Lloyd Cole - Solo Show, Deux Sets - Tournée

Lloyd Cole at Salle Molière: Solo Show – Deux Sets

At Salle Molière, we are delighted to welcome Lloyd Cole for Solo Show – Deux Sets, an intimate evening designed for the subtleties of a songwriter who continues to reinvent himself while honoring a storied catalog. Our hall’s warm acoustics and close audience-to-stage connection are well suited to the nuance of Cole’s voice, guitar work, and carefully woven narratives. In recent seasons, he has been strikingly prolific, with the 2023 album On Pain renewing his fascination with elegant minimalism and understated electronic colors, a continuum from the critically admired Guesswork. Attendees can expect recent songs to take pride of place, including Warm By The Fire, I Can Hear Everything, You Are Here Now, Wolves, Violins, Night Sweats, and The Over Under. Presented in Lyon within our historic venue, this Solo Show – Deux Sets format allows the music to breathe and the stories to land, creating a rare opportunity to hear a major songwriter up close, unadorned, and in full command of his craft.

An intimate two-set evening with new songs and favorites

Solo Show – Deux Sets at Salle Molière unfolds as an evening in two chapters, inviting the audience into Cole’s world of precise lyrics, literate humor, and melodic economy. The first set often features work from On Pain and Guesswork, where subtle pulses and refined chordal movement frame lyrics that balance rueful observation with unflinching clarity. Songs such as Warm By The Fire, I Can Hear Everything, You Are Here Now, Wolves, Violins, and Night Sweats reveal an artist attuned to contemporary textures without sacrificing the song-first sensibility that defined his early work. The second set opens the door to the breadth of his repertoire, recast with the intimacy and directness that only a solo stage can provide, each arrangement shaped by the room’s natural resonance. In our space, the smallest inflection carries; a whispered aside lands as surely as a chorus. Cole’s trademark stagecraft—dry wit, understated storytelling, and a keen sense of pacing—meets our hall’s clarity, ensuring that every line and every pause finds its audience.

From our perspective at Salle Molière, hosting Lloyd Cole in this format is an artistic event that foregrounds craftsmanship: the poetry of a well-turned phrase, the architecture of a melody, and the quiet drama of a song delivered without ornament. Our team cares deeply about detail, from lighting that frames the performer without glare to a sound mix that keeps the voice present and intelligible, letting the guitar sit naturally in the room. For listeners who follow Cole’s recent creative momentum, the presence of On Pain material alongside pieces from Guesswork—like The Over Under—maps the arc of a songwriter aging with purpose. For newcomers, the Solo Show – Deux Sets concept offers a guided tour through a catalog that rewards attention, with fresh songs like You Are Here Now sitting comfortably beside deeper cuts. We look forward to welcoming you to Lyon’s Salle Molière for an evening where quiet intensity, clarity of storytelling, and musical finesse turn a concert into a shared listening experience.