Hot off the incredible reception of his collaborative album LULU with Metallica, Lou Reed will embark on a "FROM VU TO LULU" European tour during Summer 2012.
The tour will start in Luxembourg on Wednesday 6th June and will take in several festivals, including Switzerland's Caribana Festival, France's Montereau Festival, Berlin's Citadel Music Festival and Slovakia's renowned Pohoda Festival. Lou will also perform several concerts in France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany.
The tour will feature a 5-piece band, including Lou Reed, Tony 'Thunder' Smith (drums), Rob Wasserman (bass), Kevin Hearn (keyboards), and Aram Bajakian (guitar). Lou and band will perform material from Reed's entire cannon of songs ranging from the Velvet Underground to his recent Metallica collaborative album LULU.
LOU REED – FROM VU TO LULU - EUROPEAN 2012 TOUR DATES
– Nyon, Switzerland – Caribana Festival (June 8)
– France – Montereau Festival (June 9)
– Paris – Olympia (June 11)
– Lille, France – L'Aeronef (June 12)
– Amsterdam – Heineken Music Hall (June 14)
– Brussels – Ancienne Belgique (June 15)
– Copenhagen – Falconer Salen (June 18)
– Berlin – Citadel Music Festival (June 20)
– Mainz, Germany – Zollhafen/Nordmole (June 23)
– Clermont Ferrand, France – Cooperative de Mai (June 25)
– Bordeaux, France – Fete le Vin (June 26)
– Bonn, Germany – Kunst!Rasen (June 29)
– Dresden – Filmnächte am Elbufer (June 30)
– Munich – Tollwood Festival, Olympic Park (July 1)
– Trencin, Slovakia – Pohoda Festival (July 5)
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