Leonard Cohen - live in NYC tonight, 'Live in London' on CD

Sony Music Entertainment/Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of Leonard Cohen‘s Live In London, a musical chronicle of the legendary singer-songwriter-musician-painter-poet’s historic 2008 concert — available as either a DVD or 2 CD set — on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Beginning February 13, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Live In London’ is available to U.S. residents for pre-order on www.amazon.com. Additionally, Cohen’s performance of “Suzanne,” culled from ‘Live In London’, is now streaming exclusively on the site.

Recorded live on July 17, 2008 at London’s 02 Arena, one of Europe’s largest indoor venues, during Cohen’s phenomenal 2008 World Tour, Live In London offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from the artist’s 40-year repertory.

With his 2008 World Tour selling more than 700,000 tickets across 84 shows worldwide, Leonard Cohen is coming to New York City’s Beacon Theatre on February 19 to perform his first U.S. concert in 15 years.

Leonard is also confirmed to play Coachella in April. Stay tuned for more dates to probably be announced soon…