Leonard Cohen to spend A Day At Hop Farm

UK exclusive spin off event in September - tickets on sale Friday

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 11th Apr 2012

A Day at the Hop Farm 2012 - Leonard Cohen (Pyramid Stage)
Photo credit: Chris Mathews

A Day at the Hop Farm 2012

Saturday 8th to Sunday 9th September 2012
Wembley Arena, LArena Square, Engineers Way, London, England MAP
seated £65 to £95 - Saturday sold out
Daily capacity: 10,000

Leonard Cohen will make his only UK appearance of 2012 at the new A Day At Hop Farm a spin off one day event held on Saturday 8th September 2012.

Leonard Cohen (Pyramid Stage)
The stand alone event is organised by Vince Power's Music Festivals plc will take place on the same site of the Group's established Hop Farm Festival at the Hop Farm Country Park, Kent.

A Day at Hop Farm will be Leonard Cohen's only UK performance in his 2012 world tour. He will perform classic songs and showcase new tracks from his No1 selling album, 'Old Ideas' during a set that's expected to be around 3 hours. The smaller scale event for 10,000 attendees will include support acts on the day.

Vince Power, the Chief Executive Officer of Music Festivals plc, said, "To get the opportunity to bring Leonard Cohen to the UK for his only appearance this year is a fantastic and humbling achievement. He is one of the undisputed forefathers of modern folk music and has honed his craft for nearly half a century. We are delighted he's decided to perform for us for what will be a truly memorable experience."

Tickets will be priced at £65 for standing, and £85 for seated tickets. Tickets will go on sale from Friday 13th April 2012. eFestivals will have links for you to buy tickets when they go on sale.


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