R.E.M.'s original 4 play on stage for first time in 17 years at Songwriters Hall induction
The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take "a comet" to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday night, reunited during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
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![R.E.M. band members, from left, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in New York. Four cleanshaven older men wearing colourful and assorted clothing are shown standing in a red carpet photograph upon entering an event.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7234863.1718364612!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2024-songwriters-hall-of-fame-arrivals.jpg)
The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take "a comet" to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Thursday night, reunited during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.