The 1979 Tour in Europe* |
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Concerts in white are scheduled to be covered on the new album. |
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About the 1979 Tour, Jim Devlin wrote: "Shortly after the release of Recent Songs, Leonard toured Europe with Passenger, plus Raffi Hakopian...and John Bilezikjian. Jennifer Warnes and Sharon Robinson sang backup. After final rehearsals in London, they played 52 concerts, opening in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Oct 13 and ending just over two months later in Brighton, England, on Dec 15. It was more than three years since Leonard had been on tour; no concerts followed the release of Death Of A Ladies' Man in 1977, and the song-repertoire was the most extensive of all his tours, before or since... [A]n impressive total of 45 songs were included in the set-lists with six from Recent Songs. Harry Rasky, the Canadian director, filmed several concerts, including Antwerp, Paris and Frankfurt, and included footage in his documentary The Song of Leonard Cohen, produced by CBC and first broadcast in 1980..." (from Leonard Cohen: In Every Style of Passion by Jim Devlin, p. 93) |
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