One of the most influential singers and songwriters alive is coming to Atlanta next week and DaFC has been given a pair of tickets to give away, courtesy of AEG Live. My mother and I bought tickets to see Leonard Cohen in Atlanta back in July during the pre-sale — keep reading for how to have the opportunity to see him live yourself.

Cohen is back on the road in support of his upcoming live CD/DVD release featuring his performance at The Isle Of Wight music festival in the summer of 1970. The new, beautiful film documentary by Lerner features interviews with fellow festival performers, as well as Cohen’s full performance on CD. All tracks are previously unreleased (sans bits of “Suzanne” which were featured in the documentary Message to Love, also by Lerner). Included are live versions of classic songs from the first two Leonard Cohen LPs: “So Long, Marianne,” “The Stranger Song,” “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye,” “Suzanne,” “Bird On The Wire,” “You Know Who I Am,” and “The Partisan” as well as spoken word and poetry.

To win a pair of tickets to see Leonard Cohen at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, October 20, enter via email with your full name and tell me why you should win the tickets. One winner will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 10 AM on Monday, October 19. Upon confirmation, the winner will receive two tickets which they will receive at Will Call. You must be able to confirm by 11AM.

[mp3] Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover)
[pre-order] Leonard Cohen – Live At The Isle of Wight (CD/DVD)