Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Celebrate R.E.M. in Manchester [Photos]

Following the completion of Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends sold-out run honouring R.E.M.’s famed debut album Murmur, Shannon & Narducy joined forces again for a run of very special live performances in the UK.

The shows, which kicked off at Gorilla in Manchester, saw the pair joined by Ted Leo on bass guitar, Jon Wurster (drums), Dag Juhlin (guitar), and Vijay Tellis-Nayak (keyboards).

For this run of shows, the band will be playing R.E.M.’s iconic 1985 debut album, Fables of the Reconstruction in full, along with a selection of other R.E.M. songs.

Our photographer, Maryleen Photography, brought back this photo gallery, which you can check out along with the setlist here:

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Set List:

1. Feeling Gravity’s Pull *
2. Maps and Legends *
3. Driver 8 *
4. Life and How to Live It *
5. Old Man Kensey *
6. Can’t Get There From Here *
7. Green Grow the Rushes *
8. Kohoutek *
9. Auctioneer (Another Engine) *
10. Good aAdvices *
11. Wendell Gee *
12. Femme Fatale **
13. Romance *
14. Strange ++
15. New Test Leper *
16. Bandwagon *
17. Gardening at Night *
18. 1,000,000 *
19. World Leader Pretend *
20. Moral Kiosk *
21. Daysleeper *
22. Sitting Still *
23. Cuyahoga *
24. Crazy +
25. Radio Free Europe *
26. Pretty Persuasion *

* R.E.M. Cover
** The Velvet Underground Cover
+ Pylon Cover
++ Wire Cover

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends @ Gorilla (Manchester, UK) on August 19th, 2025

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