R.E.M. finally acquiesces and begins to include a limited number of old songs into setlists, though the setlists themselves remain fairly static.  This is the first time that requests were accepted via the remhq website and this is mentioned nightly.

"It's a very strange time to be a US citizen" appears as intro to  several songs  Bad Day, Final Straw

raise your hand if you requested the song when it starts

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before LMR this song is yours we are happy to play/cover it for you

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MS frequently requests a local beer during the European sets

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20th century was a long time ago and filled with terrible people and horrors but now it's the 21st century and all filled with great people.  This is usually before Electrolite.

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MS often introduces AMMB as featuring Mike Mills on piano

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Country Feedback gets all the love but PB's solos on She Just Wants To Be are equally as impressive.

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MS Frequently announced that they would play longer then they were supposed to.  I suppose this had something to do with paying overtime to the union venue employees.

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IOL is usually introduced as the bands first #1 single in Japan.

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Late in the tour MS takes to introducing SJWTB as having tits & a wicked backbeat.

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Electrolite is said to be about LA, or bioluminescent fish.