Leonard Cohen honoured with star-studded memorial concert in Montreal
MONTREAL — A star-studded lineup that included Sting, Feist and k.d lang delivered emotional musical tributes to Leonard Cohen in front of a rapt crowd at Montreal’s Bell Centre on Monday.
The concert, titled “Tower of Song,” took place on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Canadian singer-songwriter’s death last November at the age of 82.
It opened on an upbeat note with Sting performing Cohen’s hit song “Dance Me to the End of Love,” and drew to a close with an emotional acoustic rendition of “Coming Back to You,” by the late singer’s son, Adam Cohen.
“Our goal was, as in many religions, to sing songs of praise to those who are no longer with us,” he told the cheering crowd.