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ellisburksellisburks Posts: 4
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Around the Bend
No Way
Evacuation
Greivsnce (please prove me wrong!)
Thin Air
Cropduster
Ghost
Get right
Green Disease (big mistake)
All or None
Marker in  the Sand
Gone
Gonna See My Friend
Johnny Guitar (Did we ever see it???)
Supersonic
Sperd of Sound
Force of Nature
The End (totally fine to never hear again)
My Fathers Son
Swallowed Whole (the best song that REM never wrote)
Let the Records Play
Yellow Moon (big mistake .. much better than Lowlight)
Alright (Alright …)

What song isn’t on here that is INSANELY close to landing here? (Brain of J .., Jesus, boys … it RIPS!)
What tune am I absolutely wrong about? (Gone)
Which one is your wish to return? (Greivsnce)
which one are you fine with being gone? (Johnny Guitar … although I LOVE the shout out)
which one returns in their theater run in about ten years? (All or None)
which ‘regular’ would you dump to make room for one of these? (Elderly … and I will ALWAYS lose to a song along) 

and, I’ll say EVERY SINGLE SONG off of ‘Dark Matter’ better stick around!















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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,931
    About half of Gigaton.

     And God's Dice is REM's best song.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,627
    The song that is most likely never to be performed live again is "Bu$hleaguer."
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,133
    I wish is was just breathe and buckle up
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  • JT167846JT167846 Posts: 938
    I was stoked to get The End in Brisbane. Goes to show its all subjective. Really surprised less rarities were played in Auckland but they fed off the energy and smashed us with hit after hit. The Riot Act deep cuts seem to be the ones gathering the most dust.
    Stars are suns to other people.

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  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 2,146
    Worldwide Suicide - great song too, never gets played
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • KN219077KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,146
    I have seen Ghost, don’t need to hear that one again live.
  • Weston1283Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 4,918
    edited November 16
    If you want to talk singles, I don’t know if we will ever hear World Wide Suicide again

    How long has it been?


    Other than that, Most of Backspacer and Lightning bolt are probably out 
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  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,563
    They still do a great job mixing it up but the last few years they have been pulling from a much smaller pool
    of songs, which sucks. 
  • spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,957
    I need Ghost, Supersonic, and Around the Bend, so none of those :)
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,610
    Fuck me in the brain 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Hawk123Hawk123 Posts: 2,206
    Probably not a popular opinion but the fixer needs to come back at some point
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,563
    Hawk123 said:
    Probably not a popular opinion but the fixer needs to come back at some point
    Agreed! 
  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 321
    I really want marker in the sand!
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,338
    I think one of the best moments I’ve had at a show was Chicago 2 last year. Tremor - Even Flow - Green Disease - Immortality……and then fucking Marker! I was completely shocked. Then Deep to follow 🔥 2023 was fantastic, hoping for 2025 to be similar
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,771
    nicknyr15 said:
    They still do a great job mixing it up but the last few years they have been pulling from a much smaller pool
    of songs, which sucks. 
    It was probably inevitable that it wouldn't last forever but I do miss the days of "any song in the catalog is in play for tonight"
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,563
    pjl44 said:
    nicknyr15 said:
    They still do a great job mixing it up but the last few years they have been pulling from a much smaller pool
    of songs, which sucks. 
    It was probably inevitable that it wouldn't last forever but I do miss the days of "any song in the catalog is in play for tonight"
    There’s definitely a few I understand from a vocal standpoint but there’s others that I don’t understand. With all the great slow songs they have I’m not sure why just breathe keeps getting put in that spot. 
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,338
    Last year, 2023, any song was in play
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  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 321
    What I want is to attend s four night special where they'll attempt to play all/most of their catalogue like Philly 09. 
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,656
    I mean, most of the reason it's so hard to play them all is after you spend a 2.5 hour show playing the better part of an album, and some greatest hits, and some fan favourites, you've only got a few spots level to dig deep.

    It's why new album tours are pretty good to hear a new album, but also non-album tours are great because they can dig deeper into the catalog.   Loved my Dark Matter shows, but I also wouldn't complain if we got a non-album tour in the next few years.  I don't think we have zero change of hearing a song again, just lower odds on an album tour :)
  • thomascbullockthomascbullock Posts: 419
    Hawk123 said:
    Probably not a popular opinion but the fixer needs to come back at some point
    It seems we’ll have to fight to get it back again.
  • DL236795DL236795 Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 54
    Rival
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  • drfoxdrfox Posts: 1,349
    How about Dissident? Still never heard it live and it seems to be dropping off their setlists. 
  • pearldavidsonpearldavidson Posts: 1,395
    Hawk123 said:
    Probably not a popular opinion but the fixer needs to come back at some point
    Would love this. 
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,578
    edited November 17
    ellisburks said:
    Around the Bend
    No Way
    Evacuation
    Greivsnce (please prove me wrong!)
    Thin Air
    Cropduster
    Ghost
    Get right
    Green Disease (big mistake)
    All or None
    Marker in  the Sand
    Gone
    Gonna See My Friend
    Johnny Guitar (Did we ever see it???)
    Supersonic
    Sperd of Sound
    Force of Nature
    The End (totally fine to never hear again)
    My Fathers Son
    Swallowed Whole (the best song that REM never wrote)
    Let the Records Play
    Yellow Moon (big mistake .. much better than Lowlight)
    Alright (Alright …)

    What song isn’t on here that is INSANELY close to landing here? (Brain of J .., Jesus, boys … it RIPS!)
    What tune am I absolutely wrong about? (Gone)
    Which one is your wish to return? (Greivsnce)
    which one are you fine with being gone? (Johnny Guitar … although I LOVE the shout out)
    which one returns in their theater run in about ten years? (All or None)
    which ‘regular’ would you dump to make room for one of these? (Elderly … and I will ALWAYS lose to a song along) 

    and, I’ll say EVERY SINGLE SONG off of ‘Dark Matter’ better stick around!















    I want this complete list to be the Sydney II setlist!  =)

    Sydney I will be my son’s first ever show and he’s compiled a playlist on my phone of some of his favourite songs: 

    No Way
    Evacuation
    Cropduster
    Ghost
    Get right
    Green Disease
    Marker in  the Sand
    Gone
    Gonna See My Friend
    Swallowed Whole
    Let the Records Play
    Yellow Moon

    …are all on the OP’s list. I’ve already told him he needs to adjust his expectations a little!  =)
    “Do not postpone happiness”
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  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 321
    mcgruff10 said:
    Fuck me in the brain 
    Have they even played that since shoe the shoeless?
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,610
    Shaindli1 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Fuck me in the brain 
    Have they even played that since shoe the shoeless?
    they actually played it twice:  11/5/93 indio, ca and 11/26/93 boulder, colorado.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ekwiptekwipt Vancouver Posts: 632
    Thin Air was played in Seattle this year by request from the mighty @demetrios 🫡 
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 6,995
    nicknyr15 said:
    They still do a great job mixing it up but the last few years they have been pulling from a much smaller pool
    of songs, which sucks. 

    Ever since 2021 with the resumption of shows, the setlist has been much shorter. Obviously, since they've been promoting new albums AND they gotta fill in a few crowd favorites and covers, that doesn't leave much room for the rarities and B-sides.

    It is what it is.
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  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,450
    drfox said:
    How about Dissident? Still never heard it live and it seems to be dropping off their setlists. 
    This is my biggest concern. I too have yet to witness although I feel that I had a few missed opportunities.

    Heck, while we’re at it, apparently most of Vs seems to be fading away as those songs seem becoming only  “special performances” on the tour. Heck, “Go” has only been played once (!) in 2024 and that’s a real shame.
  • steven87steven87 Posts: 1,489
    HailHailVitalogy said:
    I think one of the best moments I’ve had at a show was Chicago 2 last year. Tremor - Even Flow - Green Disease - Immortality……and then fucking Marker! I was completely shocked. Then Deep to follow 🔥 2023 was fantastic, hoping for 2025 to be similar
    Out of the four shows I saw on the ‘23 tour (both St. Paul and both Chicago), them busting out Marker was probably my favorite moment. And they absolutely killed it! That whole setlist during Chicago N2 was bonkers. 
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