Lou Reed announces 'From Vu To Lulu' European tour

Lou Reed has announced a full European tour for this June.

The singer, who has most recently collaborated with Metallica for the much-discussed album 'Lulu', will play 17 dates across Europe during June and early July.

The gigs begin in Luxembourg at the Rockhal on June 6 and run until July 5 when Reed will play the Trencin Pohoda Festival in Slovakia.

Reed will be joined by a 4-piece band which will feature Tony 'Thunder' Smith on drums, Rob Wasserman on bass, Kevin Hearn on keyboards and Aram Bajakian on guitar.

The tour is titled 'From Vu To Lulu' and will see Reed play a set list that includes material from his days in the Velvet Underground right through to material from 'Lulu'.

Lou Reed will play:

Luxembourg Rockhal (June 6)

Caribana Festival, Switzerland (8)

Montereau Festival, France (9) 

Paris Olympia (11) 

Lille L'Aeronef (12) 

Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall (14) 

Brussels Ancienne Belgique (15) 

Copenhagen Falconer Salen (18) 

Berlin Citadel Music Festival (20) 

Mainz Zollhafen/Nordmole (23) 

Clermont Ferrand Cooperative de Mai (25) 

Bordeaux Fete le Vin (26) 

Bonn Kunst! Rasen (29) 

Dresden Filmnächte am Elbufer (30) 

Munich Tollwood Festival (July 1) 

Trencin Pohoda Festival, Slovakia (5)