Leonard Cohen Announces World Tour on Heels of Rock Hall Induction - Page 2

Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice delivered a sparse and inspired performance of “Hallelujah,” evocative more of the late Jeff Buckley’s somber rendition than Cohen’s original. Regardless, the song’s author certainly received his due.

The confirmed details of Leonard Cohen’s 2008 world tour are as follows:

06-Jun-08 Toronto, Canada Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
(Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 15, 11:00 a.m. EST)
07-Jun-08 Toronto, Canada Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
(Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 15, 11:00 a.m. EST)
14-Jun-08 Dublin, Ireland IMMA
15-Jun-08 Dublin, Ireland IMMA
17-Jun-08 Manchester, UK Opera House
18-Jun-08 Manchester, UK Opera House
19-Jun-08 Manchester, UK Opera House
20-Jun-08 Manchester, UK Opera House
23-Jun-08 Montreal, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
(Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 13, 12:00 p.m. EST)
24-Jun-08 Montreal, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
(Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 13, 12:00 p.m. EST)
25-Jun-08 Montreal, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival / Place des Arts
(Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 13, 12:00 p.m. EST)
29-Jun-08 Glastonbury, UK Glastonbury Festival
01-Jul-08 Oslo, Norway Aliset Stadium
03-Jul-08 Helsingborg, Sweden Open Air
05-Jul-08 Copenhagen, Denmark Rosenborg Castle
06-Jul-08 Arhuus, Denmark Raadhus Parken
08-Jul-08 Montreux, Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival
09-Jul-08 Lyon, France Festival
10-Jul-08 Bruges, Belgium Cactus
12-Jul-08 Amsterdam, Holland Westerdam
16-Jul-08 Edinburgh, UK Castle
17-Jul-08 London, UK The 02 Arena
19-Jul-08 Lisbon, Portugal Passeio Maritimo
20-Jul-08 Bennicasim, Spain Festival
22-Jul-08 Nice, France Jazz Festival
25-Jul-08 Lorrach, Germany Stimmen De Welt
27-Jul-08 Lucca, Italy Summer Festival
29-Jul-08 Athens, Greece Lykabettus Theatre

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