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A tribute concert in Savannah will celebrate the music of legendary Georgia band R.E.M.

The show, "A Carnival of Sorts," features a lineup of Savannah musicians performing R.E.M. songs.

An intermission set will honor fellow Athens band The B-52s with covers of their biggest hits.

At the peak of their superstardom in the '90s, R.E.M. were considered one of the biggest bands in the world, selling multi-platinum records, racking up awards, and filling arenas around the globe. R.E.M. not only helped usher in alternative rock in the early '80s from humble college rock beginnings but continued to shape alternative music for the next two decades as the sound dominated airwaves. Throughout their slow but massive growth, R.E.M. remained an Athens band at heart, forever being

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