Leonard Cohen announces first tour in 15 years

[shetuck]

Reuters: Leonard Cohen announces first tour in 15 years

Leonard Cohen announces first tour in 15 years
Tue Mar 11, 9:38 AM ET



Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen unveiled plans on Tuesday for his first tour in 15 years, starting in Toronto on June 6.

The announcement comes a day after the gravel-voiced performer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York, along with Madonna, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five and The Ventures.

The tour will include major gigs like the Glastonbury Festival in Britain on June 29, where he could be performing to a crowd as large as 150,000 people, to the more intimate Opera House in Manchester.

It includes dates in Toronto and Montreal and a series of concerts across Europe. The last confirmed date of the tour is Vienna on August 29, although more dates are expected to be added, organizers said.


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[Fungo Squiggly]

Hallelujiah! :p

 

[shetuck]

Hallelujiah! :p

Thats yore opinion... What can I say except so be it, if it be your will. You're the Captain, but I'm sure there are various positions on that because The Law isn't very clear on the point. You may find some of that sentiment coming back to you...

 

[G.O.B. Bluth]

Hallelujiah! :p

Damn you, that's the first thing I thought when I saw the topic.:tongue2:

 

[Steve19]

I was rather brought to mind the Buddhist koan: If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there...

I liked his music back in the day, but 150,000? Is it a free concert with free Guiness Stout?

 

[shetuck]

I was rather brought to mind the Buddhist koan: If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there...

I liked his music back in the day, but 150,000? Is it a free concert with free Guiness Stout?

Leonard Kohn...

youtube: Leonard Cohen Narrates Tibetan Book of the Dead (9 Clips, ~10 min each)

Unmistakeable voice even midway through the 2nd sentence of the intro: "Dead is real. It comes with-oat warning..."

Part 1:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBaI2Div5lg"]YouTube - Tibetan Book of the Dead - A Way of Life - 1[/ame]

 

[Taosman]

Wow! Just the greatest song writer of our time! I wonder how much voice he has left? Would love to see him live.

 

[Taosman]

Crap! I'd have to go to Toronto to see him!
Leonard Cohen - 2008 Tour Dates (via Billboard)
June 6-7: Toronto (Sony Centre)
June 14: Dublin (IMMA)
June 17-20: Manchester, England (Manchester International Festival)
June 23-26: Montreal (Place des Arts)
June 29: Glastonbury, England (Glastonbury Festival)
July 1: Oslo (Aliset Stadium)
July 3: Helsingborg, Sweden (Open Air)
July 5: Copenhagen (Rosenborg Castle)
July 6: Arhuus, Denmark (Raadhus Parken)
July 8: Montreux, Switzerland (Jazz Festival)
July 9: Lyon, France (Lyon Festival)
July 10: Bruges, Belgium (Cactus)
July 12: Amsterdam (Westerdam)
July 16: Edinburgh (Castle)
July 17: London (O2 Arena)
July 19: Lisbon (Passeio Maritimo)
July 20: Bennicasim, Spain (Bennicasim Festival)
July 22: Nice, France (Jazz Festival)
July 25: Lorrach, Germany (Stimmen De Welt)
July 27: Lucca, Italy (Summer Festival)
July 29: Athens (Lykabettus Theatre)
Aug. 3: Ledbury, England (Big Chill)
Aug. 5-6: Istanbul (Arena)
Aug. 10: Prague (Castle)
Aug. 12: Budapest (Sziget)
Aug. 14-15: Girona, Spain (Cap Roig)
Aug. 28-29: Vienna (Opera House)

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Unmistakeable voice even midway through the 2nd sentence of the into: "Dead is real. It comes with-oat warning..."

What are you toaking aboat?

 

[shetuck]

What are you toaking aboat?

Eh?

 

[BayBuck]

I liked his music back in the day, but 150,000? Is it a free concert with free Guiness Stout?

It's a big festival with a bunch of performers, certainly not 150K crowding in just to see Leonard Cohen. This year's performers include Jay-Z, Verve, Hot Chip, Neil Diamond, Kings of Leon...

 

[Taosman]

Do not underestimate the draw in Europe of Leonard Cohen! He is actually bigger there than in the US(he's Canadian).
Here, more people are interested in Kanye West crap. It is what it is.

 

[Taosman]

The book of longing

I can't make the hills
The system is shot
I'm living on pills
For which I thank G-d
I followed the course
From chaos to art
Desire the horse
Depression the cart
I sailed like a swan
I sank like a rock
But time is long gone
Past my laughing stock
My page was too white
My ink was too thin
The day wouldn't write
What the night pencilled in
My animal howls
My angel's upset
But I'm not allowed
A trace of regret
For someone will use
What I couldn't be
My heart will be hers
Impersonally
She'll step on the path
She'll see what I mean
My will cut in half
And freedom between
For less than a second
Our lives will collide
The endless suspended
The door open wide
Then she will be born
To someone like you
What no one has done
She'll continue to do
I know she is coming
I know she will look
And that is the longing
And this is the book