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Hi all,

Again, my file has been updated. I've included the Band Members aswell now.
Please check for errors:
http://users.telenet.be/maarten.massa/d ... s_2008.pdf

In Amsterdam, Leonard Cohen introduced Bob Metzger as "Signature of ..." or something like that... Any idea?


Lizzy,
Your stagelist was perfect! A+ for your memory!

Bye,
Maarten

Westerpark, Amsterdam, July 12

1. Dance Me to the End of Love
2. The Future
3. Ain't No Cure for Love
4. Bird on a Wire
5. Everybody Knows
6. In My Secret Life
7. Who by Fire
8. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
9. Anthem
10. Tower of Song
11. Suzanne
12. The Gypsy's Wife
13. Boogie Street
14. Hallelujah
15. Democracy
16. I'm Your Man
17. Take This Waltz
18. First We Take Manhattan
19. Sisters of Mercy
20. If It Be Your Will
21. So Long, Marianne
22. Closing Time
23. I Tried to Leave You
24. Whither Thou Goest

Set list from Edinburgh, 16 July 2008

Dance me to the end of love
The future
Ain't no cure for love
Bird on the wire (awesome version - the band absolutely nailed it)
Everybody knows
In my secret life
Who by fire?
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye
Anthem

Tower of song
Suzanne
Boogie street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm your man
A thousand kisses deep (recitation)
Take this waltz

So long, Marianne
First we take Manhattan
Sisters of mercy
If it be your will (sung by the Webb sisters)
Closing time (fabulous finish - with entire crowd on its feet)

(What was new here, I think, was that there was no Gypsy's Wife, and that the show closed with Closing Time, by which time the Scottish rain was coming down hard; Leonard was worried that we were going to catch our summer colds.)

Setlist from O2 Arena, London, 17th July 2008

c&p from the Uncut review. Looks about right.

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem

Interval

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gipsy Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
A Thousand Kisses Deep
Take This Waltz
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Sisters Of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
I Tried To Leave You
Wither You Goest

Leonard Cohen
Passeio Marítimo de Algês, Lisboa 19.07.2008

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem

Interval

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gypsy's Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz

Encores

So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Sisters Of Mercy
If It Be Your Will (The Webb Sisters)
Closing Time

I Tried To Leave You
Wither You Goest

One word: Sublime.

Benicassim, Spain 20th July 2008

Dance Me To The End of Love
The Future
Bird on a Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
Suzanne
Hallelujah
I´m Your Man
First We Take Manhatten
So Long Marianne


Short and sweet, one hour.

The concert in Benicassim was part of a bigger music festival, a bit like Glastonbury I suppose... That's why he couldn't play his usual set.

I've updated my file with stagelists one last time before leaving to Edmonton for the Event in a few days. I can't update it frequently from there, so I will add the remaining lists when I'm back in Belgium around August 8th.

Here's the list upto Benicassim:
http://users.telenet.be/maarten.massa/d ... s_2008.pdf

Take care,
Maarten

Set list from Nice, July, 22nd.

1. Dance Me to the End of Love
2. The Future
3. Ain't No Cure for Love
4. Bird on a Wire
5. Everybody Knows
6. Who by Fire
7. So Long, Marianne
8. Tower of Song
9. Suzanne
10. Hallelujah
11. Democracy
12. I'm Your Man
13. Closing Time

Encore 1:
14. Anthem

Encore 2:
15. First We Take Manhattan
16. Whither Thou Goest

Short set with no intermission (because it was part of Nice Jazz Festival?)

Lörrach July 25th 2008

Soundcheck in the afternoon:

Dance me to the end of love
The future
Tower of song
Who by fire
If it be your will (The Webb Sisters)

Concert in the evening: (20.00-23.00 with 20min.break)

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem
------------------l

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gypsy's Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
-----------------------------

So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
------------------------------
Sisters Of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
-----------------------
I Tried To Leave You
Wither Though Guest

Lucca, Italy, 27 July 2008

No surprises here in the set list, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised just how good the man's voice is these days. He has considerably more power than I remember from the 1988 and 1993 tours, especially evident on the older songs.

A nice outdoor setting in an old Italian square, marred somewhat by poor organization on the part of the promoters, and sound that was a touch too quiet, in my opinion.

Dance Me to the End of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure for Love
Bird on the Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who by Fire
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Anthem

Intermission

Tower of Song
Suzanne
The Gypsy's Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz

Encore #1:
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Sisters of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time

Encore#2:
I Tried to Leave You
Wither Thou Goest

Hello Mark,
Lucca was on the 27th, no? Thanks for the setlist anyway!

Can someone confirm what Gio said on another thread: that the setlist for Rome (28th) was the same as the previous ones?

Here's my newest update (upto the Lucca 27th concert)
http://users.telenet.be/maarten.massa/d ... s_2008.pdf

Please keep sending in the setlists!

Maarten (from Canada after a great LC Event!)

Maarten wrote:Hello Mark, Lucca was on the 27th, no?

Of course it was. I wrote 28th by mistake, now corrected.

Athens, Greece, July 30, 2008

First Set

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem

Second Set

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
The Gypsy's Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz


Encores

So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Sisters Of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time

I Tried To Leave You
Famous Blue Raincoat
Whither Thou Goest



Sorry, I can't find the right words tonight.
Thank you so much, Leonard.

Sophia

The setlist in Rome (07/28/2008) was the same of Lucca??? and the same of Athens without "Famous Blue Raincoat"??? Thank you very very much!!

Zarathustra wrote:The setlist in Rome (07/28/2008) was the same of Lucca??? and the same of Athens without "Famous Blue Raincoat"??? Thank you very very much!!

Yes yes. The only difference is that in Rome there were 3 'sets' of encores, the first included two songs (So long..., First we take...), the second three songs (Sisters..., If it be..., Closing), the third the last two (I tried..., Whither...).
((And a sidenote to those who were in Athens: I can't say how much I envy you for that addition - Famous Blue Raincoat! I was crossing my fingers for it in Rome.))