Photos: Leonard Cohen - Austin, Texas

Photos by Perry Julien

Leonard Cohen opened the North American leg of his Old Ideas tour at The Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas on Oct. 31.

Cohen was backed by his nine-piece band which included vocalist Sharon Robinson, bass player and Cohen’s musical director Roscoe Beck and back-up singers Charley and Hattie Webb. A 78-year-old Leonard Cohen played for over three hours, covering 31 songs that ranged from his older hits to songs from his most recent album Old Ideas. The tour ends on Dec. 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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