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(FILES): This October 29, 2008 file photo shows Michael Stipe, singer of the US rock band R.E.M., performing during his concert in Bogota, Colombia. After 31 years and 15 albums, the pioneering American alternative rock group R.E.M. announced on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 that it will be no more. The group, whose hits included
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Michael Stipe, singer of the US rock band R.E.M., performs during his concert on October 29, 2008 in Bogota. AFP PHOTO/ Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Michael Stipe, singer of the US rock band R.E.M., performs during his concert on October 29, 2008 in Bogota. AFP PHOTO / Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Michael Stipe, singer of the US rock band R.E.M., performs during his concert on October 29, 2008 in Bogota. AFP PHOTO/ Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Michael Stipe, singer of the US rock band R.E.M., performs during his concert on October 29, 2008 in Bogota. AFP PHOTO/ Mauricio DUENAS (Photo credit should read MAURICIO DUENAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 26: Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs during the 2008 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 26, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michael Stipe
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NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 26: Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs during the 2008 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 26, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michael Stipe
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NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 26: Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs during the 2008 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 26, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michael Stipe
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NEW ORLEANS - OCTOBER 26: Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs during the 2008 Voodoo Experience at City Park on October 26, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michael Stipe
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Musicans of US rock band 'R.E.M.' perform their music on the main stage on Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island of Budapest late on August 16, 2008 during the fourth day of the week-long festival in the Hungarian capital. The 16th Island Festival, one of the biggest cultural events of Europe, takes place on an island in the middle of the Danube river, in the heart of Budapest. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Musicans of US rock band 'R.E.M.' perform their music on the main stage on Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island of Budapest late on August 16, 2008 during the fourth day of the week-long festival in the Hungarian capital. The 16th Island Festival, one of the biggest cultural events of Europe, takes place on an island in the middle of the Danube river, in the heart of Budapest. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Musicans of US rock band 'R.E.M.' perform their music on the main stag' on Hajogyar (Shipyard) Island of Budapest late on August 16, 2008 during the fourth day of the week-long festival in the Hungarian capital. The 16th Island Festival, one of the biggest cultural events of Europe, takes place on an island in the middle of the Danube river, in the heart of Budapest. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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