Leonard Cohen live at Madison Square Garden, August 2, 2013

What time should we aim to be at the stadium? I’m wondering when Mr. Cohen might actually take the stage.

It’s been two days since the concert ended...

I had an absolutely wonderful time—from the atmosphere right down to the performance itself, everything was just flawless!
The setlist was top-tier, three full hours of pure, uninterrupted music... it was worth every single penny to be there, and now I’m already itching to catch him live again.🙂

Yeah... three hours and fifteen minutes... 27 songs... the crowd was great...

I missed Anthem... and Ain't no cure... and Democracy... but then we would've been looking at four full hours.
I still think he should've played Heart with no companion... and That's no way to say goodbye...
As for a "lazy bastard"—that'd probably be the paramedics. At least this way, there’s a bit of life left at the end of the show.

I don't get what his mindset is... how long can this go on? If it's true he's still writing new material, he might actually just walk "to where it's better than before" right off the stage. And I bet Roscoe, Javier, Sharon, and the rest wouldn't even interrupt him until he's finished... I just don't know who's going to tell them it's over.

It was absolutely wonderful. Truly spectacular. I’m still buzzing from the experience and honestly, I’d give anything to 😍

Raymond Barrett4 said:Right... three hours and fifteen minutes... 27 songs... the crowd was excellent...

I missed Anthem... and Ain't no cure... and Democracy... though that would have pushed us closer to four hours...
Still—I’d argue they should have played Heart with no companion... and That's no way to say goodbye...

I also felt the absence of Anthem... and Democracy... but I finally heard Chelsea Hotel live.🙂

Since we were in the second row of the VIP section, we captured two great clips—I'll get them up on YouTube once I'm back home from the coast, where my cell service is spotty.

I’m honestly hoping someone manages to find a clip on YouTube of the "tried to leave you" performance. Between that and the famous blue raincoat, it was easily the highlight of the night 😍

For me, listening to Suzanne was such a profound experience—I’ve always had a deep affinity for that particular piece.
Lately, though, I find myself constantly returning to Going home; it’s one of those tracks that just stays with you, and it's actually available on YouTube now if you want to revisit it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQDanwRqtk

...I’m telling you, it went down exactly like this... 🙏

http://www.zurnal.info/novost/17280/...lavlje-u-areni

A stunning concert and atmosphere.

Watching Alexandra leaving actually moved me to tears.

By the way, the setlist the day before was a total decoy—he performed Anthem, Democracy, anyhow, and even played Ain't No Cure for Love, which he skipped during the main show.

Oh, and he played around with Hallelujah—it really should have been I didn't come all the way to Madison Square Garden to fool you

A little late with my thoughts on this, but I have to get them out. 😛
It was incredible, honestly. I’ve never been to a show quite like that before, and the vibe was just... I don't even know how to put it into words. It was special. 😍
Personal highlight: Who by Fire.

Personal lowlight: The group of women over on the left side of the stands who spent two-thirds of the concert squawking about whatever they were talking about. If you can't sit through a set without constant chatter, please, just leave the tickets for someone who actually wants to hear the music. Go grab a coffee somewhere else and talk until you're blue in the face. I will never understand people like that. Seriously, never. 👎

It’s honestly awesome reading all these good vibes—it's just like how I felt earlier when I saw that tomorrow's concert in Chicago is totally sold out (I grabbed my ticket months ago, obviously)... now I just gotta hang in there until tomorrow...

Tonight's show in NYC was honestly just one thing: phenomenal.

The whole concert was something else entirely—Cohen just connects with the crowd instantly, making the vibe feel totally magical.
Even though he went way over three hours tonight, it didn't feel long at all—if anything, it felt too short. 🙂