Leonard Cohen Announces First Tour In 15 Years

Perhaps reinvigorated by standing in the same room as a shirtless Iggy Pop and hearing Damien Rice sing his minor falls and major lifts, Reuters reports that L Cohen's going back on tour. Don't get too cocky, though, Hall Of Fame: Cohen's "Hallelujuah" surges are often inspired by other forces. The tour launches in Toronto on 6/6 and the 73-year-old treks across Canada and Europe, ending, for now, in Vienna on 8/29. Organizers say "more dates are expected to be added." Wishy washy organizers. Better not diss the US of A, Leonard -- 'cause, hey, that's no way to say goodbye. Here's where he's going so far...

06/06 - Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
06/07 - Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
06/14 - Dublin, Ireland @ IMMA
06/15 - Dublin, Ireland @ IMMA
06/17 - Manchester, UK @ Opera House
06/18 - Manchester, UK @ Opera House
06/19 - Manchester, UK @ Opera House
06/20 - Manchester, UK @ Opera House
06/23 - Montreal, Quebec @ Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
06/24 - Montreal, Quebec @ Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
06/25 - Montreal, Quebec @ Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
06/29 - Glastonbury, Somerset @ Glastonbury Festival
07/01 - Oslo, Norway @ Aliset Stadium
07/03 - Helsingborg, Sweden @ Open Air
07/05 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Rosenborg Castle
07/06 - Arhuus, Denmark @ Raadhus Parken
07/08 - Montreux @ Montreux Jazz Festival
07/09 - Lyon Festival
07/10 - Bruges Cactus
07/12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Westendam
07/16 - Edinburgh @ Castle
07/17 - London @ The 02 Arena
07/19 - Lisbon @ Passeio Maritimo
07/20 - Bennicasim @ International Festival Of Benicassim
07/22 - Nice, France @ Cimiez Park
07/24 - Nyon, Switzerland @ Paleo Festival Nyon
07/25 - Lorrach, Germany @ Stimmen Der Welt
07/27 - Lucca, Italy @ Lucca Summer Festival
07/29 - Athens, Greece @ Lykabettus Theatre

More dates to be announced in the new few weeks. You can find updates here.

Posted at 5:47 PM in Tour Dates
Tags: Leonard Cohen

4 Comments

Awesome news!

This should make up for that painfully bad "tribute movie" i endured...

Posted by: richard at March 11, 2008 9:05 PM | Reply
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15 Years ! That's almost as long as Lou Reed's speech.

Posted by: Philco Brothers at March 11, 2008 10:15 PM | Reply
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the man is pure gold.

Posted by: tennessee at March 12, 2008 7:34 AM | Reply
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I second the motion, HE BETTER TOUR THE USA damn it.

Posted by: [ juan ] at March 13, 2008 10:39 AM | Reply
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