The Future World Tour
The Future World Tour was a concert tour by Leonard Cohen, in support of his album The Future, released in 1992.
Overview
The tour was the first in five years, after the I'm Your Man Tour in 1988, and would be the last one until the Leonard Cohen Tour 2008–2010 15 years later.The tour began with nine concerts in Northern Europe and would continue through Central and Southern Europe as well as two shows in England at the famous Royal Albert Hall. The first leg ended with a concert in Vienna. After a weeks break, the second leg began in Canada where 22 shows would be played during this leg. Another 15 shows would be played in the United States. The tour would eventually wrap up with two shows on the Canadian West Coast at the end of July in 1993.
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
;Promotional shows
| Date | City | Venue |
| February 10, 1993 | New York City | Late Night with David Letterman |
| February 12, 1993 | Toronto | Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui |
| March 21, 1993 | Toronto | Juno Awards of 1993 |
| April 16, 1993 | Burbank | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
| April 18, 1993 | Los Angeles | The Complex Studios |
| May 12, 1993 | London | Later... with Jools Holland |
Live Recordings
Several shows were professionally recorded. A selection of the recorded songs were later released on Cohen Live in 1994, a live album which consists of recording from the I'm Your Man Tour in 1988 and The Future World Tour in 1993.Setlists
First Leg
Musicians
- Leonard Cohen – Vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Perla Batalla – Background vocals
- Jorge Calderón – Bass
- Julie Christensen – Background vocals
- Bob Furgo – Keyboards, violin
- Bill Ginn – Keyboards
- Steve Meador – Drums
- Bob Metzger – Guitar, pedal steel
- Paul Ostermeyer – Flute, saxophone