LEONARD COHEN IN FLORIDA (OCTOBER 17-19, 2009)

[Roy]

Will any of you be going to the Leonard Cohen concerts in Fort Lauderdale or Tampa? Anyone going to both?

Do you think Leonard Cohen has 20,000 fans in Fort Lauderdale and 20,000 fans in Tampa to fill up all the seats, let alone 20,000 fans in all of Florida? FLORIDA POPULATION - 18 MILLION. FORT LAUDERDALE POPULATION - 200,000; MIAMI POPULATION - 450,000; TAMPA POPULATION - 350,000. Does Leonard Cohen sleep on the tour bus or does he stay at a fancy hotel? I'm wondering if he will be staying at The Riverside Hotel on Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

I'm going to try to make it to the Fort Lauderdale concert.

Bank Atlantic Center
1 Panther Parkway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323
(954) 835-7000
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Pre-sale: Aug 6, 10 am
Public sale: Aug 10, 10 am
Seller: Ticketmaster

St Pete Times Forum
401 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602-5400
(813) 301-6500
Monday, October 19, 2009
Pre-sale: Aug 6, 10 am
Public sale: Aug 10, 10 am
Seller: Ticketmaster

[lizzytysh]

I'm going to go to both, Roy. My suspicion is that when Leonard is in Ft. Lauderdale, he'll stay with Esther Miami. I'm not one to try to track him down where[ever] he's staying, anyway.

It'd be great to finally meet you. I'm wondering, too, about philrose. I know... I was shocked to see Florida on his schedule . The C&W folk are mighty strong here. Still... today, I talked with one woman who I used to work with, who told me about a phone conversation she had last night with another woman both of us worked with... and the other woman was holding the phone up to the TV and then put it on speaker phone [for better listening] to Leonard singing on some PBS program... footage of one of his concerts! They both really liked it! [These are Christian Right and C&W women... I was stunned!] They've both recently had medical procedures and neither have the kind of money needed for the concerts, so won't be going. But I LOVED that they actually liked Leonard!!! Not that it should be surprizing, in that sense, but you know, after awhile, you just tend to give up on people coming around... however, I think my point is that it seems PBS is putting him on their schedule, so who knows... between the Jewish community in the Miami area, and Tampa having some sense about it... who knows... I sure HOPE all will go well. Meanwhile, they both knew that he is MY Man! YOU know that this is not typical Cohen territory.


~ Lizzy

[philrose]

Lizzie

I am desperate to go. What is the staus on tickets. i want to go to the Tampa concert nd will try to get tickets August 6 from the presale at ticketmaster.
would love to hook up with you after all this time.
Do you have any suggestions as to how to get tickets?

Phil

[Roy]

http://www.ticketmaster.com/Leonard-Coh ... _music_f11

The Bank Atlantic Center (Fort Lauderdale)
Ticket Prices range from US $29.50 to US $252.75

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D004 ... norcatid=1



The St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa)
Ticket Prices range from US $46.75 to US $250.00

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D004 ... norcatid=1

[philrose]

I managed to get tickets for Atlanta which is actually 150 miles closer to my home than Tampa. Thats 300 miles less driving on round trip and less gas expense. Seats are in the peanut gallery but I don't care. Leonard has been in my life since 1972 and I finally get to a live concert.
I'm still going to try to get tickets for the Tampa show. If I do I'll fly from Tampa to Atlanta for that show.

Can't wait.

Phil

[Inspector Javert]

Woo Hoo
Row 3, FL 2 in Tampa!

Thanks fot Jarkko and everyone making this work!

[LindaB]

Row 1 in Tampa... still can't believe it!!

[philrose]

Got my tickets for Tampa. Yee Haa

[lizzytysh]

FIRST Row in TAMPA!?!?! What time were you on the TM site to get them, Linda?? [This is what I didn't want to do !]
CONGRATULATIONS... even if I'm a bit, well, never mind... .


Philrose! I've only just come to this thread. That's great! Where is your seat??


~ Lizzy

[Roy]

Notice how the seats behind the stage for the Fort Lauderdale concert are not being offered and won't be used, but the ones in Tampa will be because they've got a club up there and I'm guessing some big monitors to watch the concert on as well. It could just be because there aren't that many Leonard Cohen fans in Fort Lauderdale.

[ssan]

anyone going to both?

yes
me me me

front row ft. lauderdale
a bit further back tampa

can't wait

[Gullivor]

I was telling my Mother that I was going to be getting tickets to see the show in Fort Lauderdale. She confessed that she already got them for my Birthday!

God Bless Mothers!

[MadderAlice]

i'm usually more of a lurker than a poster...
but this time i will make an exception.
(giddiness will do that, i suppose)

Tampa!

i don't think i've been this excited since my son was born.
i am absolutely vibrating!

[MaryB]

Madder Alice,

Congrats on finally becoming a member and welcome! Will this be your first LC concert? Do make sure to check back in case there will be a meetup - that is, if you are interested.

Best regards,
Mary

[MadderAlice]

yes, Mary, this will be my first.
i really never thought it would happen.

i will definitely keep my eyes open for meet up info!

thanks for the welcome.