[MUSIC INTERVIEW] DAVE GRANEY – Celebrating Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground & Nico Interview

An evening honouring a true Rock’n’roll Original with a setlist that explores his ground-breaking years with the Velvets into his idiosyncratic Solo career

“To me, Lou stood out. The real deal! Something important to American music and to ALL MUSIC! (Keith Richards)

This stellar evening pays homage to one of rock’s most important singer/songwriters enduring influence—as well as the timeless, enduring appeal of his songs. Performances by –

Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens)

Mick Harvey (The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party)

Dave Graney (Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes)

Rob Snarski (The Blackeyed Susans, The Triffids)

Stefanie Duzel

The Band is – Robbie Warren (Died Pretty), Barton Price (Models, The Winged Heels), Roger Mason (Models), Paul McDonald (Glide, the Gin Palace, Steve Kilbey) and Mark Tobin (Caligula, the Gin Palace, Steve Kilbey)

This week we caught up with Dave Graney to chat about the tour. You can listen to the interview right here:

Celebrating Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground & Nico! January 2026 Australian Tour Dates

Saturday 24th January SYDNEY, The Metro

Sunday 25th January BRISBANE, The Triffid

Friday 30th January MELBOURNE, 170 Russell

Saturday 31st January ADELAIDE, The Gov

Tickets:

Pre-sale: Thursday 17th July 10:00am local

General Public On Sale: Monday 20th July 10:00am local

From: https://metropolistouring.com/celebrating-lou-reed-2026/