1. May 3rd 2009, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN 10/10
Wow. Just Wow. It was a day after my birthday so I was in great spirits. A very nice lady whom I'd met outside before the concert managed to scout for me inside the theater to ask me if I wanted to accompany her for the show (She had flown in from North Dakota and her friend had to back out last minute... she obviously didn't want this ticket to go to waste.. Besides, my original seat was right behind my ex-girlfriend from high school and her mother! So she saved me from that strange coincidence). It turned that the seat for the ticket was 4th row, dead center (!). I literally cried tears of joy when Leonard first came out, I had the biggest grin on my face thru out the whole show.. It was my first time seeing him and the band was so incredibly tight! Just pure magic. It was incredible to see all of the songs being performed live after having grown up with his music as a young boy.
I should mention that this wonderful lady didn't even take a single cent from me and even gave me the ticket stub as a souvenir. I couldn't believe my eyes when I got home to find out that the ticket was $450!!! .. Ever since that moment, I made up my mind that Leonard Cohen fans are the best people in the world. I wish I could remember her name, maybe she will see this post and respond.
2. September 12, 2012, Ulker Arena, Istanbul, Turkey 4/10
I'll be honest. This concert didn't have any of the magic of the show I'd seen in Minneapolis 3 years back. I was quite astonished as this show was something that i'd been very looking forward to.. To see Leonard in my home country! ..It just seemed like Leonard and the band were a bit fatigued as the energy level seemed bogged down and torpid. I suspected that after many years of touring, the band were finally putting themselves on auto-pilot mode. Maybe I'm wrong, but the group seemed a bit jet-lagged.
3. December 18, 2012, Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY 9/10
Bravo! I was skeptical about seeing him again after the Istanbul show but I'm glad I went to this! Picked up a floor ticket for $40 right before the show, and by the end of the concert, I managed to move all the way up to 2nd row

I even got the setlist from the roadie. My face was

So what are some of your concert experiences? Care to rank them in order?