The 2009 return of Leonard Cohen will rightly be remembered as one of the greatest resurrections in pop music history. Finding himself close to broke after a lifetime of work thanks to a shady manager, Cohen got his 70-something self back onstage, and created a ravishing musical spectacle that captured Cohen in full, new bloom. Songs drawn from over 40 years were brought to life by a ridiculously accomplished band, over which Cohen murmured his one-of-a-kind words. Audiences swooned, and Cohen came off tour inspired enough to bang out a new record, 2012’s wonderful Old Ideas. Tonight, the 21st-century Leonard Cohen Experience returns, and anyone with a gazillion dollars should totally go. (Seriously, dude’s prices are almost Barbra Streisand-high.) DAVID SCHMADER
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