Refugee 7 Report post Posted March 13, 2008 R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe paid an emotional tribute to tragic Heath Ledger - before launching into one of the actor's favorite songs. The band dedicated their track "Until The Day Is Done" to Ledger in front of a packed crowd at Stubb's Barbecue during their stint at Austin, Texas' South By Southwest festival on Wednesday. A visibly upset Stipe announced, "This is dedicated to Heath Ledger who loved this song," before shouting at the end, "Goodbye Heath, we loved you!" Ledger suffered a fatal accidental overdose of prescription drugs in his New York apartment on January 22. He was 28. As well as Stipe's moving homage to Ledger, R.E.M. used the 90-minute set to preview songs from their forthcoming album Accelerate, due out next month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirl 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2008 Oh, that's sweet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
