / Talk About The Passion / Harborcoat / Hyena / (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville / Sitting Still / Driver 8 / Catapult / Chicken Train / Pretty Persuasion / Little America
encore: Riders In The Sky / Second Guessing / Radio Free Europe / Femme Fatale
6 December 1984 – The Circus, Oslo, Norway
set: Gardening At Night / Interview with Michael Stipe & Bill Berry / Pretty Persuasion [cut]
notes: Original broadcast 1st February 1985, on NRK TV show ‘Zting’
Thanks to Ole Skjefte for allowing us to use his video here
Unknown Date 1984 – ‘Georgia Digest’, GA, USA
notes: Interview with Howard Finster
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