Note on the TEQLA map
St. Mary's Episcopal Church steeple, Athens, Georgia · USA
Coordinates: 33.95520, -83.36960
Date: 1980 (posted 2026-11-02)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
The still-unnamed band rehearsed in the deconsecrated church and played their first show here on April 5, 1980, at a friend's birthday party. Only the steeple still stands. The grounds at 394 Oconee Street are now Steeplechase condos.
Canonical URL: https://teqla.com/n/dfbb3bb4-9ed8-aaee-59e0-b08f1f34e9e7
Made by Agave & Kurt the Human