R.E.M. announce North American tour, Atlanta date 6/21

The Athens Banner-Herald is reporting that R.E.M. have announced tour dates for the summer, with Modest Mouse and The National as the openers. Uh... wow. The dates are as follows:

5/23: Vancouver - Deer Lake Park
5/29: Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl
5/31: Berkeley - The Greek Theatre
6/03: Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/06: Chicago - United Center
6/08: Toronto - Molson Amphitheatre
6/10: Raleigh - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
6/11: Washington, D.C. - Merriweather Post Pavilion
6/13: Boston - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
6/14: Long Island - Jones Beach Theater
6/18: Philadelphia - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
6/19: New York City - TBA
6/21: Atlanta - Lakewood Amphitheatre

R.E.M.'s new album, Accelerate, is due on April 1.

R.E.M. - Superman [from Life's Rich Pageant]

No word yet on who opens when, and I'm not even sure which I'd prefer. Billboard says that both The National and Modest Mouse are opening the entire tour. Whew!