Leonard Cohen reschedules UK live dates after clashes with Jewish holy days

Legendary Canadian songwriter, Leonard Cohen has been forced to move a couple of dates on his upcoming UK tour after finding out they clashed with “days of solemn religious observance”.

Cohen had been booked to play the Leeds Arena on 5 September, which falls on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which changes every year but takes place between 5-6 September during 2013. That Leeds date will now be moved to 7 September.

Meanwhile, another date – at London’s 02 Arena on 14 September - has also been moved to the day following for similar religious reasons, as it coincided with the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur.

You can check out the complete list of rescheduled dates beneath:

August
26 Bournemouth BIC
28 Brighton Centre
31 Manchester Arena

September
3 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
7 Leeds Arena
8 Birmingham LG Arena
15 London The O2