After the critical disaster of Lou Reed and Metallica’s collaborative “Lulu” album, Reed will be taking a new band on tour this summer in Europe to play a career encompassing set that’s pretty well spelled out by the tour’s name, “From VU to Lulu.”
It’s possible that European audiences were warmer to “Lulu” then we were stateside — Loutallica did play on “Jools Holland” after all while they were seemingly bl’acklisted from US television. It should also be noted that reviews don’t equal sales. I worked at a record store at the time of the record’s release and we sold a surprisingly large amount of the album on both CD and LP. It’s also possible that Long Islanders don’t read music press as much as in other areas.
The VU/LULU tour will begin in Luxemburg in June before wrapping up in Slovakia in July.
For our European readers, here’s a pair of videos to prepare you for the chasm between the two ends of the Lou Reed spectrum. Tour dates are listed on the bottom.
The Velvet Underground – “I’m Waiting for the Man”
Lou Reed & Metallica – “Iced Honey”
06/06 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rockhal
06/08 – Nyon, CH @ Caribana Festival
06/09 – France, FR @ Montereau Festival
06/11 – Paris, FR @ Olympia
06/12 – Lille, FR @ L’Aeronef
06/14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
06/15 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
06/18 – Copenhagen, DK @ Falconer Salen
06/20 – Berlin, DE @ Citadel Music Festival
06/23 – Mainz, DE @ Zollhafen/Nordmole
06/25 – Clermont Ferrand, FR @ Cooperative de Mai
06/26 – Bordeaux, FR @ Fete le Vin
06/29 – Bonn, DE @ Kunst!Rasen
06/30 – Dresden, DE @ Filmnächte am Elbufe
07/01 – Munich, DE @ Tollwood Festival at Olympic Park
07/05 – Trencin, SK @ Pohoda Festival
