Tours: Lou Reed planning Velvet Underground through Metallica tour
Lou Reed has booked a European tour for the summer of 2012 where he will perform music from his entire discography; beginning with Velvet Underground through his polarizing collaboration with Metallica. Called the From Vu to Lulu tour, it 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).
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| June 6, 2012 | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| June 8, 2012 | Nyon, Switzerland | Caribana Festival |
| June 9, 2012 | France | Montereau Festival |
| June 11, 2012 | Paris | Olympia |
| June 12, 2012 | Lille, France | L'Aeronef |
| June 14, 2012 | Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall |
| June 15, 2012 | Brussels | Ancienne Belgique |
| June 18, 2012 | Copenhagen | Falconer Salen |
| June 20, 2012 | Berlin | Citadel Music Festival |
| June 23, 2012 | Mainz, Germany | Zollhafen/Nordmole |
| June 25, 2012 | Clermont Ferrand, France | Cooperative de Mai |
| June 26, 2012 | Bordeaux, France | Fete le Vin |
| June 29, 2012 | Bonn, Germany | Kunst!Rasen |
| June 30, 2012 | Dresden | Filmnachte am Elbufer |
| July 1, 2012 | Munich | Tollwood Festival, Olympic Park |
| July 5, 2012 | Trencin, Slovakia | Pohoda Festival |