This was another excellent listen. I agree that R.E.M. did not care too much about B-sides, although their catalogue is littered with discarded gems. I only discovered Photograph about a month ago and it's become one of my favourite R.E.M songs.

I had forgotten about the 90 nights daily videos. I checked eagerly each day to see the latest offering. I had also forgotten that the album was available for streaming prior to release. It was good to finally hear studio versions after having only the bootlegged Olympia shows for months.

I was there for the 4th night, which was indeed the Wednesday and Circus Envy was amazing.

I saw the tribute band, Stipe last week and they too sang lyrics from Chorus and the Ring during Country Feedback which was a nice touch. I saw the actual REM on this tour. MS was on good form and looked every inch the cool rock star. He wore a t-shirt quoting lyrics from the then new song, Animal.

As long as it takes in the North West then yes. There are some excellent venues outside of Liverpool or Manchester if you are looking for somewhere a little off the beaten track.