R.E.M. surprises Songwriters Hall Of Fame crowd with first on-stage reunion in 17 years
It’s been 17 years since all four founding members of R.E.M.—Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills—played together in public, a rarity ever since drummer Berry departed the group in 1997. (Stipe, Buck, and Mills continued on as a trio for the next 14 years, releasing a song with Berry for charity once…