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LOU REED FRIDAY 10th AUGUST 2012 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON TICKETS FROM £45.00 Lou Reed performs at this year’s Meltdown, curated by his friend and collaborator Antony. Tickets on sale to Southbank Centre Members at 10am on Tuesday 29th May, and to the general public at 10am on Thursday 31st May. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/meltdown / 0844 847 9944 www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 844 0006 This concert is part of Antony’s Meltdown, which also features performances from Diamanda Galás, Laurie Anderson, Elizabeth Fraser, CocoRosie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joey Arias, Marc Almond, Hal Willner: Freedom Rides and many more.

Tour kicks off in Luxembourg on 6th June and concludes in Slovakia on 5 th July Hot off the incredible reception of his collaborative album LULU with Metallica, Lou Reed will embark on his “ 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 five-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 . Luxembourg - Rockhal Wednesday 6th June Tickets: €4...

American-based graphic illustrator El Jefe Design was recently commissioned by Lou Reed to create a visually compelling poster for his July 2011 UK and European tour. Exclusively numbered in a limited edition print-run of 500 copies, the rare screen-printed posters are available for a limited time only from Lou’s official website - www.loureed.com/posters . “Reed's music was the inspiration,” says El Jefe Design’s founder, Jeffrey Everett. “It had to do more with the whole story, his legacy, and the vibe about him. He has a truly dangerous aura around him, but he crafts this absolutely stunning and beautiful music. That was the mixture I wanted - beauty, love, desire with the feeling it will all go wrong in an instant.” For further information and to view this stunning piece of poster art, click here – www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/lou_reed/tourposter.htm The iconic illustration of the man and woman riding on a motorcycle, originally started off as a sketch that was then s...