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Leonard Cohen unveils tour plans
11/03/2008 17:23 - (SA)
Mike Collett-White
London - 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,
organisers said.
Opportunity of a lifetime
"For many this tour will be the once in a lifetime
opportunity to see the legend that is Leonard Cohen," said Rob
Hallett from AEG Live, the company promoting the tour.
Cohen, 73, published books of poetry and novels before
turning to music.
His 1967 debut album, Songs of Leonard
Cohen, included what became one of his most popular songs,
Suzanne.
Other favourites include Hallelujah, Sisters of Mercy
and Bird on a Wire.
His songs have been recorded by REM,
Billy Joel, Elton John, Don Henley and others.
Born in Montreal, Cohen started his musical career in New
York in the late 1960s.
He fought depression and retreated to a
California monastery in the 1990s to study Zen.
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