NEW YORK, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Warner Bros. Records: R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry, who underwent brain surgery on March 3 in Lausanne, Switzerland, has returned from Europe and is well on his way to a complete and full recovery. Since returning home earlier this month, Berry has gradually been increasing his level of activity. He's gotten back into the swing of things by playing lots of golf and tennis, and last weekend he attended the final round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. After consulting with doctors and getting much needed rest, Berry has picked up his drumsticks once again, and has joined the band rehearsing and writing songs in Athens, Ga. R.E.M. will resume their tour in San Francisco on May 15th and play all subsequent shows on its previously-announced tour through June 24th. Pre-May 15 dates (in Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego and the Los Angeles area) are currently being rescheduled and will be announced shortly as part of R.E.M.'s Fall 1995 North American tour. The North American tour dates are as follows: May 15-17 Mountainview, CA Shoreline Amphitheater May 19 Portland, OR Portland Coliseum May 20 Vancouver, BC Pacific Nat'l Expo Hall May 21 George Washington, WA The Gorge Amphitheater May 23 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center May 24-25 Englewood, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheater May 27-28 Bonner Springs, KS Sandstone Amphitheater May 30 Minneapolis, MN Target Center May 31 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater June 2-4 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Horizon June 6-7 Auburn Hills, MI Palace at Auburn Hills June 9 Columbus, OH Polaris Amphitheater June 10 Burgettstown, PA Star Lake Amphitheater June 11 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena June 13 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheater June 14 Montreal, QUE Montreal Forum June 16-18 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Amphitheater June 20 Albany, NY Knickerbocker Arena June 22-24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden R.E.M. DRUMMER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Warner Bros. Records: R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was released from the hospital in Switzerland on Tuesday, March 21, 1995. Berry, 36, underwent brain surgery on Friday, March 3, 1995. In a three-hour operation Swiss surgeons successfully clipped a ruptured aneurysm on the right hand outside surface of his brain. Berry has made an excellent recovery so far and will now embark on a three-week period of doctor-prescribed rest and recuperation. Given Berry's ongoing recovery, R.E.M. will announce their updated tour plans within the next month. R.E.M. DRUMMER UNDERGOES SURGERY NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Warner Bros. Records: R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was taken ill with an acute migraine 90 minutes into the band's set at Lausanne's Patinoire Auditorium on Wednesday, March 1. Following overnight observation by Swiss doctors, an examination revealed that Berry, 36, had suffered a ruptured aneurysm (subarachnoid haemorrhage) on the right hand outside surface of his brain. There was no internal bleeding. On Friday, March 3 an operating team performed a craniotomy. This is a micro surgical procedure in which the aneurysm is clipped, securing it against any further bleeding. The operation was uneventful and 100% successful and the doctors are happy with Berry's recovery. Berry will spend the next week to 10 days recuperating in Switzerland. The functions of his body and brain have not been impaired in any way and the doctors predict he'll be able to pick up his drumsticks within the next 2 to 3 weeks. The current R.E.M. tour will naturally be postponed for the foreseeable future. But Berry is in good hands and good spirits and is expected to make a full and speedy recovery.