CONCERT REPORT: Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 12, 2010

[sturgess66]

It's almost 3:30 p.m. in Ljublijan and about time for the sound check -

Interesting venue - Arena Stožice – a brand new multi-purpose arena opened in August, 2010

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1039249
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sto%C5%BEice_Stadium

From Joey –

Slow your roll.
Tonight’s gig is only the second show ever at the Arena Stozice and the house are literally still getting the dust off.
It’s going to be a long day in Ljubljana.
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What a difference a few hours makes. The venue is starting to shape up and it’s almost time to head to the hotel and grab the band.
• Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

Morning Ljubljana and fall has arrived with a fog. This is the kind of city one could walk around in for days.
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http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/129 ... e-venue-is

[neo]

Back to the clambake for soundcheck.
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Soundcheck in full swing.
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[sturgess66]

And so it begins -

UHTC on in Ljubljana.
* Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/129 ... na-stozice

[sturgess66]

The crowd is fantastic tonight and we’re into intermission.
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That's a lot of people!

Packed front to back.
Intermission: second set up in 20.
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“the rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor.”
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[sturgess66]

If you bought a ticket and didn’t stay for the encores you’re seriously missing one of the best of the entire world tour.
* Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

The man is working it tonight.
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Closing Time and LC is growling into the mic.
* Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

Neil Larsen unleashes the fingers of fury during Tried To Leave You.
* Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

"Ain't No Cure ..." - great show-closer!

Ain’t No Cure For Love and that’s the night.
* Arena Stozice - Ljubljana, Slovenia

http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/post/130 ... -the-night

[sturgess66]

We have video - already!

Uploaded by "katka005" - Thanks!!

As noted by Joey - great audience response!

"The Partisan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQPTszTCWs8

"Hallelujah"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mvHgbRHjbw

[sturgess66]

Uploaded by "alfislo2" - Thanks!

"Dance Me To The End Of Love"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HniDc7QBxyU

"I'm Your Man" - Leonard at 1:32 "beast won't go to sleep" - lol - and Roscoe (sporting a fedora ) at at 2:10 and 4:32!! haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uknjr5clUZ4

[tomsakic]

We just came back from Ljubljana, it's little less than 2 hours drive to Zagreb.

The show was great, the band (and audience - welcome back to the Balkans!) really happening - much laugh tonight between Leonard and band members. The tour in its finishing phases is really more or less now so relaxed that they're in for good time and laughing, playing without single wrong note.

Much echo in new, half-finished arena - from first row we heard all music coming back to us, refracted from the roof. The first song had strange sound - you can hear it on the video, but it improved with The Future; still, echo remained.

Only now, back home, the sadness creeps in. It is really the end...? I wish good show to UHTC tomorrow in Bratislava (no day off), and to Jarkko, our webmaster, who today decided he will attend the closing of the European tour.

More later, one of these days... Now when tour forever leaves Europe, it will be time to write texts about this years shows (I'v seen 4 since July), new songs, collct memories, listen to the recordings and make it all to precious memories.

Btw, three new songs rocks.

[tomsakic]

That's a lot of people!

No, that's us, Forum members and Croatian fans, in first row! Big THANK YOU to Mr. Mladen (Siple Events agency) for giving us best seats even until the last week!

[sturgess66]

Uploaded by "engarbo" - Thanks!

Another video of ...

"I'm Your Man"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGkCWnlV-zA

[gipsy wife]

Dearest man,
we have been sharing your peace and your passion
we acknowledge it as simply as the fact that you breathe.
Yet when time after time you give us all you've got
I wonder how you are and
try to feel between the lines of why it feels so good
for you to be alone.
All is right. Your smiling face.

thank you for yet another unified experience of love, this fourth time in my home town of Ljubljana,
love, Julija

[tomsakic]

Morning after the last show, I have to say it's much harder. I think I will have to do the similar thing I made after my first show in July 2008 (what I thought will be my only one) - not listen to LC for a month or so... And try to keep sane:)

[sturgess66]

More video -

Uploaded by "Suflaj" - Thanks!

"Hallelujah" and "I'm Your Man"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M9H8aOvyE4

"Who By Fire"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CdWwYeJIa8

[sturgess66]

Video uploaded by "andrejjakobcic" - Thanks!

"Who By Fire" - Javier Mas & cheering crowd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmz3htfNM4

"First We Take Manhattan" - looks like there were green candles
- video of a very appreciative audience at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQaBMQhSww

[Halfabee]

The show was fantastic, I'm still buzzing The setlist was the same as in Poland on 10 Oct.

I uploaded a few photos from last night to Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/8097270@N0 ... 592710334/
My videos will take a while yet to upload ...