The hot ticket for Monday night is the top secret celebration of Lou Reed at the Apollo Theater, as organized by his widow, Laurie Anderson.
Only friends and family are invited, but the list has grown to more than 1,000 people, some of whom are flying in from around the world.
Bono, Paul Simon, David Bowie and Reed’s protégé Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons) are among those who might perform, as well as Master Ren GuangYi, who taught Tai Chi to Reed since the 1980s.