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Lou Reed to join Gorillaz at Gibson Amphitheatre Wednesday

By Randall Roberts
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Singer Lou Reed will join the increasingly impressive lineup for the Escape to Plastic Beach tour, which star-studded concept band Gorillaz is bringing to the Gibson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night. The former Velvet Underground singer will join Gorillaz co-kingpin Damon Albarn and an ensemble also featuring Paul Simonon and Mick Jones of the Clash, funky R&B crooner Bobby Womack, hip-hop legends De La Soul, electronic outfit Little Dragon and Miho Hatori, formerly of Cibo Matto.

Gorillaz, which was created by former Blur lead singer Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett as a collaborative art project/music group, has been touring the States in support of its recent full-length offering, ‘Plastic Beach.’

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Reed also joined Gorillaz onstage at Madison Square Gardern on Oct. 8, where he performed ‘Some Kind of Nature,’ the song he appears on for ‘Plastic Beach.’

-- Randall Roberts

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Randall Roberts

Former staff writer Randall Roberts covered Los Angeles music culture for the Los Angeles Times. He had served various roles since arriving at The Times in 2010, including music editor and pop music critic. As a staff writer, he explored the layered history of L.A. music, from Rosecrans and Sunset to Ventura Boulevard and beyond. His 2020 project on the early Southern California phonograph industry helped identify the first-ever commercial recording made in Los Angeles.

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