Lou Reed has canceled his Coachella 2013 performances. (2009/AP Photo)
Lou Reed has canceled his performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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Reed, a rock icon known for his work with the groundbreaking Velvet Underground and his solo work, was slated to play the Coachella Festival in Indio on April 12 and April 19.
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The Scenestar reported that Reed’s shows in California around and including Coachella had been canceled. The Goldenvoice page for the Orpheum show on April 17 read “This show has been cancelled due to unavoidable complications.”
The Coachella 2013 poster, which had Lou Reed billed high on Friday, no longer has his name and his name has been removed from the lineup on the Coachella website.
Coachella 2013 poster without Lou Reed.
The dates that were canceled were the two Coachella dates, as well as Reed’s performances at the Warfield in San Francisco, the Golden State Theatre in Monterey and the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, the Scenestar reported.
Reed’s website still had the appearances listed as of Monday night.
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