Hot off his first U.S. concert in nearly 15 years, a performance at Madison Square Garden in which the legendary musician dazzled concert goers with a guest-heavy set spanning over three hours, Leonard Cohen has announced plans to get the rest of the country on the fun. Beginning in early April, the Canadian native will embark on a two-month North American tour, highlighted by stops in New York, Boston Chicago, and Los Angeles, along with an appearance at this year’s Coachella Music Festival.
As previously reported, the tour will be in supported of Cohen’s upcoming live album, Live in London, due for release on March 31st. He will be joined Roscoe Beck (bass, vocals), Neil Larsen (keyboards & Hammond B3 accordion), Bob Metzger (electric, acoustic & pedal steel guitar), Javier Mas (bandurria, laud, archilaud, 12 string acoustic guitar), Rafael Gayol (drums, percussion), Dino Soldo (sax, clarinet dobro – keys) on stage.
Tickets for the upcoming dates will go on sale beginning Friday, February 27th.
Leonard Cohen 2009 Tour Dates:
04/02 – Austin, TX @ The Long Center
04/03 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre
04/05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
04/07 – San Diego, CA @ Copley Symphony Hall
04/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
04/13 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
04/17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/19 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Palace
04/21 – Victoria, BC @ Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
04/23 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
04/25 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
04/26 – Calgary, AB @ Rexall Place
04/28 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
04/30 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
05/03 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
05/05 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
05/09 – Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
05/11 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
05/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
05/14 – Waterbury, CT @ Palace Theater
05/16 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
05/19 – Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
05/21 – Quebec City, QC @ Pavillon de la Jeunesse
05/22 – Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre
05/24 – London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
05/25 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre
05/26 – Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre
05/29 – Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
06/02 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
