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Stipe recreate the alt-rock awesomeness of R.E.M. As regular visitors to the festival scene, leading venues and with gigs into Europe, Stipe earned the praise of “Awesome” from R.E.M.’s own lead singer Michael Stipe.

This is the definitive tribute to one of the biggest bands in rock music. They have performed the songs of R.E.M. to thousands of people worldwide. R.E.M. built a towering back catalogue that reached from the addictive highs of Shiny Happy People down to the reflective darkness of Everybody Hurts, covering all else in between.

Any music fan will try to convert you to their music. An early R.E.M. album loaned to Stipe’s lead vocalist, Richard Southern, worked its magic and convinced him to make a first visit to see R.E.M. in concert.

‘That was the best live performance, ever,’ says Richard. ‘The music of R.E.M. left such an impression on myself that it will always be a part of my life.’

Richard went on to form Stipe in 1996 whilst fronting a second R.E.M. tribute ‘Monster’ during the same period.
Platinum Al had this high praise for the band in January 2015:

“Where this band succeeds is in the accuracy of the sound ... the lead singer looks the part, his voice is a fairly uncanny likeness of Michael Stipe’s …the other musicians also create a brilliant rendition of the songs, fully convincing and delivered with confidence.” - Platinum Al

Stipe do what they do as a team; five musicians who rehearse hard to recreate the R.E.M. sound that music fans deserve. They visit the hits and the gems taking every opportunity to perfect the songs. In performance Stipe make R.E.M.’s charismatic music their own.

R.E.M. was one of the first alternative rock bands. Their signature was a changing and reactive sound, from a guitar driven, unforced and intuitive beginning, through the game changing Losing My Religion and then onwards. They called it a day after some 15 albums but not before Michael Stipe, on hearing Stipe perform live, declared, ‘These guys are awesome.’

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The leading North West Live Music, Comedy and Arts venue.

Open all week with a fabulous bar and an imaginative menu. Chester dates back beyond Roman times, but things really got going when we opened in 1991.

Our offer? A huge range of bands, comedy, theatre, burlesque, poetry and more… we seriously want you to have fun …

So at twentysomething we’re wise enough, never dull … at 150 capacity we’re as good at intimate as we are at heritage. We know people and we take time to make new friends.

We’re proud to host weekly Open Mic and Comedy nights, we’ve got varied gigs and concerts that offer music for everyone. We’ve welcomed performers such as Bill Bailey, Jack Dee and even Duffy in her student days. And we’ll always believe that the best is yet to come.

Pre-Show Set Meals available Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7pm.
Please call to book on 01244 401402

*Opening times vary, depending on gigs, festivals and private hire

2 Rufus Court,

Chester,

Cheshire,

England,

CH1 2JW.

01244 401 402