Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson are married but seldom seen on stage together. That makes it all the cooler that they'll be playing a benefit for the ICA Boston May 1 at the intimate Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, a preview of a joint European tour. No surprise that tix are $750. Despite the economy, expect them to get snapped up fast. The press release:
IN BENEFIT CONCERT TO SUPPORT ICA/BOSTON
(BOSTON) Iconic artists Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed perform on May 1, 2009, in support of the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater at the ICA and is followed by an after-party with dessert and dancing at 10 p.m. Tickets are $750 each, and can be purchased by calling (617) 478-3184.
Proceeds from the Benefit Concert support the ICA’s exhibitions, performing arts series and educational programs for young people.
Reed and Anderson rarely perform together, and this concert, “The Yellow Pony and Other Songs and Stories,” will be their first East Coast appearance as a duo. This summer, they will take this show overseas for their first European tour together. They will share classic and recent works in this intimate evening of music, stories, songs, and poems. They will draw from a wide range of their work: beat-driven improvised instrumentals, spoken pieces from their theater works, and songs and duets about love and its many cousins.
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned and daring creative pioneers, best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. As a writer, director, visual artist and vocalist, she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, and experimental music.
Lou Reed is an American Master, a playwright, poet, and photographer. A founding member
of the legendary Velvet Underground, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
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