Lou Reed Gigography - Research Results (1976)

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Lou Reed Gigography - Research Results (1976)

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1976 was a light year of touring for Lou.

Everything in RED is a change/addition to the Rock N Roll Animal website. I know that there are other dates posted to various concert databases, but I have only added information that I found proof for through ads, old newspapers, concert stubs, etc. None of the new info was taken from a generic database like setlist.fm.

If you have any questions/additions/changes, then please let me know here!

1976
26-27 March 1976 - Club 82, NYC [Lou hosted proceedings]
27 April 1976 - Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI [CANCELLED - Box Office magazine 26 Apr 1976; “According to Daydream Productions, local agency which promoted the show, Reed has cancelled his entire American tour due to illness.”]

21 July 1976 - Ocean Club, NYC [w/ John Cale, Patti Smith, and David Byrne]
?? July 1976 - St. Mark’s Church, NYC [Poetry reading]

1976 “ROCK AND ROLL HEART” USA Tour
21 October 1976 - Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI [ticket; also 22?]
23 October 1976 - Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH [ticket]
25 October 1976 - Massey Hall, Toronto, CAN
29 October 1976 - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA
30-31 October 1976 - Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA
?? November 1976 - The Palladium, NYC [Review in New Musical Express and National Rock Star 4 Dec 1976]
?? November 1976 - The Palladium, NYC
05 November 1976 - Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT
06 November 1976 - Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ
12 November 1976 - The Palladium, NYC [ticket]
13 November 1976 - The Palladium, NYC
16 November 1976 - Albany, NY
21 November 1976 - Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL [ticket, backstage pass]
22 November 1976 - Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, MI
25 November 1976 - Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
30 November 1976 - Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA [poster]
?? November 1976 - Anaheim, CA
24-25 November 1976 - Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [poster]
01 December 1976 - Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
08 December 1976 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, CAN
09 December 1976 - Paramount Northwest, Seattle, WA
11 December 1976 - Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
29 December 1976 - War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN [CANCELLED]
31 December 1976 - Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA [CANCELLED]
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From Box Office magazine, 26 April, 1976.
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Did some searching following your [MJG196] May.30 reply to the 1977 Gigography.
Found that the cancellation of shows started end 1976 with the listed two latest shows: Dec.29 in Nashville and Dec.31 in Atlanta.

1976.Dec.29 - War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville - CANCELLED
acc.announcement in The Tennessean on 1976.Dec.26 - page 16
"Wednesday [Dec.29] - LOU REED: Due to illness, Reed has cancelled his scheduled appearance. Refunds will be available beginning Monday at Sound Seventy Ticket Central."
newspapers.com/newspage/111723899/?terms=%22lou%20reed%22
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1976.Dec.31 - Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta - CANCELLED
acc.article in Atlanta Constitution of 1977.Jan.02 - page 10F
"THE CANCELLATION of Lou Reed's show last Friday [Dec.31] at the Civic Center means that ticketbolders should get refunds at place of purchase, a spokesman stated."
newspapers.com/newspage/398662308/?terms="lou%20reed"
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Following cancellations see the Gigography 1977
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My parents told me we were at Paramount Northwest, Seattle (December 9, 1976). I don't remember well, I was a child.
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Re: Lou Reed Gigography - Research Results (1976)

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Found a very good review of the 1976.Oct.25 concert in Massey Hall, Toronto, CAN:
"Lou Reed: King of Punk Rock Theophany"
1976 October 29, The Varsity vol.97 #20 [Toronto, CAN], page 16, by Paul Budra
https://archive.org/details/thevarsity9 ... 9/mode/1up

And half a year earlier, just after the release of Coney Island Baby, the same student newspaper published an interesting interview with Lou:
"Lou Reed speaks: is this man punk of the year?"
1976 March 24, The Varsity vol.96 #58, page 20-22, by Neil Michael Davidson
https://archive.org/details/thevarsity9 ... 0/mode/1up
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New date: 12 November 1976 - Palladium, NYC

Here's a ticket stub:

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