Lou Reed announces Lollapalooza DVD and UK dates

Lou Reed will release a live DVD of his historic performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago in 2009. The forthcoming European tour in July features virtually the same band as showcased the live DVD. The Lollapalooza DVD will be released worldwide in July 2011 by Sister Ray Enterprises. Songs performed on the DVD include Sweet Jane, Senselessly Cruel, Waves of Fear, and Paranoia Key of E, to name but a few.

Reed will perform two UK concerts including the Hop Farm Music Festival (July 2), and a special one-off London concert at the HMV Apollo Hammersmith (July 4). Other artists to perform the Hop Farm Music Festival include Morrissey, Iggy & the Stooges and Patti Smith.

At the London Hammersmith concert, and throughout the tour, Lou will perform songs from his vast catalogue of albums including The Raven, New York, the Blue Mask and Transformer. Reed will also perform three French dates - Le Grand Rex in Paris (July 5), Les Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix (July 17), and Lyon's Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival (July 26).

The Italian leg of the European tour entails nine Italian concerts including Milan's Arena Civica (July 8), Pistoia's Piazza Duomo (July 10), Lecce's Italia Wave Love Festival (July 16), Taormina's Greek Theatre (July 18), Gardone Riviera's Nuovo Festival Del Vittoriale (July 22), Solgliano Al Rubicone's Piazza Matteotti (July 23), and Rome's Luglio Suona Bene, Parco della Musica Cavea (July 25). Two more Italian concerts will be announced shortly.

Lou's band will feature the following musicians:

Sarth Calhoun - processing, fingerboard continuum
Kevin Hearn - keyboard
Ulrich Kreiger – sax
Lou Reed - vocals, guitar
Tony Smith - drums
Rob Wasserman - bass

LOU REED - HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL – KENT, ENGLAND
Saturday, July 02, 2011
Lou Reed at Hop Farm Music Festival
Paddock Wood, Kent, England, TN12 6PY
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LOU REED – LONDON, ENGLAND
Monday July 04, 2011
Lou Reed and band at HMV Apollo Hammersmith
Plus Special Guests - 'Buke + Gass'
45 Queen Caroline Street, London, England, W6 9QH
7:30pm

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