LEONARD COHEN - LIVE IN LONDON - CD, DVD & LIVE TOUR
March 20, 2009
Announcing Live In London CD & DVD and Canadian Tour - CBC Gives Fans an Exclusive Leonard Cohen Experience
March 31, 2009, will mark the release of Leonard Cohen: Live In London, a musical chronicle of the legendary singer-songwriter-musician-painter-poet's historic 2008 concert -- available as either a DVD or 2-CD set.
Recorded live on July 17, 2008, at London's 02 Arena, one of Europe's largest indoor venues, during Cohen's phenomenal 2008 World Tour, Live In London offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from the artist's 40-year repertoire. Click here for a video about the release.
In addition to the release, Leonard Cohen has announced a series of North American engagements, including dates throughout Canada and a sunset performance at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California. CBC Radio 2 is the Canadian broadcast presenter of the Leonard Cohen World Tour 2009.
CBC will offer Leonard Cohen fans the ultimate access to the legend with an exclusive online audio preview of Live In London from March 24 - 30 at www.cbc.ca/spotlight. CBC will also air a one-hour television special Wednesday, April 1, at 8 p.m., and a two-hour radio broadcast on Tuesday, March 31, at 8 p.m., on CBC Radio 2's CANADA LIVE.
Jian Ghomeshi, host of "Q", Canada's premiere arts and entertainment programme, conducted an intimate one-on-one interview from Cohen's home, which will also air Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m., on "Q" on CBC Radio One and Sirius Satellite 137.
An encore presentation of the interview airs Thursday, April 23, at 5 p.m., on CBC Radio 2. After April 16, the full interview will be available as an audio and video podcast at www.cbc.ca/spotlight.
Watch CBC NEWS: THE NATIONAL on Tuesday, April 14, at 10 p.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Television and 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT on CBC Newsworld for a sneak-peek of this exclusive interview and visit www.leonardcohen.com for more information on Live in London and the Leonard Cohen World Tour 2009.
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