REM Cancel First Gig Since 1995

REM were forced to cancel a gig this week in St Petersburg after their equipment failed to keep up with them.

On Thursday evening, for the first time since 1995, REM had to cancel as their equipment did not arrive in time due to bad weather, the band were forced to axe their last three dates in the Baltic region.

A statement on their website said this: "After a great night in Tallinn and an all-night journey to St Petersburg in wintry conditions, REM greatly regrets having to cancel the show tonight in St Petersburg. Lengthy delays at the Estonia/Russia border caused our trucks, crew, and gear (sound, lights, instruments, and so forth) to arrive too late to mount the show.
"This is the first time since the widely-chronicled 1995 tour that REM has had to cancel a show, and it is a major disappointment for the band not to be playing this particular city.”

The tour continues tonight in Helsinki.