R.E.M/Wilco Announces Free Webcast

The official Web sites of R.E.M. and Wilco will host a free Webcast of a concert by both bands Sunday (Aug. 31) in Missoula, Mont. The show is the first U.S. date on R.E.M.’s 2003 world tour, which kicks off its North American leg Friday (Aug. 29) in Vancouver.

The Webcast will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will be accessible to fans at Remhq.com and Wilcoweb.com.

Wilco is supporting R.E.M. through a Sept. 14 show at Morrison, Colo.’s Red Rocks Amphitheater. Other opening acts on the include Sparklehorse, Ed Harcourt and Pete Yorn.

Source Pollstar.com.