October 4, 2012
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| Leonard Cohen, en su concierto en Barcelona, junto al guitarrista Xavier Mas (Àlex Garcia) |
Aw, it was kind of sweet that twice on the tour the audience thought the show was over following "Anthem" and then received the good news that there will be a second portion of the show.
The first time this happened was in Toulon on September 26. And the second time was at the Barcelona concert on October 3.
There are nice descriptions of these two incidents recorded by Joey Carenza, webmaster Notes From The Road and Leif Bodnarchuk, backline technician blogger, No Ideas.
From NFTR Barcelona (J.S. Carenza III):
Thankfully…
The Barcelona crowd, exhilarated and joyous, thought the show was over at the break. Thankfully Barcelona native Javier Mas jumped on LC’s mic to present the patrons with the good news. Speaking of which, let’s go for the second portion of the show.
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| Barcelona - Notes From The Road |
Toulon Sept 26 diary...Leonard didn’t tell the audience that the show would continue in a short while, as he usually does; the crowd thinks it’s all over!
At the end of the first set, after Leonard skips off stage, the audience roar in appreciation. Normally the band, left behind to play Leonard off at this time every night, do not get such a rousing cheer. But tonight — ah wait a minute — Leonard didn’t tell the audience that the show would continue in a short while, as he usually does; the crowd thinks it’s all over! (Would that it was, I could easily pack up and get out of here, my feet are sore.) After some moments of funny looks between ourselves, coupled with a few jokes (They think it’s all over; it is now!) a man appears on stage, saying something in French (how strange) and the audience laughs, presumably knowing their calls for an encore were unnecessary.
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| Toulon - Notes From The Road |
(click "Go." above for animation)
Taken with GifBoom by J.S. Carenza III (Sunshine, Hello)
Taken with GifBoom by J.S. Carenza III (Sunshine, Hello)
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Photo at the top from: La Vanguardia Barcelona
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