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Fact #135630

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Short story:

Leonard Cohen plays two shows at The O2 Arena, London, England, UK.

Full article:

Rob Hallett (promoter) : That came about because at some point I said to Leonard, “I want to do an arena tour, but I don’t want to scare you.” With a glint in his eye, he said, “Well, maybe, one or two arenas.” Then, in Manchester, we were playing at the Opera House. It was beautiful, and everything. He was playing Closing Time. I was in the audience, and I got up and danced to Closing Time and people were saying, “sit down.” I was like, “This isn’t a church. This is a celebration of the man’s music.” So I thought we’d give it (an arena) a shot. I love the opening shot of the Live In London (DVD) with Leonard’s face when he comes out and sees 16,000 people there. His little face, it light ups. He looks shocked almost. It became a party that I had imagined. It wasn’t reverential. People were singing and getting up and dancing. Standing up and dancing to First We Take Manhattan, Closing Time, and Take This Waltz. In Dublin, I remember people waltzing in the aisles in the pissing rain. It was just wonderful. When you play small venues, it becomes too reverential.
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