Archive for November, 2010

Wembley concert

Watch “The Living Daylights” from a-ha’s last concert in the UK at Wembley Arena on 27 November (filmed by Chris):

Oslo signing session

a-ha will do a signing session at the Tanum bookstore on Karl Johan street in Oslo on Wednesday 1 December at 4PM, where they will sign the new edition of “The Swing Of Things”.

This was announced on the bookstore chain’s website.

Jan Omdahl’s updated edition of TSOT was published back in August, and is available in Norwegian, English and German versions.

For those who are able to go – please note that the band will only sign copies of the book, and no other items. The books also have to be bought at the Tanum store.

Later the same day, at 7PM, the book publisher Press is hosting a discussion about a-ha at the House of Literature in Oslo. “The Swing Of Things” author Jan Omdahl and music journalist Audun Vinger will take part.

Last UK TV appearance / Nearing the end

a-ha made their last ever UK TV appearance on Monday, when they appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1. Following a short interview, they did a live performance of “The Sun Always Shines On TV”. Thanks to Chris for uploading the clip above to YouTube.

 

Brighton, 15 November 2010

Brighton, 15 November
(Photo by Elliott Wright – more on the gallery page)

The UK part of the tour started in Brighton last Monday, November 15th. The setlist was the same as before, but in later concerts “(Seemingly) Nonstop July” has been replaced by “The Swing Of Things” and the order of the songs has been changed around somewhat.

For some good video clips from Brighton, check out this playlist on YouTube by Chris.

 

Recent UK interviews:
22 Nov: Manchester Confidential (Paul)
21 Nov: Bournemouth Echo (Paul/Magne – also includes audio interviews)
18 Nov: Wales Online (Magne)
14 Nov: Express.co.uk (All 3)
12 Nov: The Star (Morten)
12 Nov: Chronicle Live (Morten)
5 Nov: This is Nottingham (Morten)

 

MTV in the UK aired a special called “a-ha’s Greatest 80’s Videos” on October 31st, where the band introduced 40 music videos from the 1980s. Most of the video introductions have been compiled by Chris into a 7-minute clip on YouTube, which can be seen here.

 
The last four concerts in Oslo next week are fast approaching. There is no support band in Oslo, and the stage time will be 8:30pm – so don’t be late!

a-ha.com also announced last week that the final concert on December 4th will be filmed for a DVD release. Hopefully it will be available on Blu-ray as well.

Some fans are planning a “fan action” moment during the last concert, where the audience should hold up “thank you”-signs. More info is available on Facebook.

For those of you going to Oslo, the a-ha exhibition at the National Library is open from 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 6pm on Saturday, December 4th.

There is also an exhibition at Galleri MAP, showing a-ha photos taken by Janne Møller-Hansen between 1985 and 1987, which is open from 1pm to 8pm on November 30th and December 2nd, 3rd and 4th. On December 1st, it’s open from 1pm to 5pm.

Tour update / More links

a-ha in Vilnius, 2 November 2010

Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2 November
(Picture by Agne)

a-ha played at the Palace of Sports in Minsk, Belarus yesterday. Since the last news update the band has also performed in Braunschweig, Mannheim, Hamburg, Berlin, Riga, Vilnius and Kiev.

They are playing it safe, with the setlist continuing to be the same at all the gigs. But the press reviews have been good all along.

 

a-ha in Vilnius, 2 November 2010

Vilnius, 2 November
(Picture by Agne)

Sadly, Morten’s mother Henny passed away on Tuesday, November 2nd. She was 80 years old. The funeral will be held on November 12th, the day after the concert in St. Petersburg.

 

The Shropshire Star had an interview with Magne on Thursday, November 4th. Read it here.

 

A radio interview that the guys did on Absolute Radio in the UK last month is now also available for viewing on the station’s website.

The 25-minute interview can be seen here.

 

Morten made a surprise appearance in a comedy sketch on BBC1’s The Armstrong and Miller Show last Saturday, October 30th.

The musical number, which sees Morten appear as a seller at a farmer’s market, is available on YouTube here (after 2:30).

 

And I’ve been contacted by a fan named José, who wants to share the YouTube clips he filmed at the Royal Albert Hall concert on October 8th – from behind the band.

He has posted all the songs on his YouTube channel here.

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