Happy Anniversary R.E.M!

It was 40 years ago this weekend (April 5, 1980) when the band played their first show at an abandoned church on Oconee Street in Athens for a friend's birthday party. Thanks to these great photos from Sandra-Lee Phipps, we can get a glimpse of what it was like on that momentous occasion. Were you there?

Share your memories of what R.E.M. has meant to you during the last four decades on our social media pages on April 5.