Universally acclaimed musician and singer-songwriter, Lou Reed has announced his full 2005 European Tour Dates, including three newly added concerts in Finland. The legendary musician, whose career has spanned four decades - from his very first album "The Velvet Underground and Nico," will be performing two rare concerts in the UK during his European visit. UK dates include Leicester Du Montfort Hall on Thursday April 21, and the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Friday April 22. Reed recently signed a worldwide recording contract with Sanctuary Records. THE UK CONCERTS Thursday April 21, 2005 - Leicester De Montfort Hall Tickets £27.50 (all seats) Box Office 0116 233 3111 Lou Reed online booking - http://www.demontforthall.co.uk/diary/show.php3 Doors Open 7pm / On stage 7:30pm Street Address: Granville Road, Leicester, UK LE1 Friday April 22, 2005 - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Tickets 27.50, £35.50 Boxes Box Office 0151 709 3789 Online booking and website: www.liverpoolphil.com E-mail: [email protected] Doors open 7pm / On stage 8pm Street address: Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BP 2005 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES IN FULL Thu April 14 Portugal Oporto Casa de Musica Sat April 16 Spain San Sebastian Kursaal Mon April 18 France Paris Grand Rex Tue April 19 Holland Amsterdam Concertebouw Thu April 21 UK Leicester De Montfort Hall Fri April 22 UK Liverpool Philharmonic Sun April 24 Germany Frankfurt Alter Oper Sun April 25 Germany Berlin Tempodrom Wed April 27 Germany Hamburg CCH Fri April 29 Norway Bergen Grieghallen Sat April 30 Norway Stavanger Concert House Sun May 1 Norway Oslo Concert House Tue May 3 Denmark Copenhagen Royal Theatre Wed May 4 Denmark Copenhagen Royal Theatre Thur May 5 Denmark Arhus Music House Sat May 7 Sweden Malmo Concert House Sun May 8 Sweden Gothenburg Concert House Mon May 9 Sweden Stockholm Circus Wed May 11 Finland Lahti Sibelius Hall Thur May 12 Finland Tampere Concert Hall Fri May 13 Finland Helsinki Finlandia Hall |