R.E.M.’s Canadian fans can catch them in Vancouver and Toronto this spring, when the veteran band heads out on a cross-continent tour in support of their upcoming album, “Accelerate.”

The tour kicks off at Vancouver’s Deer Lake Park on May 23 and stops by Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre on June 8.

Opening for the Athens, Georgia band are Modest Mouse and The National.

R.E.M. will be promoting the 11-track “Accelerate,” which is set to be released on April 1 and is the band’s 14th studio album. However, fans can check out a new video snippet every day at www.ninetynights.com.

A video for the lead single “Supernatural Superserious” was shot in New York City last week.

Those who can’t wait for R.E.M.’s May-June tour can also catch the band at the Langerado Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 8, and at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas on March 12.

Here are R.E.M.’s tour dates with Modest Mouse and The National:
5/23 – Vancouver – Deer Lake Park
5/29 – Los Angeles – Hollywood Bowl
5/31 – Berkeley – The Greek Theatre
6/3 – Denver – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/6 – Chicago – United Center
6/8 – Toronto – Molson Amphitheatre
6/10 – Raleigh – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
6/11 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion
6/13 – Boston – Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
6/14 – Long Island – Jones Beach Theater
6/18 – Philadelphia – Mann Center for the Performing Arts
6/19 – New York City – TBA
6/21 – Atlanta – Lakewood Amphitheatre






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