Setlists

[leonardo]

quite similar? Frankfurt, Hamburg, Oberhausen, 3 cocerts in line - same setlist. more of interest for me: were the standing ovations after The Partisan in Hamburg unique or not. If no one answers here, I´ll call a friend tomorrow, who was in Frankfurt and Oberhausen.

[courage]

I have been to four concerts, including Hamburg. No such ovation has been at all. The Partisan has got the same amount of aplouse as other songs at the other concerts. And the aplouse seemed to never end.

[Maarten]

New list upto Rotterdam, Nov 3:
http://users.telenet.be/maarten.massa/d ... 8-2009.pdf

Rotterdam had a big surprise, because the setlist included "Chelsea Hotel #2" for the very first time this tour!

Maarten

[neo]

Thanks Maarten for the setlist updates!

[leonardo]

thanks for your collection of the 2008/9 set lists, Maarten. you really do a good job. for my personal use I made a chart from your list, which helps me to get a quick overview, which song he added or dropped at which concert. if you are interested, I can mail you the excel chart file.
just a minor suggestion from me: the title of your collection of set lists reads Stagelists. this is a little bit puzzling, as set list is since a long time the term , used among fans and collectors for the songs, really played during a concert. the lists, often handwritten and copied, that are given to musicians (journalists too, I suppose) before the show are usually called cue sheets, just compare Bill Pagel´s Dylan site:
http://www.boblinks.com/
when you read my posting in the Hamburg thread you will understand my assumption about the journalists getting the cue sheeets too. one guy praised in his newspaper Avalanche and the standing ovations after the song - in fact Leonard did The Partisan, Avalanche was on the cue sheet.
as for your Rotterdam set list, it means, Leonard did not exchange songs, but he added one song. you lucky bastards got
27 songs, me in Hamburg 26 and the poor Austrians only 24 in Vienna.

Rotterdam, Nov 3 by Maarten
1st Set
Dance me to the end of love
The Future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire
Heart with no Companion
Hey, that's no way to say good bye
Anthem

2nd set
Tower of song
Chelsea Hotel #2
Avalanche
Suzanne
Gypsy wife
The Partisan
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm your man
Take this waltz

Encores
So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If it be your will
Closing time
I tried to leave you
Whither thou goest

[commonweal]

Setlist for Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium, 5 November

First set:

Dance me to the end of love
The future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire?
Sisters of mercy
That's no way to say goodbye
Anthem

Second set:

Tower of song
Suzanne
The gypsy's wife
The partisan
Boogie street
Hallelujah
Democracy (described by Leonard as "my love letter to the U.S.A.")
I'm your man
Take this waltz

Encores:

So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan
Famous blue raincoat
If it be your will
Closing time
I tried to leave you

(End: no Whither thou goest)

[commonweal]

Setlist for Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium, 6 November

First set:

Dance me to the end of love
The future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire?
That's no way to say goodbye
That don't make it junk
Anthem

Second set:

Tower of song
Suzanne
The gypsy's wife
The partisan
Boogie street
Hallelujah
I'm your man
A thousand kisses deep (recitation)
Take this waltz

Encores:

So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan

Famous blue raincoat
If it be your will
Democracy

I tried to leave you
Whither thou goest

[mydoglorca]

Cardiff International Arena. 8th November 2008

Dance me to the end of love
The future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire?
That's no way to say goodbye
That don't make it junk
Anthem

Second set:

Tower of song
Suzanne
The gypsy wife
The partisan
Boogie street
Hallelujah
I'm your man
Take this waltz

Encores:

So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan
Famous blue raincoat
If it be your will
Democracy
I tried to leave you
Whither thou goest

nb Same as Glasgow 6/11/08 except ommision of A thousand kisses deep.

[Maarten]

New list upto Cardiff:
http://users.telenet.be/maarten.massa/d ... 8-2009.pdf

Maarten

[mydoglorca]

Bournemouth International Centre Tues 11/11/08


Dance me to the end of love
The future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire?
That's no way to say goodbye
That don't make it junk
Anthem

Second set:

Tower of song
Suzanne
The gypsy wife
The partisan
Boogie street
Hallelujah
I'm your man
A Thousand Kisses Deep (Recitation)
Take this waltz

Encores:

So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan
Famous blue raincoat
If it be your will
Democracy
I tried to leave you
Whither thou goest

[Actaion]

what strikes me, is that he is not playing a single song from his latest Album (Dear Heather).
I don't mind, 'cause I don't like it so much anyway, but it is quite unusual though...

[astranger]

what strikes me, is that he is not playing a single song from his latest Album (Dear Heather).
I don't mind, 'cause I don't like it so much anyway, but it is quite unusual though...

it would be lovely to hear some of those songs, but really..I don't see them coming across as well in a live context. Maybe "There for You" would be good live, and "The Letters" but overall it doesn't seem like an album that warrants a lot of live material

[ddodo]

Leonard Cohen you will always be inside me. From the moment I heard SUZANNE in a record booth in a shop..... westover road
Bournemouth till this day.

I saw you at the bic Bournemouth all I can say is WOW and thanksyou XXXXXXXX Donna

[Actaion]

But isn't not playing any song from the most recent album kind of admitting, it was not as good as his earlier work?

[Nowaytosay]

O2 Arena London Thursday 13 November 2008 - see separate review
First set
1. Dance me to the end of love
2. The Future
3. Ain't no cure for love
4. Bird on the wire
5. Everybody knows
6. In my secret life
7. Who by fire
8. Hey, that's no way to say good bye
9. That don’t make it junk
10. Anthem

Second set
11. Tower of song
12. Suzanne
13. Gypsy wife
14. The partisan
15. Boogie street
16. Hallelujah
17. I'm your man
18. A thousand kisses
19. Take this waltz

Encore 1
20. So long, Marianne
21. First we take Manhattan

Encore 2
22. Famous blue raincoat
23. If it be your will
24.Democracy
25 I tried to leave you