LEONARD COHEN HONOURED WITH TRIBUTE, WINS ADISQ AWARDS FOR ANGLOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR & MOST CELEBRATED QUÉBEC ARTIST OUTSIDE OF QUÉBEC
RECOGNITION COMES ONE WEEK AHEAD OF
TOWER OF SONG: A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO LEONARD COHEN
ELVIS COSTELLO, SETH ROGEN, LANA DEL REY, FEIST, PHILIP GLASS, K.D. LANG, STING, COEUR DE PIRATE, RON SEXSMITH, BØRNS
THE LUMINEERS’ WESLEY SCHULTZ AND JEREMIAH FRAITES, BETTYE LAVETTE,
THE LUMINEERS’ WESLEY SCHULTZ AND JEREMIAH FRAITES, BETTYE LAVETTE,
DAMIEN RICE, COURTNEY LOVE, PATRICK WATSON AND ADAM COHEN
TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF ICON’S PASSING
(Montreal, QC – Oct. 30, 2017) – At the ADISQ (Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo) events this week, legendary artist Leonard Cohen posthumously received top honours including Most Celebrated Québec Artist Outside of Québec and Anglophone Album of the Year for his album You Want It Darker. The organization also shared a special video tribute encompassing Cohen’s life and legacy.
This exciting moment for the family of Leonard Cohen comes one week ahead of Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen at the Bell Centre in Montréal on Nov. 6. The tribute will feature previously announced participants including Seth Rogen, Coeur de Pirate, Ron Sexsmith, BØRNS, Elvis Costello, Lana Del Rey, Feist, Philip Glass, k.d. lang, The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, Damien Rice, Sting, Patrick Watson, Courtney Love, Bettye Lavette and Adam Cohen.
Tower of Song will mark the first anniversary of Leonard’s passing and commence a week of celebrations honouring Cohen in Montréal. As previously announced, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal’s new exhibit, “Leonard Cohen: Une brèche en toute chose / A Crack in Everything,“ will open to the public Nov. 9. The exhibit was approved by the late songwriter before his passing and will celebrate Cohen’s life and work. The Tower of Song event will benefit the Canada Council for the Arts, the Council of Arts and Letters of Québec, and the Montréal Arts Council.
The final group of tickets has been released and is currently available at www.evenko.ca.
For more information, please visit www.LeonardCohen.com
TICKETS AT :
Website: EVENKO.CA
Phone: 1-855-310-2525