Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song / memorial concert 2017

Elvis Costello, Sting to headline Leonard Cohen "Tower of Song" tribute concert

Elvis Costello, Sting and Lana Del Rey are just some of the stars set to headline a tribute concert to Leonard Cohen in his hometown of Montreal in November. The concert, called "Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen," will take place at the city's Bell Center on Nov. 6 to remember the singer nearly one year after his death. Cohen died on Nov. 7, 2016. 

In a statement, Leonard Cohen's son, Adam, said, "My father left me with a list of instructions before he passed: 'Put me in a pine box next to my mother and father. Have a small memorial for close friends and family in Los Angeles … and if you want a public event do it in Montreal.' I see this concert as a fulfillment of my duties to my father that we gather in Montreal to ring the bells that still can ring."

The lineup so far includes Costello, Del Rey, Sting, Feist, Philip Glass, k.d. lang, Damien Rice, Patrick Watson, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers and the late singer's son, Adam Cohen. 

Cohen, best known for songs like "Hallelujah," "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," died at 82. His career was thriving into his 80s and Cohen had even toured earlier in 2016 and released an album that year.  

Cohen was born in Montreal in 1934 and launched his music career there when he formed a country music group called the Buckskin Boys as a teenager. In all, he recorded nearly two dozen albums and also published more than a dozen novels and books of poetry.

By ANDREA PARK CBS NEWS September 18, 2017, 2:58 PM







Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song / memorial concert 2017
Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada / November 6, 2017

Setlist Sting Dance Me to the End of Love (Leonard Cohen cover) Feist Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Leonard Cohen cover) Patrick Watson Who by Fire (Leonard Cohen cover) Sharon Robinson I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen cover) Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites from The Lumineers Democracy (Leonard Cohen cover) Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau A Thousand Kisses Deep (Leonard Cohen cover) (Video performance by Leonard… more ) Ron Sexsmith Suzanne (Leonard Cohen cover) Elvis Costello The Future (Leonard Cohen cover) Damien Rice Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen cover) Adam Cohen and The Webb Sisters So Long, Marianne (Leonard Cohen cover) k.d. lang Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) Shaar Hashomayim Choir Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen cover) (with video performances by… more ) Sting Sisters of Mercy (Leonard Cohen cover) Adam Cohen and Lana Del Rey Chelsea Hotel #2 (Leonard Cohen cover) Betty LaVette In My Secret Life (Leonard Cohen cover) Courtney Love Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen cover) Seth Rogen Field Commander Cohen (Leonard Cohen cover) BØRNS and The Webb Sisters If It Be Your Will (Leonard Cohen cover) Adam Cohen, Coeur de pirate and Damien Rice The Partisan (Leonard Cohen cover) Elvis Costello Bird on the Wire (Leonard Cohen cover) Sting Anthem (Leonard Cohen cover) Shaar Hashomayim Choir You Want It Darker (Leonard Cohen cover) (with pre-recorded voice of Leonard Cohen) Adam Cohen and Basia Bulat Coming Back to You (Leonard Cohen cover) Basia Bulat Closing Time (Leonard Cohen cover)