(As taken from R.E.M.’s Facebook page)

“Amazing”/”Wonderful”/”Beautiful” – Gave up counting after 90 comments.

Discussion of how R.E.M. need to come back and save the music world from Justin Bieber- 9 comments

“Love Bowie, hate tributes”/ “Go be deep somewhere else” – 8 comments

Overuse of ellipses – 9 comments

Overinvested Debbie Harry fanboy- 1 comment

Overinvested Debbie Harry hateboner guy – 3 comments

People who are pretty sure they know what David Bowie would want and it’s not this – 4 comments

Guy who keeps posting dodgy-looking movie links and quizzes – 7 comments

Quoted lyrics / lists of commenter’s six favourite R.E.M. songs – 8 comments

Support of Michael Stipe’s Bernie Sanders T-shirt – 22 comments

Frothing at the mouth over Michael Stipe’s Bernie Sanders T-shirt – 13 comments

Intense Jimmy Fallon hate – 3 comments

“Why is David Bowie more important than the countless people who die daily across the world?” – 2 comments

Comparisons of Michael Stipe’s version of “The Man Who Sold the World” to Nirvana’s – 15 comments

Beard jokes – Gave up counting after 135 comments