The Velvet Forum

1977 - Lou Reed in The Netherlands
used sources: leiden.courant.nu / delpher.nl / hard copy of music magazine OOR ["Lou is the Boss" by Bert van de Kamp in #8, Apr.20, p64-67]

Apr.05 - Concergebouw, Den Haag
--review in Trouw [Apr.07] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ABCDDD:010825538:mpeg21:a0253
--review in Algemeen Dagblad [Apr.07] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=KBPERS01:002929006:mpeg21:a00111
--review in Nieuwe Leidsche Courant [Apr.07] - leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1977-04-07/edition/0/page/15?query=lou%20reed

Apr.06 - Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam
--review with picture in NRC Handelsblad [Apr.07] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=KBNRC01:000026000:mpeg21:a0072
--review with picture in Het Parool [Apr.07] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ABCDDD:010839812:mpeg21:a0269
--review in De Volkskrant [Apr.07] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ABCDDD:010881708:mpeg21:a0212

Apr.07 - Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam

Apr.09 - TV talkshow "Aad van den Heuvel" [21:50, NED.1, KRO, the catholic public broadcasting arganization] - CANCELLED
--announcement in Het Parool [Apr.09] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ABCDDD:010839814:mpeg21:a0292&query=%28lou+reed%29
from OOR: planned to accompany himself on guitar and play "Walk on the Wilde Side" and "Heroin", cancelled together with Groningen show because of "illness"
my note: show can not be live, but should have been pre-recorded as broadcast at same time as planned [but also cancelled] concert in Groningen

Apr.09 - Evenementenhal, Groningen - CANCELLED because of illness
--news in Nieuwsblad van het Noorden [Apr.08] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd:011017822:mpeg21:a0451 - from before cancellation, also mentions double concerts in 1975 [evening and night] in Groningen
--news in Nieuwsblad van het Noorden [Apr.12] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd:011017824:mpeg21:a0232 - about cancellation because of "illness" and plans of re-scheduling the sold-out concert

Apr.30 - Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam - extra concert
--news in Het Parool [Apr.27] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ABCDDD:010839828:mpeg21:a0349

May.01 - Evenementenhal, Groningen - replacing cancelled Apr.09 concert - last show of European Tour [!]
--news in Nieuwsblad van het Noorden [Apr.23] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd:011017834:mpeg21:a0054 - mentions try of even a 2nd concert, but venue didn't have a free day anymore
--review with picture in Nieuwsblad van het Noorden [May.02] - delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?identifier=ddd:011017840:mpeg21:a0198 - 2 hour show followed by 75 min.encore [!] with only recent and unknown songs, sounding like a jam session; also a strange "faggy" [literal translation] person assisted with some singing [must have been Rachel]


NOTE: as maximum 2 links per post, I deleted the http-parts and you have to copy the urls into your browser
delpher.nl has both cutting and full page download options

can the Cale page be posted too?

any pics with Ritchie Fliegler from this tour?

Was Lou scheduled to do a tour of the US in early 1977? According to this clipping (taken from the 6 Feb 1977 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, according to newspapers.com), there were def. dates scheduled...and at least one was cancelled.

MJG196 wrote: ↑30 May 2021 15:53 Was Lou scheduled to do a tour of the US in early 1977? According to this clipping (taken from the 6 Feb 1977 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, according to newspapers.com), there were def. dates scheduled...and at least one was cancelled.

Did some searching [at newspapers.com] and found that the cancellations started at the end of 1976, details see my reply at Gigography 1976.
Other dates scheduled and cancelled in early 1977 I found: Jan.14 in Memorial Hall, Kansas City and Jan.15-16 in State Theater, Minneapolis

1977.Jan.13 - Kiel Auditorium, St.Louis - CANCELLED
announcement in St. Louis Post-Dispatch of 1977.Jan.06 - page 17
"Thursday 13 [January] - Up From The Velvet Underground - Lou Reed, who started the group the Velvet Underground in the mid sixties and was associated with the Andy Warhol pop scene in New York at the time, is on his own with just his guitar now. At 8 in Kiel Auditorium. $5.50, $6.50."
newspapers.com/newspage/139168819/?terms="lou%20reed"

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1977.Jan.14 - Memorial Hall, Kansas City - must have been CANCELLED also
listed in Kansas City Times of 1977.Jan.01 - page 19A
"Music Scene - Jan 14 - Lou Reed Memorial Hall"
newspapers.com/newspage/677176100/?terms="lou%20reed"
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1977.Jan.15-16 - State Theater, Minneapolis - CANCELLED
acc.article in [Minneapolis] Star Tribune of 1977.Jan.02 - page 9D
"Upcoming rock concerts include: (from Schon) Lou Reed on Jan.15 and 16 (the first is sold out) at the State"
newspapers.com/newspage/186842463/?terms="lou%20reed"
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acc.article in [Minneapolis] Star Tribune of 1977.Jan.05 - page 5B
"Lou Reed concert canceled - Singer-songwriter Lou Reed's concerts Jan. 15 and 16 at the State Theater in Minneapolis have been canceled because of Reed's illness. The promoter, Schon Productions, said ticket holders may receive refunds at the place of purchase or tickets may be retained for rescheduled concerts. New dates have not been set."
newspapers.com/newspage/186857741/?terms="lou%20reed"

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Another item I found for the 1977 Gigography is about the Mar.28 concert in Aarhus, DEN

1977.Mar.28 - Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, DEN
article in St. Louis Post-Dispatch of 1977.Mar.29 - p11
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/140 ... lou%20reed"

Danish Rock Fans Riot After Bottle Is Thrown
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 29 (UPI) - Several hundred fans ran wild last night at a concert given by American rock star Lou Reed. Police with dogs were called to restore order. Reed was giving a concert at Aarhus when an empty beer bottle was thrown, nearly hitting him. Reed left the stage and refused to return. Then the fans overturned a stage piano and tried to set fire to the stage. Police were called and a brawl started. Several persons were injured, none seriously.


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A recording of the Arhus show has circulated for some time and confirms the bottle throwing incident

12 August 1977 - Gråna Lund, Stockholm SWE [photo]

It should be Gröna Lund (not "Gråna"). "Gröna" is Swedish for "green". It is an old amusement park, with an open-air stage. I was there for the Lou Reed concert on 12 August 1977.

Per

Correct name of the Brussels venue: Forest National (French name) and Vorst Nationaal (Dutch/Flemish name). Brussels is a bilingual city.