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"Leonard Cohen has announced plans for a Europe and North American tour. The legendary singer-songwriter will promote his latest album Old Ideas on the jaunt, which will bring in shows in France, Italy and Spain among other countries. There are currently no plans for him to perform in the UK, but he will play two shows at Dublin&amp;#039;s Imma on September 11 and 12. His US dates have not yet been revealed. The tour will kick off on August 12 in Ghent, Belgium, before coming to a close in Lisbon, Portugal on October 7. Cohen released his 12th LP Old Ideas on January 31. It was the follow-up to 2004&amp;#039;s Dear Heather. He recently revealed that fans have asked him to impose a moratorium on his song &amp;#039;Hallelujah&amp;#039;. The tour dates in full are as follows: Ghent St. Peter&amp;#039;s Square (August 12) Ghent St. Peter&amp;#039;s Square (14) Copenhagen Rosenborg Castle (25) Aalborg Molleparken (26) Bergen Bergenhus Festning-Koengen (28) Gothenberg Tradgardsforeningen (31) Helsinki Sonera Stadium (September 2) Berlin Wuhlheide (5) Monchengladbach Hockey Field (6) Dublin Imma (11) Dublin Imma (12) Verona Verona Arena (25) Paris Olympia (28) Paris Olympia (29) Paris Olympia (30) Barcelona St. Jordi (October 3) Madrid Palais Desportes (5) Lisbon Pavilhao Atlantico (7) Listen to Leonard Cohen&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Darkness&amp;#039; from Old Ideas below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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