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cobl04 said:
Can we list the tour gross for every show they've ever done and then debate about it for 40 pages? :hyper:
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Well, here are some R.E.M. boxscores. Far from being comprehensive, but about a 1/3 of the shows they did on the Monster tour.

The MONSTER Tour occured at the Peak of R.E.M.'s popularity around the world.

R.E.M. MONSTER TOUR

May 21, 1995
George, Washington
George
GROSS: $579,575
ATTENDANCE: 18,458
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $31.40

May 24-25, 1995
Englewood Colorado
Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
GROSS: $909,815
ATTENDANCE: 32,719
CAPACITY: 34,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.81

May 27-28, 1995
Bonner Springs Kansas
Sandstone
Amphitheatre
GROSS: $1,017,246
ATTENDANCE: 36,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $28.26

May 30, 1995
Minneapolis, MN
Target Center
GROSS: $545,105
ATTENDANCE: 18,462
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.53

May 31, 1995
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Marcus Amphitheatre
GROSS: $597,640
ATTENDANCE: 22,628
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $26.41

June 2-4, 1995
Rosemount Illinois
Rosemount Horizon
GROSS: $1,646,277
ATTENDANCE: 53,973
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $30.50

June 6-7, 1995
Auburn Hills Michigan
Palace Of Auburn Hills
GROSS: $1,483,220
ATTENDANCE: 39,470
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $37.58

June 9, 1995
Columbus Ohio
Polaris Amphitheatre
GROSS: $569,227
ATTENDANCE: 20,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $28.46

June 10, 1995
Burgettstown Pennsylvania
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre
GROSS: $609,763
ATTENDANCE: 22,507
CAPACITY: 22,573
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.09

June 11, 1995
Cleveland Ohio
Gund Arena
GROSS: $713,235
ATTENDANCE: 20,647
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $34.54

June 13, 1995
Toronto Ontario
Molson Amphitheatre
GROSS: $503,031
ATTENDANCE: 16,078
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $31.29

June 20, 1995
Albany New York
Knickerbocker Arena
GROSS: $464,180
ATTENDANCE: 16,287
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $28.50

June 22-24, 1995
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
GROSS: $2,209,645
ATTENDANCE: 56,694
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $38.98

July 22, 1995
Dublin Ireland
Slane Castle
GROSS: $3,194,076
ATTENDANCE: 78,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $40.95

July 23, 1995
Cardiff Wales
Arms Park
GROSS: $2,059,025
ATTENDANCE: 55,950
CAPACITY: 56,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $36.80

July 25-26, 1995
Huddersfield England
Kirklees Stadium
GROSS: $2,576,000
ATTENDANCE: 70,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $36.80

July 27, 1995
Edinburgh Scotland
Murrayfield Stadium
GROSS: $1,722,092
ATTENDANCE: 46,796
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $36.80

July 29-30, 1995
Milton Keynes England
National Bowl
GROSS: $4,796,364
ATTENDANCE: 130,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $36.90

September 9, 1995
St. Petersburg Florida
ThunderDome
GROSS: $560,075
ATTENDANCE: 18,853
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.71

September 15-16, 1995
The Woodlands Texas
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
GROSS: $693,766
ATTENDANCE: 23,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $30.16

September 24, 1995
Tinley Park Illinois
World Music Theatre
GROSS: $546,551
ATTENDANCE: 18,863
CAPACITY: 20,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.98

September 26, 1995
Noblesville Indiana
Deer Creek Music Center
GROSS: $466,630
ATTENDANCE: 21,231
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $21.98

October 7, 1995
Uniondale New York
Nassau Veterans
Memorial Coliseum
GROSS: $453,498
ATTENDANCE: 13,905
CAPACITY: 17,926
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $32.61

October 11, 1995
Hartford Conn.
Meadows Music Theatre
GROSS: $536,985
ATTENDANCE: 18,532
CAPACITY: 22,500
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.98

October 12-14, 1995
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
CoreStates Spectrum
GROSS: $1,340,230
ATTENDANCE: 39,355
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $34.06

October 21, 1995
Cincinnati Ohio
Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
GROSS: $390,906
ATTENDANCE: 10,908
CAPACITY: 16,378
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $35.84

October 30, 1995
Las Vegas Nevada
University Of Nevada
Thomas & Mack Center
GROSS: $273,620
ATTENDANCE: 9,196
CAPACITY: 16,776
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $29.75

October 30-31, 1995
Anaheim California
Arrowhead Pond
GROSS: $844,184
ATTENDANCE: 25,775
CAPACITY: 30,400
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $32.75

November 1, 1995
Inglewood California
Great Western Forum
GROSS: $445,730
ATTENDANCE: 13,217
CAPACITY: 16,714
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $33.72

November 3, 1995
Devore California
Glen Helen
Blockbuster Pavilion
GROSS: $526,204
ATTENDANCE: 14,781
CAPACITY: 16,400
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $35.60

November 4, 1995
Phoenix Arizona
Blockbuster Desert
Sky Pavilion
GROSS: $585,981
ATTENDANCE: 19,577
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.93

November 7, 1995
Memphis Tennessee
Pyramid
GROSS: $374,608
ATTENDANCE: 13,018
CAPACITY: 15,400
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.78

November 10, 1995
Chapel Hill North Carolina
University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Dean E. Smith Center
GROSS: $421,970
ATTENDANCE: 15,154
CAPACITY: 16,589
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.85

November 11, 1995
Greensboro North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
GROSS: $322,880
ATTENDANCE: 10,644
CAPACITY: 15,132
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $30.34

November 12, 1995
Charlotte North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
GROSS: $381,405
ATTENDANCE: 13,659
CAPACITY: 16,104
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.92

November 16, 1995
North Charleston South Carolina
North Charleston Coliseum
GROSS: $298,649
ATTENDANCE: 9,852
CAPACITY: 10,620
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $30.31

R.E.M. 1995 MONSTER TOUR STATS TOTALS From shows reported:

GROSS: $35,659,388
ATTENDANCE: 1,064,189
AVERAGE GROSS: $727,743
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: 21,718
SHOWS: 49
SELLOUTS: 31
Average Ticket Price: $33.51
SHOWS MISSING: 81

The total number of stadium sized venues played was 17, the remainder were in arena sized venues, a total of 113. All of the Stadium sized shows took place in Europe with the exception of one that took place in New Zealand.


If we use the averages obtained from KNOWN attendance and gross provided by Billboard Boxscore, and extrapolate them over all 130 shows, these are the totals we would get for the tour:

GROSS: $94,606,590
ATTENDANCE: 2,823,340
 
u2popmofo said:
Hahahahhaha, so true. I remember every used CD store having about 10 copies of Monster. Definitely an album a lot of people bought and didn't like.

On a side note, what was the name of the CD store by Burger Supreme? Not Big Daddy's, before that. CD Warehouse? I used to go there like 2x a week, and I can't freaking remember the name of the store any more.
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I'm pretty sure it was CD Warehouse. I used to go in there quite a bit around 97-98. There was also a used CD store in the strip mall by Shopko up the street, which is where I remember all those Monsters :wink:

iron yuppie said:
If the popular consensus is that Automatic is their finest album, I would consider it overrated in that sense. In my opinion, every album from the IRS years trumps it in terms of songwriting, mystique, and especially subtlety. A song like Everybody Hurts is not exactly shy about its message, which for me runs counter to the willful abstraction and eccentricity that is at the core of the early albums. That is to say that the abstraction is what draws me to the band. And I also despise Sidewinder, though I am not quite sure why.
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I doubt many here consider Automatic their finest album, I was just saying it was better than Out of Time, and possibly their biggest album in terms of worldwide popularity. You are right about the IRS albums, and I think most here consider those albums to be their finest work.

Maoilbheannacht said:
Anyone know why R.E.M. has not played a single show in the state of Florida since 1995?

They did play at a "Vote For Change Concert" in 2004, but that was a benefit/festival not an R.E.M. show.
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REM headlined Langerado (Florida) in 2008, but again this was a festival.

They only played in SLC once in those 15 years (in 2004). REM didn't do many extensive US tours in the post-Berry years.
 
elevated_u2_fan said:
Sidewinder :heart: the best part is when he fucks up the line and laughs near the end.
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dr seuss!


i tried to make a top 10 list, but it sort of hurt my brain. instead, i made a top 10 and then a second 10 that i hated leaving off the first top 10. sidewinder was on the first list, though. i do enjoy that song quite a bit.
 
U2inUtah said:
There was also a used CD store in the strip mall by Shopko up the street, which is where I remember all those Monsters :wink:
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Yeah, that was the original Big Daddy's location (when they were actually a CD store, not a used clothing / dvd store...).
 
Listening to Up today, and while the album in general doesn't get discussed enough, I find it to be their bravest, most ambitious, and arguably most intimate album.

What I want to single out today though is Why Not Smile, which at this point might be my favorite on here. It couldn't really be from any other album (the closest being Reveal, and I shudder to think at how they would have ruined it on that album), and I find it quietly moving. I love the interplay between and contrast of the basic drum machine pitter-patter, the organ/keyboard part, and the guitar scribbling.
 
U2inUtah said:
I doubt many here consider Automatic their finest album
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Rateyourmusic has it at #1 (closely followed by Murmur), and most critics would consider it at the very least to be their best 90s album. Plus, it's among their very best sellers. It would be difficult to make an argument for any other album as their consensus standout "best," as the 80s records largely cancel each other out.

Personally, I don't think Out of Time is in the same league. Far too much filler. It works for me when I'm in the right mood and the weather is warm and breezy, but I never return to it outside of that context. I'm not surprised that it sold well, but I'm always surprised to hear that people found genuine depth there.
 
Do you know this morning I raped the entirety of your music like Beirut, Okkervil River, Radiohead in the shower? It was fucking awesome.

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Maoilb, the support acts account for 10% of the gross for each of those shows and you know it. Stop trying to spin bullshit. You know nothing about the concert industry. :rolleyes:


Unbelievable.
 
One nice thing about R.E.M. is that their releases were very consistent from 1983 to 1996 (or even later). So, I don't really care which album is "the best", I just enjoy the catalogue.

I personally quite like Out of Time, though I hear it as quite similar to Green. They're almost like the first and second discs of a double-album. By comparison, I think Automatic For The People has more of its own identity, being different from the one before it and the one after it.

Who could forget this?
1993 | Automatic Baby: One (U2-song) [M. Stipe, M. Mills, L. Mullen Jr., A. Clayton] - YouTube
 
cobl04 said:
Maoilb, the support acts account for 10% of the gross for each of those shows and you know it. Stop trying to spin bullshit. You know nothing about the concert industry. :rolleyes:


Unbelievable.
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LOL Well, the support act for the Monster tour back in 1995 was this relatively unknown band named Radiohead. They did have one minor hit called "Creep".
 
I remember back in the 1990s, the band Hootie and The Blowfish were hosting some show on VH1 and each member was asked to name their favorite album of all time. Two of them named Reckoning, one named Lifes Rich Pageant, and the other named Fables Of The Reconstruction. They then bitterly argued about it for the remainder of the show. I remember being surprised by their picks. They were huge R.E.M. fans.
 
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