![]() ![]() In his 1994 biography, Transformer: The Lou Reed Story, author Victor Bockris wrote about Lou’s mindset at the time, and how news of the temporary changes was broken to a sick-and sensitive-Reed. Considering neither Lou nor Nico-who was out of the country-were present during subsequent rehearsals, things went really well. And Lou wasn’t going to be happy about it.įor the Chicago shows, booked at Poor Richard’s from June 21st through the 26th, original VU percussionist Angus MacLise was recruited, and other alterations were made to make up for Reed’s absence. With a string of upcoming Chicago dates scheduled for the EPI, and Reed out of commission for weeks, a plan was devised. Once back in NYC, Lou Reed was admitted to a Manhattan hospital, having contracted hepatitis. Though they’d received some notoriety at this early stage, the Velvet Underground were still largely unknown. Before returning to New York, the VU would go into a recording studio to work on their debut album, and by the time they left, The Velvet Underground & Nico was basically done, though it wouldn’t come out until the following March. But the outing didn’t go well, in part due to the Velvets’ dark image and a repertoire that included avant-rock songs about hard drugs and kinky sex, clashing with the developing psychedelic scene and the sunny outlook of California hippies. Despite this setback, the shows were a resounding success for this rather new band, though this lineup would never play together again.įollowing the big splash made in New York City by the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, the entire production-which included the Velvet Underground, Nico, dancers, a lighting tech, Warhol, and others-went west for a California tour. In June of 1966, as part of Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia extravaganza, the Velvet Underground went to Chicago for a week’s worth of performances. Entries tagged with: The Velvet Underground ![]()
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