I really had a bad reputation for not doing the same things twice, and really with a vengeance. People would be like, “is that song?†It’s nice now to get people to expect that. I think I’ve worn a groove there that you don’t know quite what it’s going to be. But for me, I can’t go on the road and do the same things all the time. Drives me nuts."John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (Est. 1999) is the ultimate unofficial John Cale website
The 1993 Velvet Underground reunion tour
The reformed Velvet Underground tour Europe. They support U2 on a couple of dates and appear at the Glastonbury and Roskilde Festivals.
Lou Reed wants to be the boss (again). It doesn't last. US dates and a planned MTV Unplugged special never happen. Cale and Reed exchange unfriendly faxes, and once again the Velvets are history. For good this time.
"There was a sudden feeling that whatever was happening for the three others was certainly different from what was happening for Lou. This was not a band. Moe, God bless her, looks at all this and laughs and says, "This is all boy stuff." Which in a way it is, she's absolutely right. But I had certain principles which I wasn't prepared to turn my back on. It was the end of a very fruitful relationship. A poisoned one - but it had been fruitful."
The three shows in Paris (June 15, 16 & 17) were recorded and used for the Live MCMXCIII album and the Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII video.
Velvets 1993 reunion live dates
| Date | City | Venue | Country | |
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| 1993-06-01 | Edinburgh | The Playhouse | UK | |
| 1993-06-02 | Edinburgh | The Playhouse | UK | |
| 1993-06-05 | London | The Forum | UK | |
| 1993-06-08 | London | Wembley Arena | UK | |
| 1993-06-08 | Amsterdam | Paradiso | The Netherlands | |
| 1993-06-09 | Rotterdam | Ahoy | The Netherlands | |
| 1993-06-10 | London | BBC Radio "The Guest Lists" interview | UK | |
| 1993-06-11 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | Germany | |
| 1993-06-13 | Prague | Palàc Kultury | Czech Republic | |
| 1993-06-15 | Paris | L'Olympia | France | |
| 1993-06-16 | Paris | L'Olympia | France | |
| 1993-06-17 | Paris | L'Olympia | France | |
| 1993-06-20 | Berlin | Die Halle Weissensee | Germany | |
| 1993-06-23 | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | France | |
| 1993-06-25 | Pilton | Glastonbury Festival | UK | |
| 1993-06-26 | Paris | Hippodrome de Vincennes | France | |
| 1993-06-28 | Lausanne | Stade de la Pontaise | Switzerland | |
| 1993-06-30 | Basel | St. Jakob's Stadion | Switzerland | |
| 1993-07-02 | Roskilde | Roskilde Festival | Denmark | |
| 1993-07-04 | Udine | Villa Manin | Italy | |
| 1993-07-06 | Bologna | Arena Parco Nord | Italy | |
| 1993-07-07 | Milano | Forum Assago | Italy | |
| 1993-07-09 | Napoli | Stadio San Paolo | Italy | |
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