Electric Summer tour 2018
In June 2018, just a few months after their MTV Unplugged Tour, a-ha went back on the road – but this time fully electric. The 31-date summer tour included a number of unique locations the band had seldom or never visited before. All the concerts were held outdoors, except for the shows in Cork, Freiburg and Bochum.
Apart from Lars Horntveth (who had other commitments), the backing band was the same as on the unplugged tour: Karl Oluf Wennerberg (drums), Even Ormestad (bass), Morten Qvenild (piano/keyboards), Madeleine Ossum (violin/backing vocals), Tove Margrethe Erikstad (cello/backing vocals) and Emilie Heldal Lidsheim (viola/backing vocals). Erik Ljunggren was also involved, but not on stage this time.
The following 19 songs were performed during the tour: Cry Wolf, The Blood That Moves The Body, Minor Earth Major Sky (demo version), Lifelines, The Weight of the Wind, Crying in the Rain, Foot of the Mountain, Analogue, Train of Thought (demo version), Stay on These Roads, This is Our Home, Sycamore Leaves, Manhattan Skyline, Hunting High and Low, I’ve Been Losing You, The Sun Always Shines on TV, Scoundrel Days, The Living Daylights, Take on Me.
2018
07 June: The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury, UK
09 June: Huish Park, Yeovil, UK
10 June: Cambs Glass Stadium, Cambridge, UK
12 June: Live At The Marquee, Cork, Ireland
14 June: Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, UK
16 June: Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, UK
17 June: Mowden Park, Darlington, UK
21 June: Ra’anana Park Amphitheater, Tel Aviv, Israel
04 July: Dalhalla, Rättvik, Sweden
06 July: Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Kongsberg, Norway
13 July: Domplatz, Fulda, Germany
14 July: Bospop Festival, Weert, Netherlands
16 July: Trakai Castle, Trakai, Lithuania
17 July: Sigulda Castle, Sigulda, Latvia
19 July: Tartu Song Festival Grounds, Tartu, Estonia
21 July: Marktplatz, Balingen, Germany
22 July: Sick-Arena, Freiburg, Germany
24 July: Théâtre Jean-Deschamps, Carcassone, France
25 July: Théâtre Antique de Vienne, Vienne, France
27 July: Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
10 August: Almased Arena, Uelzen, Germany
11 August: Freilichtsbuhne, Lorelei, Germany
14 August: Stortorget, Hamar, Norway
15 August: Sverresborg Museum, Trondheim, Norway
17 August: Jugendfest, Ålesund, Norway
18 August: Parkenfestivalen, Bodø, Norway
21 August: Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, Germany
22 August: Schlossplatz, Coburg, Germany
24 August: Elbufer, Dresden, Germany
25 August: Domplatz, Magdeburg, Germany
27 August: ZFR Festival, Bochum, Germany
Venue changes:
21 June: Tel Aviv, Israel – changed from Exhibition Gardens to Ra’anana Park Amphitheater
22 July: Freiburg, Germany – changed from Freilichtsbuhne (outdoors) to Sick-Arena (indoors)