Benefit concerts marking 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s ‘Chronic Town’ announced
nme.comR.E.M.’s debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ have been announced by The Black Crowes‘ Rich Robinson.Set to take place on December 14 and 15 in Georgia, the two concerts will double as benefit shows with proceeds going towards Planned Parenthood.
The first event will be at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, while the following night’s concert will head to the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta.On both nights, Robinson will feature in the house band, which also includes the Black Crowes bassist Sven Pipien and drummer Barrett Martin, and comedian David Cross will host.The all-star line-up also includes Darius Rucker, John Cameron Mitchell, Fred Armisen, Kevn Kinney, Lenny Kaye, Mitch Easter, Steve Wynn, David Ryan Harris, Elf Power, Pylon Reenactment Society, and more.
The December 14 show also includes the Indigo Girls and John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band.Happy to share that we’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of @remhq's Chronic Town this December!Join us at the Coca-Cola Roxy on December 15th – proceeds go to support @PPFA.Tickets on sale Friday at 10am.https://t.co/dyEP8lPtON pic.twitter.com/WoAj5zVl27— TheBlackCrowes (@theblackcrowes) October 4, 2022Speaking of the events, Robinson said (via Rolling Stone), “Growing up in Atlanta in the 1980s, R.E.M.
was the preeminent band of that era. Their music was a huge influence not only on the Atlanta music scene but also on my brother and me.
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