BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//EVDB//www.eventful.com//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Leonard Cohen in Adelaide\, Australia at Leconfield Wines - Eventful BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090126T000000 DTSTAMP:20081206T101253Z SUMMARY:Leonard Cohen DESCRIPTION: Monday 26 January 2009 The Frontier Touring Company and R oundhouse Entertainment are honoured to present the legendary Mr Leona rd Cohen in his first Australian concert tour in almost a quarter of a century. The tour will include a series of indoor arena concerts plus a day on the green winery shows.Promoter Michael Gudinski said the Le onard Cohen tour is a must see for any self-respecting music lover."Th e Leonard Cohen concert I saw last month was almost a religious experi ence. Fans were captivated the moment Leonard walked out onto the stag e. His band and backing vocalists are first class\, and the man himsel f can only be described as magical."It's one of the few concerts that I've seen that has kept me in one spot from start to finish - not want ing to miss a moment of what ended up being more than three hours of m usical genius."Leonard Cohen is a true music icon\, the writer of such timeless classics as "Hallelujah"\, "Suzanne"\, "Bird On A Wire"\, "S isters Of Mercy"\, "First We Take Manhattan"\, "Everybody Knows"\, and countless other universally loved songs.A celebrated poet\, author\, master songsmith and hypnotic performer\, Leonard Cohen has received r apturous reviews for his recent shows across the UK\, Europe and Canad a\, his first concert performances anywhere since 1993."His first show on British soil in 15 years was immaculate\, beautiful\, exquisite †¦ one of the giants of popular song\, who had the audience in his grip for the best part of three hours." THE DAILY TELEGRAPH [UK]"The level of cultural excitement at Cohen's three sold-out shows in Dublin bord ered on mass hysteria … an event of biblical dimensions." THE IRISH INDEPENDENT"The acrid\, dystopian humour … is a reminder that the on ly people who dub Cohen depressing are those that don't get the jokes. " THE GUARDIAN [UK]"It's a show which\, as you might hope\, illustrate s both the gravity of Cohen's music and the great warmth of his wit. T he poet-cum-20th century oracle steered the assembled throng through a sing-along of any of his hits that you could hope for." THE INDEPENDE NT [UK]Leonard Cohen's impact on modern popular music has been widespr ead and profound. Artists ranging from Bono to Nick Cave cite Cohen as a major influence on their own work. His songs have been covered by g enerations of artists from REM\, Elton John\, Jeff Buckley\, Aaron Nev ille\, Elton John\, Bob Dylan\, Johnny Cash\, and many\, many more.Eve n before shifting his focus from poetry and novels to music in the lat e-1960s\, Leonard Cohen has been the subject of countless books and fi lms\, most recently in the feature documentary "Leonard Cohen: I'm You r Man" by Australian film-maker Lian Lunson. The film included footage from the recent sold-out Cohen tribute concerts at the Sydney Opera H ouse\, which saw the likes of Nick Cave\, Jarvis Cocker\, Rufus Wainwr ight and many other celebrated performers gather together to pay homag e to Cohen and his extraordinary cannon of songs.Earlier this year\, w hen Cohen was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\, his ol d friend Lou Reed put it most succinctly: "We're so lucky to be alive at the same time Leonard Cohen is."It is only apt that Australia's own poet laureate\, Paul Kelly\, join Leonard Cohen on tour for the Austr alian dates. The eight-time ARIA Award winner and ARIA Hall of Fame in ductee is renowned for his powerful lyrics and passionate performances . Paul will be releasing the follow-up to his greatest hits album\, So ngs From The South Volume 2\, on November 8th along with a DVD collect ion of music videos he has made over the past 23 years.At 74\, Leonard Cohen is an undeniable master of song\, a living legend. It is a priv ilege and honour that Mr Leonard Cohen and his amazing nine-piece band have accepted The Frontier Touring Company and Roundhouse's invitatio n to return to Australia and New Zealand after an absence of 24 years. This will be a once-in-a-generation concert event for all lovers of fi ne music\, a spellbinding show from one of the true masters.Ladies and gentlemen … Mr Leonard Cohen.Tickets on sale 9am Monday 10 November .The Leonard Cohen BandRafael Gayol - percussionRoscoe Beck - musical director\, bass\, background vocalsNeil Larsen - keyboardsJavier Mas - bandurria\, laud\, archilaud and 12-string guitarBob Metzger - guitar s\, pedal steel\, background vocalsSharon Robinson - background vocals Dino Soldo - saxophone\, wind instruments\, harmonica\, keyboard and b ackground vocalsThe Webb Sisters - background vocal\, harp and guitar >>> RELATED LINK:http://www.leonardcohen.com/Category: Live Music in A delaideKeywords: Leonard Cohen\, tour\, concert\, show\, Leconfield W ines LOCATION:Leconfield Wines @ South Australia, Australia SEQUENCE:1228558373 UID:E0-001-018095461-1 URL:http://eventful.com/E0-001-018095461-1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR