July 25, 2010

Arena Zagreb

"Cohenov pjesnicki dubok, ali i kavalirski šarmantan nastup bio je doista velicanstven...
istinski lijepe i nezaboravne koncerte"
"Cohen's poetic, profound, but chivalrous and charming performance was truly magnificent...
a truly beautiful and memorable concert" -- Jutarnji List

"[n]astup za pamcenje"
"[A] performance to remember" -- Net.hr

"[M]ajstorskim nastupom... Leonard Cohen je prvak svog zanata"
"[A] master performance... Leonard Cohen is a champion of his craft" - Muzika.hr

"[R]adi o nezaboravnom dozivljaju"
"[A]n unforgettable experience" -- SEEbiz

"Od ovakvih koncerata svijet doista postaje bolji
i ljepši jednostavno zato što nas podsjecaju na andeosko
i bozansko u nama samima."
"From these concerts the world truly becomes
better and more beautiful simply because they remind us
of the angels and the divine within ourselves." -- Jutarnji.hr

"Velicanstvena vecer uz velikog Leonarda Cohena"
"Magnificent evening with the great Leonard Cohen" -- Soundguardian

"[N]ezaboravno trosatno iskustvo"
"[A]n unforgettable three-hour experience" -- Dnevnik.hr

"Leonard Cohen tri sata drzao Arenu u ekstazi"
"Leonard Cohen held the Arena in three hours of ecstasy" -- Dalje

"[K]oncert za pamcenje"
"[A} concert to remember" -- Hrsvijet

"[N]ezaboravan glazbeno-poetski kolaz"
"[A]n unforgettable musical and poetic collage" -- NoviList

July 27, 2010

Salzburgarena

"[E]ines Gottesdienstes der Poesie und der Demut"
"[A] church service of poetry and humility" -- Salzburger Nachrichten

"[E]rzeugt Cohen beim Konzert die größte Intensitä"
"Cohen produced a concert, one of the greatest intensity." -- Salzburger Nachrichten

"Leonard Cohen begeisterte das Publikum"
"Leonard Cohen wowed the audience" -- Tiroler Tageszeitung

"[E]in Abend voll schwermütigem Glanz, intensiv und tief berührend"
"[A]n evening full of melancholy brilliance, intense and deeply touching" -- OÖNachrichten

July 28, 2010

Stadthalle

"[U]nvergesslichen Abend in einem Song zu"
"[An] unforgettable evening in song" -- Kleine Zeitung

July 31 &
August 1, 2010

The Lissadell
House

"[T]he combined musical talent was overwhelming... The show...is terrific" - Irish Times

"Another mesmerising performance,
evident in the thousands of beaming smiles all around" - Irish Independent

"[T]his was the most amazing concert I’ve ever been at...
a night of perfection" - Drop-d Music Magazine

August 4, 2010

Malmö Arena

"[T]re timmar långa uppvisningen i pondus och smakfullhet...
Hans konsert i Malmö arena imponerar på så många plan"
"[M]ore than three-hour show of aplomb and elegance...
His concert in Malmö Arena impresses on so many levels" -- HD.se

August 6, 2010

Oslo Spektrum

"[H]oldt han salen fjetret ...
kraften i kunsten hans... forblir bemerkelsesverdig"
"[H]e held the audience spellbound...
the power of his art... remains remarkable" -- VG Nett

"Cohen har samlet sammen et strålende band av musikere
som er blant de absolutt beste i bransjen.
Leonard Cohen elsker åpenbart sitt publikum, nesten like høyt som de elsker ham."
"Cohen has assembled a brilliant band of musicians
who are among the very best in the industry.
Leonard Cohen clearly loves his audience, almost as much as they love him." -- Puls

"Etter å ha framført disse sangene... mange ganger... gir han dem nytt liv,...
som om han framførte dem for første gang."
"Having performed these songs... many times he gives them new life,...
as if he performed them for the first time." -- Dagbladet

August 8, 2010

Globen

"[Cohen] är i imponerande form"
"[Cohen] is in impressive form" -- SvD

August 10, 2010

Hartwall Areena

"[Cohen's] rösten är på topp... en mammutuppvisning i intensitet och engagemang"
"[Cohen's] voice is at its peak... a mammoth show of intensity and commitment" -- HBL.fi

"Cohen gav publiken allt... en minnesvärd kväll"
"Cohen gave the audience everything... a memorable evening" -- Svenska.YLE

"Suuri mestari antoi kaikkensa"
"The grand master gave everything" -- Aamulehti, Tampere

August 12, 2010

Scandinavium

"Cohen bjuder på en förtjusande kväll med alla favoriter"
"Cohen offers a delightful evening with all the favorites" -- Göteborgs-Posten

"En spelning med en utstuderad perfektionism, men...
Leonard Cohen förlorar aldrig inlevelsen eller känslan....
musik som låter som en viskning och känns som en smekning"
"An event with an elaborate perfectionism, but...
Leonard Cohen never loses empathy or feeling...
music that sounds like a whisper and feels like a caress" -- Expressen

"[E]n spirituel, en lattermild og en meget kødelig affære... et perfekt show"
"[A] spiritual, a funny and a very carnal affair... a perfect show" -- Nordjyske

August 14, 2010

Engen, Fruens Boege

"[E]n sublim koncert... {Cohen] var fantastisk"
"[A] sublime concert... [Cohen] was fantastic" -- Dagbladet Information

"En helt igennem smuk aften med et fremragende band og en solist,
der stadig er på toppen en måned før sin 76 års fødselsdag...
Nu mangler vi bare et nyt album fra manden...
Jeg kan næsten ikke vente."
"A truly beautiful evening with an excellent band and a soloist,
who is still on top a month before his 76 birthday...
Now we just need a new album from the man...
I can hardly wait." -- Gaffa

August 18, 2010

Waldbuhne

"Leonard Cohen ist ein begnadeter Rezitator und Sänger,
und er hat einige der schönsten Liebeslieder des 20.
Jahrhunderts geschrieben...
Er gibt sich dem Publikum... Ihn zu beobachten, öffnet das Herz."
"Leonard Cohen is a talented lyricist and singer,
and he has written some of the most beautiful love songs of the 20th Century.
His "golden voice carries" them with fresh varnish throughout the world...
He gives himself to the audience... Watching him, opens the heart." -- Der Tagesspiegel

"Ja, Gott sei Dank...für Leonard Cohen, der nie besser,
nie bewegender gesungen hat als jetzt mit fast 76 Jahren."
"Thank God...for Leonard Cohen, who has never sung better,
never more moving than now, with almost 76 years." -- Der Tagesspiegel

"Wie ein guter Rotwein wird Leonard Cohen mit dem Alter immer besser."
"Like a good red wine Leonard Cohen is getting better with age." -- Noows

"[E]ines überwältigenden Konzerts mit einem der bewegendsten Songpoeten unserer Tage"
"[A] stunning concert with one of the most moving song poets of our day" -- Welt

August 20, 21
& 22, 2010

Sint-Pietersplein
(St Peter's Square)

"[A]chitterend concert... de heer Cohen kwam, zag en overwon mijn hart"
"[G]reat concert... Mr. Cohen came, saw and conquered my heart" -- Noows

"Absolute wereldklasse."
"Absolutely world class." -- De Standaard

"Cohen en zijn band brachten het publiek meer dan drie uur in vervoering"
"Cohen and his band brought the audience into raptures over three hours." -- Nieuwsblad

September 1, 2010

Piazza Santa Croce

"Il concerto perfetto"
"The perfect concert" -- Diretta News

"Leonard Cohen incanta il pubblico"
"Leonard Cohen enchants audiences" -- La Nazione

"Leonard Cohen incanta Firenze"
"Leonard Cohen charms Florence" -- La Repubblica

"[U]na dopo l'altra, capolavori assoluti"
"[O]ne after another, absolute masterpieces" -- Lo Schermo

September 3, 2010

Bowling Green

"Ein großer Künstler – und ein wahrhaft unvergesslicher Konzertabend"
"A great artist - and a truly unforgettable concert evening" -- Wiesbadener Kurier

"Leonard Cohen klingt weicher, voller, wärmer denn je."
"Leonard Cohen sounds softer, fuller, warmer than ever" -- Main-Spitze

September 5, 2010

Römersteinbruch

"Standing ovation!" -- Die Presse

September 8, 2010

St Jakobshalle

"[H]ervorragenden Band mit aussergewöhnlichen Instrumenten"
"[E]xcellent band with exceptional tools" -- Nachrichten

September 10, 2010

Pavilhão Atlântico

"Nota máxima para a qualidade"
"Top marks for quality" -- Correio da Manhã

September 12, 2010

Pabellon Paco Paz

"[Leonard Cohen] dejó un recuerdo imborrable de su paso por Ourense
y entusiastas aplausos con cada canción"
"[Leonard Cohen] left an indelible memory of his passage through Ourense
and enthusiastic applause with every song" -- La Region

September 15, 2010

Zenith

"Coup de chapeau...à cet artiste hors du commun"
"Hats off...to this extraordinary artist" -- Ouest France

September 17, 2010

Palais des Sports

September 19, 2010

Zenith

"[Leonard Cohen's] voix au pouvoir magnétique a ensorcelé
le public qui n'est pas près d'oublier cet extraordinaire moment."
"[Leonard Cohen's] has the magnetic power that bewitched
the public not to forget this extraordinary moment." -- Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

"[E]in magischer Konzertabend"
"[A] magical evening concert" -- Badische-Zeitung

September 21, 2010

Dome

"Leonard Cohen a donné un show qui fera date"
"Leonard Cohen gave a landmark show" -- La Provence

September 23, 2010

Grand Hall

"Ses musiciens ne sont pas en reste, faisant faire des miracles à leurs instruments.
Ses choristes font la roue, et Leonard Cohen est tellement en forme
qu'on s'attend à ce qu,il en fasse autant."
"His musicians are well matched to his class, performing miracles on their instruments.
The Webb sisters perform their acrobatics, and Leonard Cohen is in such a great shape
that you'd expect him to follow suit." -- La Nouvelle République Indre et Loire

September 25, 2010

Zenith

"Un concert inoubliable où on retrouve une forme de sérénité
dans un monde de désolation et d'obscurité"
"An unforgettable concert where there is a form of serenity
in a world of desolation and darkness" -- Nord Eclair

"Voir Leonard Cohen sur scène, et mourir"
"See Leonard Cohen on stage, and die" -- Lavoix du Nord

September 27, 2010

Arena

"Cohen versteht es, sein Publikum zu verzaubern"
"Cohen knows how to captivate his audience" -- Die Kopfhoerer

September 29, 2010

Westfalenhalle

"[E]in bewegender Abend in Dortmund"
"[A]n emotional evening in Dortmund" -- Der Westen

October 1, 2010

Schleyeralle

"Die magischen Beschwörungsformeln des gitarrespielenden Poeten werden
in Stuttgart bei glasklarem Sound von einer exquisiten Band befeuert."
"The magical incantations of the guitar-playing poet
with crystal clear sound of an exquisite band ignited Stuttgart." -- Stuttgarter Zeitung

October 4, 2010

Spodek

"[W]spanialy koncert"
"[A} great concert" -- Katowice Gazeta

"[J]eden z najpiekniejszych koncertów,
jakie w ostatnim czasie mialy miejsce w naszym regionie"
"[O}ne of the most beautiful concert,
which recently took place in our region" -- Nasze Miasto

"Leonard Cohen dal wspanialy i niezapomniany koncert w katowickim Spodku"
"Leonard Cohen gave a wonderful and memorable concert in Katowice" -- Wiadomosci24

October 7, 2010

Kremlin Palace

"[A]t once it became clear that after he took Manhattan,
he took Berlin, and now it seems also Moscow..." -- Rossiyskaya Gazeta

October 10, 2010

Towar

"Cohen podbil Warszawe"
"Cohen won Warsaw" -- Zycie Warszawy

October 12, 2010

Arena Stozice

"Definitivno eden izmed koncertov, ki bodo za zmeraj ostali v spominu"
"Definitely one of the concerts that will forever remain in my memory" -- Rockonnet

October 13, 2010

NTC Sibamac Arena

"[T]ak absolvovala nezabudnutelný zázitok, ktorý pohladil dušu kazdého fanúšika"
"[U]nforgettable experience that will touch the soul of every fan" -- Aktuality

"Bol to výnimocný vecer"
"It was an exceptional evening" -- SME

October 28 & 29, 2010

Vector Arena

"[Leonard Cohen] has left his fans forever satisfied." -- NZ Herald

October 31 &
November 1, 2010

TSB Arena

November 3, 2010

Westpac Arena

"The Godfather of cool, Cohen is one of a kind and
this was one of the best shows I've seen in a long time.
Mr Cohen, sir, Christchurch collectively takes its hat off to you." -- Stuff.co

November 6, 2010

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

"The 10,000 present listen in rapt silence, exploding in delight between songs,
realising they are taking part in one of most memorable concerts of their lives.
In a world that obsesses over the trivial and praises the mediocre,
this was something different: true greatness, depth, emotion.
And all offered up with the grace and humility
so frequently absent from our daily toils." -- Courier Mail

"Cohen tours with six musicians, back-up singers the Webb Sisters,
his collaborator Sharon Robinson and, as a group,
they produce a show that stands alone lyrically and musically." -- Sydney Morning Herald

November 8 & 9, 2010

Acer Arena

"Cohen plays a mini set of sparse arrangement...
but such explicit emotion that this big box of a room
is compressed into a small bar.
After a light run through Tower of Song,...Suzanne, Avalanche,
A Singer Must Die and Sisters of Mercy paint darkened pictures that
make us hold our breaths with something like awe." -- Sydney Morning Herald

November 12 & 13, 2010

Rod Laver Arena

"The evening was an epic event and an exercise in mass devotion...
the concert extended until midnight –
with each half of the show lasting as long as
many other concerts in their entirety." -- The Punch

"The man has got everything.
An embodiment of all that is music and performance" -- The Marshalltown Chronicle

November 15, 2010

Derwent Entertainment Centre

November 18, 2010

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

"[Cohen's] Band of Merry Men, discreetly led by the
Musical Director Roscoe Beck, all had moments of brilliance.." -- AdelaideNow

November 20, 2010

Hanging Rock

"[C]rowd members described the 76-year-old singer-songwriter's
performance as 'moving', 'magical' and a 'true spiritual experience'." -- ABC Central Victoria

November 24, 2010

ME Bank Stadium

"It’s not often you get to see a genius at work...
Perth, we are very lucky to have seen this man at work.
If there’s one thing left to be said,
it is certainly that Leonard Cohen is our man." -- In My Community

"[T]he most memorable and amazing evening.
Hats off Mr Cohen, you're a class act." -- Perth Now

"Leonard Cohen's Wednesday night performance
left an enthralled audience grappling for superlatives." -- The West Australian

November 30, 2010

Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

"Over the course of his truly awe-inspiring three-hour concert,
Cohen could do no wrong.
In any way, shape or form...
He was supported at every turn by a crack nine-piece band...
It may be Cohen’s name in lights,
but it was their sonic support that made the music shine." -- Vancouver Sun

December 2, 2010

Rogers Arena

"[Cohen's] performance was warm and immensely dignified,
and the skip in his parting step hinted that
he’s still having a blast being a song and dance man,
as well as a great poet." -- Straight.com

"The difficulty in attaining intimate moments in an arena is no challenge to this crack unit.
The 12-string acoustic solo leading in "Who By Fire" was lovely
and the song yielded up some fantastic bass slides from Roscoe Beck
as Neil Larsen got funky on his Hammond B-3 organ... I love the sound person.
The entire evening's mix was better than my home stereo...
It was a night that just kept on delivering the goods...
You've never heard anyone introduce a band the way the group was Thursday night.
It was a roast. " -- The Province

December 5 & 6, 2010

Paramount Theatre

"Seasoned. Flawless. Epic.
Perhaps not as poetic as Cohen's word choice,
but true nonetheless...
At several points throughout the show Cohen declared that it was "a great honor,"
a "privilege" and a "pleasure to play for you here."
I feel confidant that I can speak for the entire audience
when I say that the pleasure was all ours." -- San Francisco Chronicle

December 8, 2010

Rose Quarter Theatre of the Clouds

"[Cohen's] calm presence, and the clarity that he brought to his performance,
was inspirational. He was onstage in the service of art
and invested every moment with meaning. " -- The Oregonian

December 10 & 11, 2010

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

"This was a show for the ages, not an appreciation of the aged. " -- Las Vegas Weekly