KW-04-2021: With the words: „Even though, we have no religion, we have an appetite for something which is like religion. So, in honor of those deep feelings and irreplaceable appetites, i offer this song“, Leonard Cohen led the tour debut of the #Old_Ideas – Song #Show_Me_the_Place 2012 in Montreal. – Mit den Worten: „Even though, we have no religion, we have an appetite for something which is like religion. So, in honor of those deep feelings and irreplaceable appetites, I offer this song“, leitete Leonard Cohen das Tour-debut des #Old_Ideas – Song #Show_Me_the_Place 2012 in Montreal ein. ( #Old_Ideas Songs Live-Tour-Debuts 2012/ 2013 – Part I : #Show_Me_the_Place )

Die Old Ideas World Tour war die letzte Konzerttournee des kanadischen Dichters und Singer-Songwriters Leonard Cohen und unterstützte sein 2012er Album Old Ideas. Die Tour begann im August 2012 und endete im Dezember 2013.

„Die Old Ideas“-Songs #Anyhow und #Show_Me_The_Place waren in einigen Shows auf dieser Etappe zu hören, während ein dritter Old Ideas – Song,  #Different_Sides nur zweimal gespielt wurde. Soweit ich recherchieren konnte, wurde der „Old Ideas“-Song #Show_Me_the_Place zum ersten am 28. November 2012, im Bell Centre in Montreal/ Quebec, Kanada live gespielt. Mit den Worten: „Even though, we have no religion, we have an appetite for something which is like religion. So, in honor of those deep feelings and irreplaceable appetites, i offer this song“, leitete Leonard Cohen das Tour-debut des #Old_Ideas – Song #Show_Me_the_Place 2012 in Montreal ein.

The Old Ideas World Tour was the last concert tour of Leonard Cohen and supported his 2012 album #Old_Ideas. The tour started in August 2012 and ended in December 2013. „The Old Ideas“ songs #Anyhow and #Show_Me_The_Place were heard on a few shows during this stage, while – a third “Old Ideas”-Song,  #Different_Sides was only played twice. As far as I could research, the „Old Ideas“ song #Show_Me_the_Place was played live for the first time on November 28, 2012, at the Bell Center in Montreal / Quebec, Canada. With the words: „Even though, we have no religion, we have an appetite for something which is like religion. So, in honor of those deep feelings and irreplaceable appetites, i offer this song“, Leonard Cohen led the tour debut of the #Old_Ideas – Song #Show_Me_the_Place 2012 in Montreal.

  1. November 2012, Montreal/ Quebec, Kanada, Bell Centre (First Night)

Set 1: Dance Me To The End Of Love/ *The Future/ Bird On The Wire/ ****Everybody Knows/ Who By Fire/ Darkness/ **Ain’t No Cure For Love/ Amen/ Come Healing/ In My Secret Life/ A Thousand Kisses Deep (recitation)/ Anthem/ Set 2: Tower Of Song/ Suzanne/ Waiting For A Miracle/ *****Show Me the Place/ Heart With No Companion/ 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 the Webb Sisters)/ ***Closing Time/ (all in all: 28 songs).

Anmerkung/ Notes: *****Tourdebüt von/ Tourdebut of “Show Me The Place.

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