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Leonard Cohen back in Britain for open-air gig
Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent15.04.09
LEONARD COHEN is returning to Britain to play a one-off summer show.
The singer-songwriter will play an open-air show at Mercedes-Benz World - formerly the Brooklands racetrack - in Weybridge, Surrey, in July.
The 74-year-old proved himself a cross-generational hit when he toured Britain last year for the first time in 15 years.
The motivation had principally been money after Cohen lost most of his estimated $10million fortune after he entrusted a former lover with his financial management. But the tour proved a huge critical as well as commercial success, wowing Glastonbury festival audiences and the Big Chill festival in Herefordshire. He then sold out the 02 in less than 24 hours. Another date was added and he went on to play yet more at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Canadian, who released his first album in 1967, is making a return to the UK this year. He will perform at the historic Brooklands site on Saturday 11 July, with tickets on sale from 17 April at www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Cohen will also play an indoor concert at the Echo Arena Liverpool the following Tuesday.
Reader views (4)
Saw Leonard Cohen at the o2 last year and it was the highlight of the year.
Cannot wait to see him in a more intimate setting hopefully on a sunny summers afternoon.
- Andrew Risner, London
I saw LC in Auckland in January. Stunning.
You'll probably have to fight for tickets!
- Brian Moxey, Auckland NZ
I first saw Mr Cohen in 1970 at the Royal Albert Hall - which rather dates both him and myself!!
Time to retire, I think.
- Reuben Camara, Morecambe UK
Duh, duh, duh, duh duh duh, duh.
- André, Cranves-Sales, France
