R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe was the surprise guest at Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy\u2019s Brooklyn concert Saturday. The duo is on tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.\u2019s fourth studio album, Lifes Rich Pageant.<\/p>\n
Stipe joined them for two songs, Pageant\u2019s \u201cThese Days\u201d and the Man on the Moon track \u201cThe Great Beyond.\u201d Fan-shot footage of the performances are posted on R.E.M.\u2019s Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Stipe\u2019s appearance wasn\u2019t announced prior to the show, fans may not have been all that surprised he showed up. Stipe joined the pair at their Brooklyn show in March 2025, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.\u2019s Fables of the Reconstruction, and performed the Reckoning track \u201cPretty Persuasion.\u201d<\/p>\n Stipe and his R.E.M. bandmates Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry also joined Shannon and Narducy when the Fables tour hit R.E.M.\u2019s hometown of Athens, Georgia, in February of that same year.<\/p>\n Shannon and Narducy\u2019s Lifes Rich Pageant tour hits Pittsburgh on Monday.<\/p>\n In other Michael Stipe news \u2026 The rocker and producer Andrew Watt has contributed the theme song Steve Carrell\u2019s new HBO series, The Rooster. The song, \u201cI Played The Fool<\/a>,\u201d features blink-182\u2019s Travis Barker on drums and ex Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer on guitar and piano.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t