Leonard Cohen
World Tour 2009

Tickets will go on public sale on Friday 17 April at 10am and can be purchased by phoning The Leonard Cohen 24 hour ticket hotline, see below.

Tickets for this fully reserved seated outdoor event are priced £65 and £55.

The Independent - "to hear him sing is still an experience to truly make young women and romantics shiver and sweat"

The Daily Telegraph - "immaculate, beautiful, exquisite"

Daily Express - "Leonard Cohen is special and this concert - all-two-and-half-hours of it - was unforgettable

For Mercedes-Benz World, this will be its second series of open air summer concerts following the unprecedented success of last year's performances by Elton John, Sugababes and McFly. The amazing Brooklands site is a unique venue and ideal to make this concert very special.

Leonard Cohen will perform his hits including Hallelujah, Bird On The Wire, I'm Your Man, Suzanne and First We Take Manhattan in a fully seated outdoor venue staged within a specially constructed arena at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey.

Leonard Cohen also plays an indoor concert at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Tuesday 14 July for information on this date and other World Tour Dates please visit:

www.leonardcohen.com

Full Event Ticket Details

Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0SL
Saturday 11 July 2009* Doors 5pm Concert 6pm onwards
On-sale to general public Friday 17 April at 10am

The Leonard Cohen 24 hour Ticket hotline - 0844 847 2496
Online - www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Disabled customers hotline 0870 154 4040 (not 24 hrs

For Hospitality Packages please call on 01932 373 707 (not 24 hrs)

PLEASE NOTE tickets CANNOT be purchased by phone from Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands.

*SUBJECT TO LICENCE

Albums like Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967), Songs Of Love And Hate (1970) and I'm Your Man (1990), right up to 1992's The Future and 2004's Dear Heather are considered visionary classics. Uniquely for a revered musician, Cohen's literary plaudits rival those for his music.

His songs have been famously covered by the great and the good, each version a fascinating attempt to move closer to Cohen's enigmatic muse. From Judy Collins' Suzanne to Jeff Buckley's seminal rendition of Hallelujah, Cohen's songs have travelled as far and wide as their author. U2, REM, Sting, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright and the late Johnny Cash are among other famous devotees.

For More Information on Leonard Cohen and his World Tour Please Visit:

www.leonardcohen.com & http://leonardcohen.aeglive.com

Mercedes-Benz World is a brand experience centre - and the word ‘experience' is not used lightly. At this impressive new attraction, visitors will find simulator rides, interactive displays, enthralling exhibits and a range of thrilling driving experiences in the latest awe-inspiring Mercedes-Benz cars, including the highly advanced AMG performance range. There are purpose built Handling Circuits including the Wet Skid Circle (the only one of its kind open to the public in the UK) and challenging Off-Road terrain complete with deep muddy water and extreme slopes to tackle in the latest 4Matic technology

In addition, Young Driver Training is available to anyone over the height of 1.5 meters tall and enables under 17's to develop driving skills in a safe and controlled environment with a qualified instructor in the passenger seat. Regardless of age, young drivers can prepare for taking to the roads or kids can have the ultimate dream experience.

Of course, for those with a passion for cars there's the opportunity to see, touch and feel every current Mercedes-Benz model, which are joined by a host of beloved classics. Fascinating stories give visitors the chance to appreciate the inspirational events that have linked Mercedes-Benz with Brooklands.

To recharge the batteries there's a choice of a café 1886 or the Gullwing Restaurant. Of course, no visitor attraction would be complete without somewhere to shop. The Mercedes-Benz Boutique will offer souvenirs for the kids through to a range of luxurious personal goods.

If all the attractions at Mercedes-Benz World are not enough there's also the opportunity to visit the neighboring Brooklands Museum which takes you on a fascinating journey through motor racing and aviation history. Brooklands is in fact home to the very first Concorde and has recently opened a new attraction which allows the visitor to board the aircraft and imagine just what it was like to fly in supersonic style.

Mercedes-Benz World is open every day from 10am to 6pm, seven days a week (except Christmas Day and Boxing Day).

The historical perspective - Mercedes-Benz and Brooklands come full circle

Mercedes-Benz and the Brooklands motor racing circuit have been at the centre of countless inspirational events over the last century. Opened in 1907, at a cost of £150,000 (equivalent of over £10.5 million today), Brooklands was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit hosting many sensational races including the inaugural British Grand Prix in 1929.

Mercedes-Benz is intrinsically linked with this historical site and many of the stories that surround it have become legendary.

On its opening day, the first Brooklands champion J.E. Hutton drove a Mercedes and two years later, Victor Héméry and his ‘Big Benz' achieved a new land speed record of 125.94mph. In 1914, the ‘Lightning Benz' set nine consecutive world land speed records at Brooklands - still the most recorded in history.

After 1945, the Brooklands site was broken up by commercial developments, roads and buildings - and only part of the original circuit survived. The Mercedes-Benz World development has seen the preservation and restoration of some of the original stretches of track including the Railway Straight and sections of the Campbell Circuit.

For More Information Please Visit:  www.mercedes-benzworld.co.uk