2000
22 October 2000 - Land Aid Festival, Athens Clarke County Courthouse, Athens, GA
set: I've Been High / Fall On Me / Losing My Religion
2001
13 January 2001 - Rock In Rio Festival, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
support: Beck, Foo Fighters
set: Finest Worksong / What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / Fall On Me / Wake-Up Bomb / Daysleeper / The Great Beyond / She Just Wants To Be / Stand / So. Central Rain / At My Most Beautiful / The Lifting / The One I Love / Find The River / Losing My Religion / Walk Unafraid / Man On The Moon
encore: Everybody Hurts / Pop Song 89 / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)17 January 2001 - Campo de Polo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
support: Beck, Los Divididos
set: What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / Finest Worksong / Fall On Me / Wake-Up Bomb / Daysleeper / The Great Beyond / She Just Wants To Be / Stand / So. Central Rain / The Lifting / At My Most Beautiful / The One I Love / Find The River / Losing My Religion / Walk Unafraid / Man On The Moon
encore: Everybody Hurts / Pop Song 89 / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
notes: A part of Have You Ever Seen The Rain was sung by Michael just before Everybody Hurts. The band also kicked into a spontaneous 'I wanna be your dog' just before It's the end of the world26 April 2001 - Top Of The Pops, BBC Television Centre, London, England
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / I've Been High / The Great Beyond / So. Central Rain28 April 2001 - CDUK, London, England
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / She Just Wants To Be / Losing My Religion / Losing My Religion / What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
notes: Losing My Religion was recorded twice due to recording problems29 April 2001 - Unknown studio, London, England
set: Imitation Of Life / I've Been High / Daysleeper
notes: A pre show rehearsal for the Freedom Day concert29 April 2001 - 'South Africa Freedom Day Concert', Trafalgar Square, London, England
set: The Great Beyond / Imitation Of Life / The Lifting / Walk Unafraid / She Just Wants To Be / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon1 May 2001 - Later With Jools Holland, BBC Television Centre, London, England
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / The Lifting / The One I Love2 May 2001 - MTV Sonic, Milan, Italy
act 1: Imitation Of Life / The Great Beyond / What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Daysleeper / I've Been High / Electrolite / The Lifting / At My Most Beautiful / I'll Take The Rain
act 2: The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
act 3: All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / So. Central Rain / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
notes: Performance for MTV Italy. All The Way To Reno was played twice because of technical difficulties
review3 May 2001 - '125 Milioni di Cazzate', Raiuno studios, Milan, Italy
set: Imitation Of Life / Losing My Religion
notes: Michael dedicated Losing My Religion to Francesco Virlinzi, an old Italian friend of the band who died few months before4 May 2001 - 'Nulle Part Ailleurs', Canal Plus, Paris, France
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / So. Central Rain
notes: So. Central Rain was not broadcast7 May 2001
event: Reveal is released in Australia7 May 2001 - 'La Maison de la Radio', Studio 105, France Inter, Paris, France
set: Imitation Of Life / The Great Beyond / What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Daysleeper / I've Been High / Electrolite / The Lifting / At My Most Beautiful / I'll Take The Rain / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
encore: So. Central Rain / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
notes: This show can be found on the CD bootleg 'Electrolite'8 May 2001 - Musica Si TV show, Madrid, Spain
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)9 May 2001 - Lo Mas 40, Madrid, Spain
set: Imitation Of Life / The Great Beyond / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Losing My Religion / I've Been High / She Just Wants To Be / Find The River / Cuyahoga12 May 2001 - Kolner Dom, Roncalliplatz, Cologne, Germany
soundcheck: Superman / I'll Take The Rain / Pop Song 89 / Daysleeper / At My Most Beautiful / The Great Beyond (aborted)
set: The Great Beyond / What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Cuyahoga / Electrolite / I've Been High / Daysleeper / The Lifting / Find The River / Imitation Of Life / I'll Take The Rain / At My Most Beautiful / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
encore: So. Central Rain / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
notes: Free outdoor concert broadcast live on MTV Europe and on the internet14 May 2001
event: Reveal is released everywhere else outside of North America15 May 2001
event: Reveal is released in North America15 May 2001 - 'Out To Lunch', K-Rock studios, New York, NY
set: Interview / I've Been High / Interview / Losing My Religion / Interview15 May 2001 - Late Show With David Letterman, New York, NY
set: Imitation Of Life17 May 2001 - Yonge and Dundas Streets, Toronto, Canada
set: Imitation Of Life / The Great Beyond / Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (snippet sung acapella by Stipe) / What's The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / I've Been High / The Lifting / I'll Take The Rain / At My Most Beautiful / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
encore: So. Central Rain / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
notes: Free outdoor concert in downtown Toronto
review18 May 2001 - Manhattan's Museum of Television and Radio, New York, NY
set: Imitation Of Life / The Great Beyond / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Interview / She Just Wants To Be / I'll Take The Rain / Losing My Religion
notes: Broadcast for Atlanta radio station 99X in front of 30 or so contest winners and fan club members18 May 2001 - Manhattan's Museum of Television and Radio, New York, NY
set: Imitation Of Life / I've Been High / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Interview / The Lifting / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
notes: Broadcast on Philadelphia radio station Y100 as a sonic session. This is the same performance as the show listed above, just edited differently21 May 2001 - MTV Unplugged, MTV Studios, New York, NY
set: All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Electrolite / At My Most Beautiful / Sad Professor / Daysleeper / Beat A Drum / I'll Take The Rain / I've Been High / So. Central Rain / The One I Love / Losing My Religion / Country Feedback / Cuyahoga / Imitation Of Life
encore: La Bamba [about 45 seconds] / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) [2nd take] / Electrolite [2nd take] / At My Most Beautiful [2nd take] / Beat A Drum [2nd take] / Disappear / Find The River / Daysleeper [2nd take] / The Great Beyond / The One I Love [2nd take] / So. Central Rain [2nd take]26 May 2001 - 'Pops Best 10', Tokyo-FM, Japan
set: Losing My Religion / Interview28 May 2001 - 'Viva Access', J-Wave Studios, Tokyo, Japan
set: Losing My Religion / I've Been High28 May 2001 - 'Future Tracks', J-Wave Studios, Tokyo, Japan
set: Losing My Religion / I've Been High30 May 2001 - 'The Panel', Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, Australia
set: Interview / I've Been High / Losing My Religion31 May 2001 - 'Live At The Wireless', Triple J Studios, Sydney, Australia
set: I've Been High / Losing My Religion / The One I Love31 May 2001 - 'By Demand', Channel V Studios, Sydney, Australia
set: Interview / I've Been High / Losing My Religion1 June 2001 - Triple M Studios, Sydney, Australia
set: I've Been High / The One I Love / Beat A Drum / Losing My Religion / You Shook Me All Night Long [a few seconds worth] / Interview1 June 2001 - Nova 969 Studios, Sydney, Australia
set: I've Been High / So. Central Rain / Losing My Religion / Happy Together8 June 2001 - Museum Of Television and Radio, Beverly Hills, CA
set: I've Been High / The One I Love / Losing My Religion
notes: Recorded for 98.7 Star FM in Los Angeles8 June 2001 - Museum Of Television and Radio, Beverly Hills, CA
set: I've Been High / Beat A Drum / Losing My Religion
notes: Broadcast live on WXRT Chicago8 June 2001 - Museum Of Television and Radio, Beverly Hills, CA
set: I've Been High / So. Central Rain / Gentle On My Mind / The One I Love / Losing My Religion
notes: Recorded for KCRW-FM. Gentle On My Mind is a Glen Campbell cover, in honour of the song's composer, John Hartford who passed away on June 416 October 2001 - Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
support: The Minus Five (Peter, Scott McCaughey and Ken Stringfellow joining The Possibilities)
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / The Great Beyond / The Lifting / So Fast, So Numb / Let Me In / Cuyahoga / She Just Wants To Be / Lotus / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon
encore: I've Been High / Ghost Rider / It's The End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)-People Have The Power
notes: Benefit for local non-profit organization, Community Connection18 October 2001 - KFOG Studios, San Francisco, CA
set: I've Been High / Losing My Religion / The One I Love / Beat A Drum / I've Been High
notes: I've Been High was played twice, as according to Stipe "he sucked" on the first version20 October 2001 - Shoreline Amphitheater, Bridge School Benefit, Mountainview, CA
other acts performing: Tracy Chapman, Pearl Jam, Jill Sobule, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Billy Idol, Ben Harper
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Man On The Moon / I've Been High / The One I Love / Let Me In / Cuyahoga / Lotus / Losing My Religion21 October 2001 - Shoreline Amphitheater, Bridge School Benefit, Mountainview, CA
other acts performing: Tracy Chapman, Pearl Jam, Jill Sobule, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Billy Idol, Ben Harper
set: Lotus / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Man On The Moon / Everybody Hurts / Find The River / Let Me In / I've Been High / Imitation Of Life / Losing My Religion22 October 2001 - Groundwork Benefit 2001, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
other acts performing: The Tom Family Singers, Femi Kuti, Maná, Alanis Morissette, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Artis the Spoonman, Pearl Jam
set: Losing My Religion / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / Daysleeper / The Great Beyond / Thank You-Better Man-So Fast, So Numb / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Let Me In / Find The River / Imitation Of Life / Walk Unafraid / Man On The Moon
encore: I've Been High / It's The End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)-People Have The Power23 October 2001 - Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
support: The Minus Five
set: Imitation Of Life / All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) / The Great Beyond / So Fast, So Numb / Dead From The Waist Down / Long Road / Cuyahoga / Let Me In / The Lifting / She Just Wants To Be / At My Most Beautiful / Country Feedback / Losing My Religion / Walk Unafraid
encore: All The Right Friends / Better Man (part) / I've Been High / Man On The Moon / Begin The Begin / It's The End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)-People Have The Power
notes: Gig was billed as 'The Minus Five and Friends'. Dead From The Waist Down is a cover of a Catatonia song, sung by Scott McCaughey. Eddie Vedder guests on Long Road, Begin The Begin and It's The End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine). 'All The Right Friends' makes its first appearance in a set for over 18 years! The last known time it was played was 3 October 1983 in Athens8 November 2001 - MTV Europe Music Awards, Frankfurt, Germany
set: Imitation Of Life11 November 2001 - Dingwalls, London, UK
set 1: Wang Dang Doodle / One After 909 (Beatles) / Your Day Will Come (Minus Five) / Good Times Rock n Roll (Young Fresh Fellows) / Dead From The Waist Down (Catatonia) / I've Been High (REM) / I've Got A Lyrical Stance (Buck, McCaughey, Tweedy) / Desperate For Someone (Minus Five)
Ken Stringfellow set: Down Like Me / Your Love Won't Be Denied / This One's On You / One Morning / Reveal Love / The Lover's Hymn / Here's To The Future
Robyn Hitchcock set: Ted, Woody and Junior (Hitchcock) / Chinese Bones (Hitchcock) / A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations, Briggs (Hitchcock) / Om (Soft Boys) / Queen Of Eyes (Soft Boys)
set 2: (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (REM) / Electrolite (REM) / I'm So Hungry For Love (The Pirates) / San Francisco (Phillips) / California Dreamin' (Mamas and Papas) / All Along The Watchtower (Dylan) / A Day In The Life (Beatles) / Something (Beatles) / Airscape (Hitchcock) / Here Comes the Sun (Beatles) / Kung Foo Fighting (Carl Douglas)
encore: God Only Knows (Beach Boys)
notes: Performance by Mike Mills, Ken Stringfellow, Robyn Hitchcock and Scott McCaughey. I've Been High featured Ken Stringfellow on vocals and Robyn Hitchcock on Electrolite. Mike sang on 'Dead from the Waist Down', 'Rockville', 'California Dreamin', 'Something' and 'God Only Knows', among others. Kimberly Rew of the Soft Boys also played guitar on the Soft Boys songs, and some others
2002
31 January 2002 - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
other musical acts performing: Sutton Foster, Sweet Honey In the Rock, Jewel
set: Imitation Of Life / She Just Wants To Be / Losing My Religion / Classical Gas (brief) / The One I Love / I've Been High / Daysleeper / Walk Unafraid / Let Me In / All The Right Friends / Man On The Moon
notes: Benefit show for the Gay Men's Heath Crisis to commemorate the twenty-year fight against AIDS and to honor AOL Time Warner for its leadership in the fight against the disease14 February 2002 - Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, CA
other musical acts performing: Reese, Lauryn Hill, No Doubt
set: Imitation Of Life / I Got You Babe (w/ Cher) / Losing My Religion / One (w/ Bono)
notes: Charity event 'Love Rocks' honoring Bono as Humanitarian of the Year, for all his work on debt relief. Cher guested on 'I Got You Babe', and Bono for 'One'3 October 2002 - 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
set: Texarkana (Mike Mills w/ the Possibilities) / Gun Sale At The Church (Beat Farmers cover) / Who'll Stop The Rain (CCR Cover) / Eve Of Destruction (Barry McGuire cover) / Superman / Ohio (Neil Young cover) / Happy Together (Turtles cover) (w/ Michael Stipe) / Lawyers, Guns and Money (Warren Zevon cover) / Elected (Alice Cooper cover)
notes: Fundraiser for Georgia State Senator Doug Haines, featuring Mike Mills, William Tonks, Paul "Crumpy" Edwards, Curtis Crowe, Bill Berry, The Possibilities, and Michael Stipe15 December 2002 - Richard's On Richards, Vancouver, Canada
supporting: The Minus Five
set: Weatherman / She Just Wants To Be / Bad Day
notes: Three song set during the middle of a Minus Five show. Weatherman is a new as yet unreleased song. 'Bad Day' appears to be an updated reworking of the Lifes Rich Pageant outtake, that was sung by Michael a capella occasionally during 1985 and 1986
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