3rd concert announced to Dublin

[Aido]

just checked ticketmaster for the zillionth time and they are saying extra date friday 14th september, fan club presale, 19th april, general release, 20th april!!!!!!!

***The public sale will open on April 19 at 9 am and there might be a presale on April 18. See the press release below. / Jarkko***

[jarkko]

POD and AEG Live very proudly present

LEONARD COHEN
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, IMMA

Due to phenomenal demand Leonard Cohen announces 3rd show on
Friday 14th September 2012

TICKETS GO ON SALE 9am Thursday 19th April


Hallelujah! Leonard Cohen has announced a third date at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on Friday 14th September 2012. For those Leonard Cohen fans who missed out last week getting tickets for the first 2 September dates have been given one last opportunity to snap up tickets to see the magnetic and inimitable Leonard Cohen at IMMA for this very special fully seated show in the unique in the stunning grounds of the Royal Hospital.

Such was demand for both Leonard Cohen dates on the 11th and 12th September which went on sale last Friday, that tickets for the first concert selling out in under 10 minutes and the second show selling out a few short hours later.

Musician, Poet, Novelist and arguably one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time – Leonard Cohen 2008 concerts at Kilmainham have become the stuff of legend and proved to be moving, magical and unforgettable for both artist and audience alike. Fans who weren’t at the Kilmainham shows to this day still lament missing out. Never a performer to disappoint his audience, Leonard Cohen has now promised to add a third show to his sold out Irish dates.

Citing W.B Yeats, Irving Layton and Walt Whitman as literary influences Cohen first shot to the forefront of the music industry in the 60s and has remained a majorly inspirational talent and contributor to the industry since he first emerged. His lyrics of lust, love, religion, death and seclusion have enlightened fans and musicians worldwide. Boasting an estimated 1,330 covers of his original songs Leonard’s work has enamoured U2, REM, Nick Cave and the late Johnny Cash among others.

His albums Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), I'm Your Man (1990) and Dear Heather (2004) are rightly considered classics along with the beautiful singles "Hallelujah" and "Suzanne". His literary genius and unique musical talent are as legendary as the man himself.

In his sixth decade of producing critically acclaimed music Leonard Cohen remains at the top of his game with the release of his twelfth studio album ‘Old Ideas’ this year. Worldwide praise has been mounting for this highly anticipated collection of new material with The Telegraph declaring it as a “work of genius.” This will be the first time that Irish fans will hear this new material performed live.

Tickets priced from €79.50 will be available from 9am Thursday April 19th from www.ticketmaster.ie and usual outlets nationwide.

More information at www.pod.ie or LHP 01 4970313, info@lhpublicity.ie

Gates 4pm
Subject to licence

[Aido]

sorry in my haste to spread good news i got the sale dates wrong!!! general release on 19th april, but they are saying fan club presale 9am , april 18th. so ignore all of those grossly overpriced tickets on those websites ! woohoo! can't wait LC!

[zombiehamster]

Great news! Thanks so much for the deftness of your update!

[John Etherington]

Ah that's good news for some...now that Mercury is in the process of going direct, the announcement of U.K. shows is surely that much closer.

[Vicomte]

John,

Are you implying that astrology depicts when countries offering Cohen concerts will be announced?

[John Etherington]

Vicomte - Not exactly, but when Mercury goes direct (after being apparently retrograde) then information which has been held back is often released. I'm still hoping that there might be at least one U.K. show after Dublin.

[Vicomte]

With, or without Mercury going direct or indirect, I think we both know that there is no way Cohen's management team will give London a swerve

[Jim Rossi]

How does one get the presale tickets , what fan club is it ?

[Vicomte]

James Taylor

[bluepea]

I have been trying to find out about the fan club pre-sale as well, what is Ticketmaster talking about, I am registered on here and with Ticketmaster but is there a fan club I don't know about.

[John Etherington]

They come via the Kabbalistic Lodge, but are for Third Degree initiates only.

[Vicomte]

No possibility of the 28th degreee ?

[Olwen]

Just looked up ticketmaster this minute and it says there is a pre sale on April 18th! Do you know about this yet Jarkko?

***no info about the presale received from AEG, but we still have almost two weeks ... / Jarkko***

[Olwen]

Thanks Jarkko!