I think a statement would be nice. There’s nothing on his Facebook page, just updated on the Euro shows as normal. All I have is an email from the ticket vendor, not even the venue and not the artist. These things happen for whatever reason but acknowledging it is better than just slinking away and ...

The whole tour, alas. Email from Moshtix is vague on reasons: "due to commitments in Canada."

I was lucky enough to snag front row centre for this show but I have no lengthy report to give - you all know everything there is to say about Leonard. I had tears a few times - as I have had all week thinking how close the concert was. Here are some snaps that I put on Instagram. http://www.flopear...

The front row of the Opera House concert hall is certainly close to the stage. When I saw Randy Newman there a couple of years ago I was in the front row and when he was at the piano could only see his feet and top of his head because the Steinway took up my whole view! I generally dislike the room ...

Frontier Touring (the promoters) just tweeted that new seats have been released for the Perth show if anyone was after them.

Thanks for everyone's reports and setlists. I can't really judge the overall atmosphere, sitting as I was way up the back but everyone around us even that far away was completely engaged for the whole time. In 2008 I was up the front at Sydney and Bowral gigs so naturally this one up the back had a ...

If you are an eMusic subscriber, it arrived there today too.

http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Webb-Si ... 80530.html

This has been posted in the news section but just to repeat: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i9ab6ed8bb35772132e32b7b153a853ed Veteran Canadian songsmith Leonard Cohen and his Australian touring party have thrown their support behind victims of the deadly bushfires currentl...

Beautifully done, Greg. I've been happy to read of how many other people couldn't keep from crying -- glad I wasn't the only one! From memory they had the same alochol restriction at Bowral? We were up the front and didn't dare move lest we missed something so we didn't go get any grog but I think I...

"Crowds Flock to Cohen"
http://bowral.yourguide.com.au/news/loc ... 22275.aspx

The Illawarra Mercury (local paper) says "more than 8000."
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news ... 21476.aspx

Irene, I enjoyed your blog. And thank you for commenting on my blog the other day, after the Sydney gig. Its been a bit hectic the last few days so I haven't replied to people there yet. Judging from your MySpace video you were just off to the left of me. I have put my Bowral rave here (I dont like ...

I have been trying to work that out too, Wink. He definitely did Sisters of Mercy and Hey and Democracy and Closing Time. I wasn't taking notes but I really think all the other songs were played. I can't work out what was dropped, if anything.