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Leonard Cohen announces UK gig this summer

Legend announces first British date of 2009

Leonard Cohen has announced a single UK gig to take place in Liverpool this summer.

The legendary singer will play the Echo Arena on July 14, his first gig in the UK since touring here last summer.

Cohen releases a live CD and DVD of his July 17, 2008 gig at London's O2 Arena next Monday (March 30).

Tickets for Leonard Cohen's Liverpool Echo Arena gig are on sale now.

To check the availability of Leonard Cohen and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

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Vacant0 

Mar 27, 2009

Reading this got me well excited - until I checked the price..... £65 for the cheapest seats available - bugger that.

Floyd3003 

Mar 29, 2009

Vacant0, don't deny yourself the cohen gig. He came to my hometown, tickets were announced at the same price and I thought EXACTLY the same as you. Then two weeks before the gig my Dad announced he'd like to go for his 60th Birthday pressie and the venue luckily released tickets. £145 it cost me for the both of us and the concert totally and utterly blew me away. A set of 27 of the finest songs I've ever heard live (and I'm an avid gig-goer) it was extraordinary and uplifting - almost spiritual and moving....and I do not use those terms lightly. I've managed to get hold of a copy of his O2 gig last July on CD and its bringing back all the memories. IT WAS AMAZING. Do not deny yourself this gig. I've paid £50 before to see a band play 15 songs!!! This cohen gig was worth it and at a drop of a hat I'd defo see him again. Google the review of last year's tour and you'll find i'm not alone in my opinion. Go on....take the plunge.

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Leonard Cohen is set for a £1 million royalty windfall after his classic song 'Hallelujah', which he wrote in 1984, was chosen as the debut single by 'X Factor' winner Alexandra Burke. The 74-year-old singer-songwriter will be glad of the money - his retirement savings were wiped out by an unscrupulous former manager, who helped herself to more than $5 million of Cohen's earnings.
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Leonard Cohen is set for a £1 million royalty windfall after his classic song...

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