These are the Bill Berry updates from MTV News :


3/21/95

On Tuesday March 21st, R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was released from a Swiss
hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery on March third.
Doctors successfully clipped off an aneurysm on the surface of Berry's
brain, which had ruptured during a concert. Berry will now embark on a
3-week period of doctor-prescribed rest and recuperation. R.E.M.
spokespeople say that, out of concern that Berry be allowed to continue
recovering in peace, will not reveal whether he's still in Europe, or on
his way back home. R.E.M. is expected to announce updated tour plans in
the next few weeks; its US dates are scheduled to launch May 5th in Phoenix. 


3/16/95

R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry is continuing his recovery after brain surgery
March 3 in Switzerland. 

Though the band had canceled its European tour dates through April
20, it is going ahead with its North American tour starting May 5.


3/11/95

R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was reportedly up on his feet Friday at the
Swiss hospital where he's recuperating from brain surgery.

Band spokespeople had told us on Wednesday that his prognosis continued to
look good, although he's still experiencing intense headaches and some
swelling. Berry underwent an emergency craniotomy on Friday, March 3rd,
after suffering a ruptured aneurysm on the surface of his brain during a
show in Lausanne, Switzerland 2 days earlier. No internal bleeding was
reported, and we're told none of Berry's brain or bodily functions were
affected. R.E.M. has canceled all of its scheduled European tour dates
through April 20th  -- and spokespeople say that, as they focus on Berry's
continued recovery, they haven't even begun to ponder the fate of US.
dates, scheduled to start May 5th in Phoenix.

Meantime, concerned fans can send cards and letters to Berry care of
R.E.M., at P.O. Box 8032, Athens, Georgia, 30603. 


3/7/95

MTV News reports that all tour dates through April 20th have been cancelled.
Also, if you wish to send a get well card to Bill the address is :

Bill Berry
c/o R.E.M.
P.O. Box 8032
Athens, GA 30603  


3/6/95

R.E.M.'s office reports that drummer Bill Berry is "relaxing" in a Swiss
Hospital, recuperating from an emergency craniotomy last Friday. Berry
suffered a hemorrhage on the surface of his brain during a show in Lausanne,
on Wednesday night. A spokesperson for the group said quote, "We couldn't ask
for things to be going any better after a surgery like this."  The rest of
the group was still in Switzerland giving Berry moral support. The R.E.M.
tour has been postponed indefinitely, and all the European indoor dates have
been canceled, while Berry is on the mend. Warner music in Europe says that
the late June and early July outdoor and stadium dates will take place as
scheduled.  


3/5/95

MTV Europe reports that R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry is resting comfortably in a
Swiss hospital, after suffering a ruptured aneurysm in his brain during a
show. 90 minutes into the concert at the Lausanne's Patinoire Wednesday
night, Berry was stricken by a migraine and was taken to the hospital. As
Joey Peters, the drummer from Grant Lee Buffalo finished up R.E.M.'s set,
Berry underwent an emergency craniotomy to clip off the aneurysm, which was
on the right hand surface of his brain. There was no internal bleeding
reported, and Berry, 36, is expected to remain in the hospital for the next
week to ten days. Doctors said that none of his brain or body functions have
been affected, and he may return to drumming in two to three weeks. But the
R.E.M. tour has been postponed for the foreseeable future. R.E.M.'s office
released a statement which said, in part, quote: "Bill is in good hands and
good spirits and is expected to make a full and speedy recovery, for which we
are all most thankful."