1993 European Reunion Tour

Spring 1993
Studio rehearsals

Audio: soundboard, 23 minutes, A. Source: The Playhouse 1993 SBD 2CD.

1. Venus In Furs (4:09)
2. I'll Be Your Mirror/Beginning To See The Light (7:07)
3. I Hear Her Call My Name (3:05)
4. Femme Fatale (3:06)
5. Hey Mr. Rain (4:12)
6. Sweet Jane (1:15)

June 1, 1993
The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland

3000 people. Sold out.

Support: Luna

Flyer: Edinburgh Playhouse program.

Poster.

Audio:

• audience (Toshiba stereo recorder with tieclip mic, recorded from seat 16 in Row A of the stalls, on Maxell XLII C100 cassettes), 112 minutes, B+. Source: lurid_uk, DAD.
• audience (Sony WM-D3 with a 1-point Sony stereo microphone, recorded from the right orchestra, approx. row 20, on Maxell MX-S cassettes), 113 minutes, B+. Source: DAD.
• audience, same recording as above, remastered, 112 minutes, B+. Source: DAD.

1. Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. After Hours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name

11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. White Light/White Heat
15. I'm Sticking With You
16. The Black Angel's Deat Song
17. Rock And Roll
18. I Can't Stand It
19. I'm Waiting For The Man
20. Heroin

June 2, 1993
The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland

Suppport: Luna

Audio:

• soundboard, 115 minutes, A. Source: The Playhouse 1993 SBD 2-CD (1-22).
• audience, 116 minutes, B.

1. Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. After Hours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love

7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Deat Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I Can't Stand It
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Coyote

Reviews:

• Older but Still Hip, the Velvet Underground Rocks Again by John Rockwell in The New York Times, June 5, 1993
• Edition 93 by Philippe Manoeuvre in Rock & Folk #311

Photos: 5 color photos by Claude Gassian in Rock & Folk #311.

June 5, 1993
The Forum, London, England

Support: Luna.

Poster.

Video: audience. Source: DAD.

Audio: audience, 125 minutes, B+. Source: So Happy To Be Back CD (edited 73-minute version: 4-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18-20).

1. Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. After Hours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
14. Sweet Jane
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I Can't Stand It
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Coyote

June 6, 1993
Wembley Arena, London, England

Audio: audience, 120 min, B++.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name

11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I Can't Stand It
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Coyote
23. Pale Blue Eyes

Sources:

• Take A Trip 2-CD (1-23)
• Live USA '93 CD (1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18-20, 22)
• Live in Europe '93 LP (2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 17, 21-23)
• Caught Between The Twisted Stars 4-CD (9, 12)

June 8, 1993
Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

800-1200 people (smallest place of the tour).

Support: Luna

Audio: audience DAT, 125 min.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
14. White Light/White Heat
15. I'm Sticking With You
16. Sweet Jane
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I'm Waiting For The Man
20. Pale Blue Eyes
21. Heroin
22. Coyote

Sources:

• Back To Vengeance CD (1-15)
• Even More Vengeance CD (16-22)

Video: Guess I'm Falling In Love excerpt broadcasted on French M6 TV on February 18, 1996 in Rock Express show.

June 9, 1993
Ahoy' Sportpaleis, Rotterdam, Netherlands

7000-10600 people.

Audio:

• audience (Sony TCD-D7 DAT), 134 minutes (1-22), B+. Source: flipp022 (ane), master seeded on DAD.
• audience (DAT), 127 minutes (1-15 [cut], 17-22), B+.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together

2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I'm Waiting For The Man
20. Pale Blue Eyes
21. Heroin
22. Coyote

June 11, 1993
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

7000 people.

Support: Luna

Poster.

Video: audience, 153 minutes, B+. Source: VUT.

Audio: audience, 143 minutes, B. Lou forgets words to Sweet Jane. Source: Velvet Underground 1993 2-CD (1-23).

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. After Hours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. I Can't Stand It
19. Rock And Roll
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Pale Blue Eyes
23. Coyote

June 13, 1993
Palàc Kultury, Praze, Czech Republic

With President Vaclav Havel in attendance.

Support: Luna

Poster.

Audio: longest Hey Mr. Rain of the tour - almost 17 minutes!.

• audience DAT, 135 minutes.
• audience, 121 minutes, incomplete (1-20), B-. Source: DAD.
• audience DAT, 120 minutes, incomplete (1-13, 15-22), B+. Source: DAD.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I'm Waiting For The Man
20. Heroin
21. Pale Blue Eyes
22. Coyote

Review: by Emanuelle Debaussart in Best #301, p. 88.

June 16, 1993
L'Olympia, Paris, France

Tape: audience DAT, 135 min. Sources: Live MCMXCIII 2-CD, Live In Europe '93 2-CD.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I Can't Stand It
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Pale Blue Eyes
23. Coyote

June 17, 1993
L'Olympia, Paris, France

Tape: audience DAT, 135 min. Sources: Live MCMXCIII 2CD.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. Velvet Nursery Rhyme
15. White Light/White Heat
16. I'm Sticking With You
17. The Black Angel's Death Song
18. Rock And Roll
19. I Can't Stand It
20. I'm Waiting For The Man
21. Heroin
22. Pale Blue Eyes
23. Coyote

Review: by Paul Alessandrini in Rock & Folk #312, p. 16

June 20, 1993
Die Halle Weissensee, Berlin, Germany

Poster.

Tapes:

• audience, 125 minutes, C+. Source: 20.6.93 Berlin - Die Halle 2-LP.
• audience DAT, 126 minutes, B++. Source: DAD.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Venus In Furs
3. Guess I'm Falling In Love
4. Afterhours
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. Some Kinda Love
7. I'll Be Your Mirror
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. Femme Fatale
12. Hey Mr. Rain
13. Sweet Jane
14. I'm Sticking With You
15. The Black Angel's Death Song
16. Rock And Roll
17. White Light/White Heat
18. Heroin
19. Pale Blue Eyes
20. Coyote

June 23, 1993
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France

Supporting U2.

Video: audience, 56 minutes, C+.

Audio: audience, 55 minutes, B.

1. Sweet Jane
2. Some Kinda Love
3. Venus In Furs
4. Beginning To See The Light
5. Hey Mr. Rain
6. Afterhours
7. All Tomorrow's Parties
8. White Light/White Heat
9. The Black Angel's Death Song
10. Rock And Roll

June 25, 1993
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, England

Video:

• pro: Glastonbury film by Julian Temple has a brief excerpt of The Velvet Underground performing All Tomorrow's Parties.
• audience, 77 minutes.

Audio: audience, 75 min, B+. Source: Reformed! CD.

1. Sweet Jane (4:58)
2. Some Kinda Love (7:17)
3. All Tomorrow's Parties (7:15)
4. Venus In Furs (5:43)
5. Beginning To See The Light (6:10)
6. Heroin (9:49)
7. Hey Mr. Rain (8:02)
8. Afterhours (3:45)
9. White Light/White Heat (4:29)
10. Rock And Roll (5:57)
11. I'm Waiting For The Man (5:11)
12. I Can't Stand It (4:47)

June 26, 1993
Hippodrome de Vincennes, Paris, France

With Belly, supporting U2.

Reviews:

• by François Ducray in Best #301, p. 54
• by Paul Alessandrini in Rock & Folk #312, p. 16

Tracklist:

1. Sweet Jane
2. Venus In Furs
3. Some Kinda Love
4. All Tomorrow´s Parties
5. I'm Sticking With You
6. Hey Mr. Rain
7. Heroin
8. White Light/White Heat
9. Rock and Roll

June 28, 1993
Stade de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland

Supporting U2.

June 30, 1993
St. Jakob's Stadion, Basel, Switzerland

Supporting U2.

July 2, 1993
Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark

Poster.

Audio: great I Can't Stand It.

• audience (Sony WM-D6C cassette recorder with Sony ECM-929LT mic), 97 minutes (1-16), B+. Source: master seeded on DAD by The Velvet Taper.
• audience, 72 minutes (1, 3-16), "B+". Source: Ossi Park bootleg CD. Speed is all wrong, song order juggled, Sweet Jane is missing.
• audience, Afterhours #60 cassette.

1. Real Good Time Together
2. Sweet Jane
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus In Furs
5. Some Kinda Love
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
7. I'm Sticking With You
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. I Heard Her Call My Name
10. After Hours
11. Heroin
12. White Light/White Heat
13. Rock And Roll
14. I Can't Stand It
15. I'm Waiting For The Man
16. Pale Blue Eyes

July 6, 1993
Arena Parco Nord, Bologna, Italy

Poster: with next show in Milano.

Video: audience, 90 min (2-5, 7-16).

Audio: audience, 110 min (1-16).

1. Venus In Furs
2. Some Kinda Love
3. All Tomorrow's Parties
4. I'm Sticking With You
5. Beginning To See The Light
6. The Gift
7. I Heard Her Call My Name
8. After Hours
9. Heroin
10. White Light/White Heat
11. Rock And Roll
12. I Can't Stand It
13. I'm Waiting For The Man
14. Pale Blue Eyes
15. What Goes On
16. Coyote

July 7, 1993
Forum Assago, Milano, Italy

Last concert of the tour as headliners.

Audio: audience, 130 min. Features What Goes On. Sources: Velvet 1993 2-CD, With Us From The Past 2-CD, Afterhours #61.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together
2. Sweet Jane
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus In Furs
5. Some Kinda Love
6. All Tomorrow's Parties
7. I'm Sticking With You
8. Beginning To See The Light
9. The Gift
10. I Heard Her Call My Name
11. After Hours
12. Heroin
13. White Light/White Heat
14. Rock And Roll
15. I'm Waiting For The Man
16. Pale Blue Eyes
17. What Goes On
18. Coyote

July 9, 1993
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy

Supporting U2.

Audio: audience, 55 minutes, very poor quality... With Bono joining in the Velvet Underground for Satellite Of Love.

1. We're Gonna Have A Real Good Timer Together
2. Sweet Jane
3. Venus In Furs
4. Some Kinda Love
5. All Tomorrow's Parties
6. I'm Sticking With You
7. Beginning To See The Light
8. Heroin
9. White Light/White Heat
10. Satellite Of Love? [inaudible]

Special thanks to Lau Buur Nielsen, Gordon Lyon and Aral Sezen. Thanks: Arjan de Weerd for Rotterdam ticket scan, Willy-Jan van Gemert for the Amsterdam ticket scan, Alfredo Garcia for the Hippodrome de Vincennes info/ticket scan.

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