Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy will play R.E.M.’s ‘Life’s Rich Pageant’ on tour in 2026

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy are doing their R.E.M. tribute tour again, this third time in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the band’s fourth album, Lifes Rich Pageant. They’ll play the album — which includes “Fall on Me,” “Superman,” “Begin the Begin,” “Life and How to Live it,” “These Days” and more — in full plus other lot of other R.E.M. songs with their band: Jon Wurster (drums), John Stirratt (bass), Dag Juhlin (guitar), and Vijay Tellis-Nayak (keyboards). Dates kick off February 11 in Denver and wrap up March 16 in Bloomington, IN. All dates are listed below.

“It dumbfounds and delights me that we continue our crusade through this astounding catalogue of music from one of America’s most influential and unique bands,” Shannon says. “Now we find ourselves at a summit, LIFES RICH PAGEANT, and we’re all pinching ourselves in disbelief to be so lucky. The most strange and beautiful adventure. Narducy adds: “I’m thrilled to join Michael and our band in celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s monumental fourth album. This impeccable collection of songs meant so much to me when I first heard them and they continue to inspire and invigorate me.”

The tour includes an NYC show at Brooklyn Steel on March 7, and tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, September 19 at 10 AM local time.

In related news, Jason Narducy will release a memoir, Mostly The Van, on December 9. “It is a collection of stories I wrote involving some of the peculiar, awkward, and sometimes inspiring moments in my music life,” Jason says. “For instance, I completely forgot lyrics for a live Blue Note Records recording at Green Mill, during COVID lockdown I played ‘House of the Rising Sun’ with a man on his 70th birthday in his driveway – his first time playing with another person in 48 years, I delivered ‘non-discriminatory’ pizza to a homophonic pizza restaurant in Indiana, I got lost in a Nazi bunker in Hamburg with Bob Mould, and many more odd tales, mostly from the band van.” Pre-order it here and check out the cover art below.

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends play
R.E.M.’s Lifes Rich Pageant and more:
Wed. Feb. 11 – Denver, CO @ Summit
Fri. Feb. 13 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
Sat. Feb. 14 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. Feb. 16 – Stateline, NV @ Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
Tue. Feb. 17 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Thu. Feb. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bellwether
Sat. Feb. 21 – Austin, TX @ Emos
Tue. Feb. 24 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Thu. Feb. 26 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Fri. Feb. 27 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Sat. Feb. 28 – Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
Mon. March 2 – Richmond, VA @ National
Tue. March 3 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Wed. March 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Fri. March 6 – Boston, MA @ Royale
Sat. March 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Mon. March 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls
Tue. March 10 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron
Thu. March 12 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Fri. March 13 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sat. March 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
Mon. March 16 – Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird