This footage is from the Velvet Underground’s performance at the L’Olympia, Paris, in June 1993. Thanks to The Velvet Underground, there is such a thing as alternative music, and was over two decades before. The following year, the VU were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Reed, Cale and Tucker reformed the Velvet Underground for the last time. It could sound however the artist wanted it to. On top of this, honorable mention goes to Nico, who was a lead vocalist on the album The Velvet Underground & Nico. However, before any of this happened, Reed and Cale fell out and all plans were shelved. The list of other Velvet Underground band members over time includes: Doug Yule, Walter Powers, Willie Alexander, and Angus MacLise, with the most significant of these being Doug Yule, who was John Cale's replacement in the band. The VU reunion was so successful that an American tour was planned, and a showcase on MTV Unplugged… was all but booked. During the tour, they also gave a headline grabbing performance at the Glastonbury Festival, and had a WTF? moment when they supported U2 for five dates. There had been rumors of a VU reunion for years, and these rumors slowly became real after Reed and Cale had successfully toured with Songs for Drella - their musical collaboration celebrating the life of Andy Warhol.įrom their opening gig in Scotland, The Velvet Underground then played London, before taking their show to Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Switzerland, and Italy, where the tour finished on 9 July.

In June 1993, Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Moe Tucker kicked-off their official (sans Nico, who had died in 1988) Velvet Underground reunion tour, with two nights at the Playhouse Theater, in Edinburgh.

Members of the velvet underground