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Leonard Cohen will be touring North America later this year in support of his new album “Old Ideas”. The tour begins on October 31 in Austin, Texas and finishes on December 20 in Brooklyn, New York.

Old Ideas North American tour dates:

• 31 October – Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
• 3 November – 1st Bank Center, Denver, CO
• 5 November – Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
• 7 November – HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
• 9 November – Key Arena, Seattle, WA
• 11 November – Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• 12 November – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
• 16 November – Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
• 18 November – Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
• 20 November – Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK
• 23 November – Akoo TheatreChicago, IL
• 26 November – Fox TheatreDetroit, MI
• 28 November – Bell CentreMontreal, QC
• 2 December – Colisee Pepsi, Quebec City, QC
• 4 December – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• 7 December – Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
• 11 December – John Labatt Centre, London, ON
• 13 December – K-Rock Centre, Kingston, ON
• 15 December – The Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
• 18 December – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• 20 December – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY.

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Leonard Cohen has confirmed that his new album, titled “Old Ideas,” will be released on January 31, 2012. This is Cohen’s first album of new material since 2004’s “Dear Heather.”

Cohen spoke to the press about the new album While in Oviedo, Spain to collect an award, and admitted that the writing process was difficult:

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