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Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:06 am
by pironi
Hi all and happy Easter! I have good news for the members.
One of my Swedish friends sent me a link to AFTONBLADET newspaper: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/m ... 6887124.ab
Pietro.

ORIGINAL TEXT (APRIL 2ND):
Hallelujah! Leonard Cohens svenska fans gör troligen som sin idol och prisar Gud – äntligen kommer Cohen tillbaka till Sverige.
Det ryktas att Leonard Cohen gör tre spelningar i Sverige i höst – hurra

Ska spela i Stockholm, Göteborg och Malmö
Leonard Cohen är Sverigeaktuell.

Den 75-årige kanadensiske poeten och sångaren gör tre spelningar i augusti.

För den breda massan är sångaren Leonard Cohen mest känd för ”Hallelujah”. I augusti kan den svenska publiken få flera chanser att höra honom framföra den spröda balladen live.

I sin turnékalender har Cohen en rejäl lucka. Den 25 juli gör han en konsert i Kroatien, sedan har han inget officiellt uppträdande spikat förrän den 15 september i Frankrike.

Enligt vad Nöjesbladet erfar är han aktuell med spelningar i Stockholm, Malmö och Göteborg i andra veckan i augusti.

Var i Sverige 2008
Bokningsbolaget AEG live vill inte bekräfta någonting, men dementerar inte heller att Cohen är på väg.

Senast sångaren besökte Sverige var 2008. Då hann han med tre stopp i två omgångar, Helsingborg i juli samt Stockholm och Göteborg i oktober. Turnén var den första efter ett 15 år långt uppehåll från turnerandet. Av Nöjesbladets recensent Markus Larsson fick Cohens två timmar och fyrtiofem minuter långa Scandinavium-konsert tre plus.

Tolkad av många
Många artister har gett sig på att tolka Cohens ”Hallelujah” genom åren, där Jeff Buckley står för den mest populära covern. Andra som försökt sig på den är countrysångaren Willie Nelson, musikern Sheryl Crow och sångerskan Ebba Forsberg, som gjort en svensk version.
GOOGLE TRANSLATION:
Hallelujah! Leonard Cohen's Swedish fans probably do as his idol and praise God - Cohen will finally return to Sweden.

Should play in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo

Leonard Cohen is the current Sweden.

The 75-year-old Canadian poet and singer is doing three gigs in August.

For the broad masses is the singer Leonard Cohen, best known for "Hallelujah". In August, the Swedish fans have more chances to hear him express the brittle ballad live.

In his tour calendar Cohen has a big gap. On 25 July he does a concert in Croatia, since he has no official conduct nailed until 15 September in France.

According to Amusement blade experience is he up to date with gigs in Stockholm, Malmo and Gothenburg in the second week of August.

Everyone in Sweden 2008
Booking company AEG Live want to confirm anything, but denies not that Cohen is on its way.

Latest singer visited Sweden was 2008th Then he caught with three stops in two rounds, Helsingborg, Sweden in July and the Stockholm and Gothenburg in October. The tour was the first after a 15 year hiatus from touring. For Fun Blade reviewer Markus Larsson was Cohen's two hours and forty-five minute concert Scandinavium-three plus.

Interpreted by many
Many artists have gone on to interpret Cohen's "Hallelujah" over the years, Jeff Buckley, which accounts for the most popular covern. Others who tried their hand at it is country singer Willie Nelson, musician and singer Sheryl Crow Ebba Forsberg, who made a Swedish version.

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:09 pm
by Mabeanie1
Hi pironi

Thanks for this. It's good to see that some news is beginnning to leak out at last! Looking forward to getting confirmation from Jarkko in due course - and some dates and ticket news as well of course.

Wendy

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:07 pm
by MaryB
THANK YOU PIRONI!!! At least an inkling of what's to come :D :D :D :D :D

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:05 pm
by Amrei
:D :D :D :D :D

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:31 pm
by douglas07
hejhej det er bra nyheter

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:35 am
by Lisbeth
Cool 8) Congrats Sweden :D

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:02 pm
by Geoffrey
douglas07 wrote:hejhej det er bra nyheter
ikke sant? lurer på om det er da mulighet for en tur over grensen til oss her i norge igjen. vi fikk jo to konserter i fjor, men han er så utrolig populær at det skal ikke være noe problem å selge billetter - uansett hviken by han reiser til.

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:06 pm
by jarkko
Snow, min gamle vän, det gläder mig att få tillfälle att säga detta också på skandinaviska och inte alltid bara på engelska: ha litet tålamod! :lol:

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:31 pm
by Geoffrey
jarkko wrote:Snow, min gamle vän, det gläder mig att få tillfälle att säga detta också på skandinaviska och inte alltid bara på engelska: ha litet tålamod! :lol:
heh heh, nå irritere vi vel de som ikke er så språkmektig. men ok, dette er spennende. skal holde øynene og ørene mine åpen for nyheter om en nye norgestur, og i mellomtiden smør med litt tålmodighet.

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:49 pm
by Mabeanie1
Geoffrey wrote:heh heh, nå irritere vi vel de som ikke er så språkmektig.
Not at all - the challenge is quite good fun! I have a smattering of Danish and for anything beyond that well ... isn't that what Google Translate was invented for? Folks: check Danish, Swedish AND Norwegian for when they try to confuse the less "språkmektig".

Wendy

PS Jarkko - I notice you urge patience (as always) but there's no denial ........

Re: Three concerts in Sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:45 pm
by Amrei
@ Wendy - I could read it without Google, and no, there was no denial ;-) :D

Amrei