2 Tixs - Came So Far For Beauty -Leonard Cohen 29th Jan
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SOLD OUT 'Came So Far For Beauty' Leonard Cohen Tribute Show
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
29th January 2005, 7:30pm
GREAT SEATS - Box D Seat 17 and 18!
"AN EVENING OF LEONARD COHEN SONGS
With Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Beth Orton, Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright.
Special Guests - Leonard Cohen's original back-up singers Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen.
"One of the best music events of the year." Time Out New York
"Stunning, gripping, beautiful music, the sheer emotional force of which had me pinned to my chair for much of the show." The Daily Telegraph (London)
"The atmosphere is one of joyous salutation from the outset.*****" The Indepedent
Nick Cave heads an eclectic all-star line-up of performers in a joyous celebration honouring the legendary poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, in what is arguably the concert event of the year.
This unique concert event exclusive to Sydney, alt. country giants The Handsome Family, cultural maverick Rufus Wainwright, folk legends Kate and Anna McGarrigle and post-punk auteur Nick Cave celebrate the singular genius of this seminal 60s icon. Jarvis Cocker, Beth Orton, Linda and Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and former Cohen bandmates Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen complete a staggering line-up of talent.
With 22 singers and musicians performing the best 31 songs from Cohen's total canon of 101 - Came So Far for Beauty is nothing less than musical heaven. " (www.ticketek.com.au)
Description of a similar concert in the UK - http://www.thoughtcat.com/brighton/
The tickets are student tickets, but you should be able to use them as an adults ticket by paying the $10 price difference at the Concert Hall ticket box, 45 mins prior to the show.
The seating plan can be seen at http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/sections/about_the_house/venues/pdfs/seating_plan_concert_hall.pdf
I can meet the winning bidder anywhere in Sydney CBD or I will send the tickets out for by registered or express post as per request of the bidder.
Any questions just ask! I can no longer make it to the concert :(
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