LEONARD COHEN
KICKS OFF NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF
“OLD IDEAS WORLD TOUR 2012”
AT
BASS CONCERT HALL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012, 8:00 P.M.

Tickets On Sale Friday, May 18 at 10 A.M.

Austin, TX – May 14, 2012 – Legendary singer/songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen will kick off the North American leg of his “Old Ideas World Tour 2012” at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. The tour, promoted by AEG Live, includes a new live show and celebrates Cohen’s highly acclaimed twelfth studio album, Old Ideas, which debuted at #1 across the globe, and is the highest charting album of his career.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 18 at 10 A.M. and can be purchased at the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, by phone at 512-477-6060 or 800-982-BEVO or online at www.texasperformingarts.org. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges and event time and date are subject to change. Visit www.LeonardCohen.com for the most up to date concert and ticket on-sale information.

The “Old Ideas World Tour 2012” follows Cohen’s triumphant 2008-2010 world tour – his first in 15 years — which was met with overwhelming praise. The New York Times reported that “Mr. Cohen sang these words with a kind of gracious generosity…awash in wild applause,” while The San Jose Mercury News reported “The show underscored what his fans already know: Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the history of popular music.” The Victoria Times Colonist reported that Cohen received “an automatic standing ovation at what was clearly the Church of Leonard.” The Vancouver Sun called the show “nothing short of a religious experience” and the Toronto Sun declared Leonard Cohen “Charming, funny, poignant, smart, sharp, sexy… he is still a ladykiller.”

CALENDAR LISTING
Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 8:00 pm –AEG Live and Texas Performing Arts presents Leonard Cohen in concert at Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr.) A map of the campus: TexasPerformingArts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($49.50 – $250.00) go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO. VIP Packages available at TexasPerformingArts.org.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Scoop Marketing, 818-761-6100
Eve Samuels, esamuels@solters.com

Bass Concert Hall:
Gene Bartholomew, 512-471-0632
gbartholomew@texasperformingarts.org