CONCERT REPORT: Łódź, Poland, July 19, 2013

martali · Post by **martali** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:48 am

Amazing, wonderful, extraordinary THE GREAT EVENT and truly enthusiastic audience, unforgeable, magic night. Thank you MASTER and your wonderful TEAM

All touching letters sent by Polish fans in concert anticipation to the organising agency Paradam, collected in the special album, have been handed to Mr Leonard Cohen on the concert day. Obviously he was fond of us

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:18 am

Łódź is Poland's second largest city. The venue: Atlas Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Łódź. Seating capacity is approximately 13,800,

You can read about Łódź here - http://www.theculturemap.com/lodz-black ... and-seems/

Set List as reported by martali in Setlists thread -

martali wrote:Łódź, Poland, Atlas Arena Friday 19th of July 2013

Set 1

Dance me to the end of love
The Future
Bird on a Wire
Everybody knows
Who by Fire
Darkness
Amen
Come Healing
Lover, Lover, Lover

Set 2

Tower of Song
Suzanne
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Sisters of Mercy
The Partisan
Alexandra Leaving (performed by Sharon Robinson)
I'm Your Man
Hallelujah
Take this Waltz

Encore 1

So long Marianne
Going Home
First We Take Manhattan

Encore 2

Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be your Will (performed by Hattie and Charlie Webb)
Closing Time

Encore 3

I tried to Leave You
Save The Last Dance For Me

From Twitter -

@martagrobanska - Have no words. Hypnotized by Leonard Cohen's voice live tonight. I am done. Completely. Standing ovation. <3 pic.twitter.com/HD8V4SV655

Instagram -

The #best #performance in #my #life #leonardcohen in #poland

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:23 am

Links for Leif Bodnarchuk - NO IDEAS blog -

Day/Pre-Show - http://dragonhelm.wordpress.com/2013/07 ... -lodz-day/
Show - http://dragonhelm.wordpress.com/2013/07 ... lodz-show/

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From Joey - Notes From The Road -

http://leonardcohen.tumblr.com/

Keep Calm Łódź

Welcome to Łódź

Lighten Up Your Łódź

Closing Time

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:27 am

There are 14 pictures here - in Express Ilustrowany -
http://www.expressilustrowany.pl/artyku ... r&cookie=1

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Video uploaded by Marek Lipinski -

If It Be Your Will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98YaBpyNmk

Suzanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oQX5crctcE

Famous Blue Raincoat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpQPuvw_WVw

Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTW9BHOdfj4

kaz · Post by **kaz** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:33 pm

After every previous Leonard`s concert I saw,I was saying:"it was the best concert I`ve ever seen".I can say the same
about yesterday evening.Leonard was amazing,full of energy,relaxed,his voice was very strong.His band was in top form
also-especially ladies.The audience was great,full of enthusiasm,everybody was in seats from the beginning,they weren`t
wandering around with beer or food and gave Him rapturous standing ovations.
Before Tower of Songs Leonard paid tribute to Maciek Zembaty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciej_Zembaty who passed
away 2 years ago.He said that what Maciek did for Him and for Polish fans was very important.

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:11 pm

Video uploaded by Mariusz Mario

So Long Marianne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXEOlSZNpb8

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Uploaded by zodiakPL

Dance Me To The End Of Love (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sN9byGHOpg

Tower of Song – video/audio a bit difficult - but includes Leonard’s tribute to Maciej Zembaty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAW6Pq4WQ4

I’m Your Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D0grKzQS7U

Suzanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9m3iUTV2g

Hallelujah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCcR2PwnyII

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:47 pm

A media review - original link (in Polish) - http://www.rmf24.pl/kultura/news-leonar ... nId,998855

GOOGLE TRANSLATION

Leonard Cohen in concert in Lodz
Yesterday, July 19 (14:15)
Update: Today, July 19 (21:43)

Greeted with great enthusiasm all over the world a Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen appeared at a concert in Poland. The artist played in the Atlas Arena in Lodz. His show was a great opportunity to see the moving legend, causing huge excitement and an emotional show.

This is a very modest man - says Agnieszka Klotryga of Paradam Agency, that invited the Polish Canadian bard. There is no special limo ride with the whole team. (...) He trusts people and people appreciate it and give it their all. Just as he gives his all - whether to the public or to the co-organizer of the concert adds.

After a nearly six decades of his career, during which he performed in halls filled to capacity in the remotest corners of the world, the writer, poet, troubadour and extremely influential artist, once again gathers crowds of fans at concerts. There is no other artist who could seduce the audience, as Leonard Cohen - wrote the Financial Times. his reputation used to be glad for developers able to seduce any woman, today, at the age of 78 years used his talent to other purposes, throwing the audience to their feet around the world - read the article.

Career of the much loved and appreciated all over the world artist began in the '60s, and the rookie has been recognized as one of the most influential artists of this era. CD "Songs of Leonard Cohen" (1967), "Songs of Love and Hate" (1970) and "I'm Your Man" (1990), "The Future" (1992), "Ten New Songs" (2001) and "Dear Heather" (2004) still enjoy great success. Also appreciated is the literature to Cohen, which has earned him numerous awards around the world.

His works have been covered with great success by other artists. From "Suzanne" by Judy Collins, the extraordinary version of "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley. Experts have calculated that there are over 1300 performances Cohen's songs, recorded by other artists. Among his most ardent fans include m.in U2, REM, Sting and Nick Cave.

Catherine Sobiechowska-Szuchta

kaz · Post by **kaz** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:45 pm

Going Home /funny beginning of the song/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqp5jsY_aKo

Famous Blue Raincoat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06wpwv71fGs

If It Be Your Will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3WmAuXXCII

Goldin · Post by **Goldin** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:49 pm

sturgess66 wrote:A media review - original link (in Polish) - http://www.rmf24.pl/kultura/news-leonar ... nId,998855

Experts have calculated that there are over 1300 performances Cohen's songs, recorded by other artists.

http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/coverlist.php

kaz · Post by **kaz** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:10 pm

Goldin wrote:
sturgess66 wrote:A media review - original link (in Polish) - http://www.rmf24.pl/kultura/news-leonar ... nId,998855

Experts have calculated that there are over 1300 performances Cohen's songs, recorded by other artists.

http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/coverlist.php

Roman,they said there are more than 1300 covers, 2539 is greater than 1300,so they are right,didn`t you study maths?

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 11:47 pm

Goldin · Post by **Goldin** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:04 am

Kaz, you're right! We should trust experts more often.

mutti · Post by **mutti** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:06 am

Thank you Marta for your heartfelt concert report.
sounds like an emotional performance.
Thanl you Kaz as well.
Leslie

sturgess66 · Post by **sturgess66** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:28 am

Some media - and some Google translations -

This was pre-concert -

Leonard Cohen at Atlas Arena in Lodz on Friday
2013-07-18, Updated: 2013-07-19 17:36

Leonard Cohen will perform on Friday in Lodz. Will play a concert at Atlas Arena in the tour "Old Ideas World Tour". On Thursday, at approx. 14 Leonard Cohen plane lands at the airport in Lodz. In Lodz, Cohen will perform for the first time.

On Thursday afternoon, Leonard Cohen lands at the airport in Lodz. (© Arkadiusz Ławrywianiec)
Leonard Cohen concert in Lodz will be his only concert in 2013 in Poland. In June, Cohen appeared in Paris - the concert lasted four hours. Cohen concert in Lodz will be divided into two parts and will be much shorter.

On stage at Atlas Arena Cohen will be accompanied by musicians from years associated with the musical director and singing bassist Roscoe Beck, Neil Larsen, pianist, violinist Alexandru Moldovan Bublitch, Spanish guitarist Javier Mas, who in his instrumentation is also archilaud and bandurria, second guitarist Mitch Watkin, drummer Rafael Gayol and harmonica player Mike Scoble. Thanks to the duo The Webb Sisters there is no lack of women's voices. Membership is extended to singing pianist Sharon Robinson, who, like Larsen participated in the recording of "Old Ideas".

Organizers Cohen concert in Lodz do not want to reveal the hotel where they will stop. It is known that the concert will will be one night ..

Boat authorities sent a call for artists, according to his will, for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a cup of coffee before the concert.

So far, no response. Remember, however, that this year the artist over 79 years.

There are many photos at links below:

7 photos here - http://www.dzienniklodzki.pl/artykul/94 ... a-material

Leonard Cohen flew to Lodz [PHOTOS]

Date added: 2013-07-18 3:09:19 p.m.
Last updated: 2013-07-18 4:53:29 p.m.
Official Lodz

Leonard Cohen, the legendary Canadian bard and poet, on Thursday afternoon landed at Lodz airport. On Friday evening, the artist will perform at Atlas Arena. This will be his only concert in Poland.
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(© Luke Kasprzak)

Last time Leonard Cohen was in Poland was in 2010. Now he's back, but with the material collected on a new, great album "Old Ideas", published in 2012, after eight years of absence. In Lodz, the artist will perform for the first time. The magic of his music will seduce the Atlas Arena. Full of poetry and metaphysics, the concert will be attended by about 10,000 enthusiasts of Leonard Cohen.

How old ideas and musical ideas were on the new album?

60 photos here - http://www.polskatimes.pl/artykul/94930 ... a-material

Leonard Cohen in Lodz Atlas Arena [PHOTOS]

Date added: 2013-07-19 9:25:52 p.m. Last update: 2013-07-19 10:24:14 p.m.
Official Lodz
Leonard Cohen, the legendary Canadian poet and singer, appeared on Friday in Lodz Atlas Arena.

HelenOE · Post by **HelenOE** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:40 am

Boat authorities?

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