a-ha – in red, white and blue – saying goodbye at the end of the last concert, December 4th
(Picture by Jakob)
“one thing is certain: we did it together.
now a-ha will be a memory of a life we once shared.”
– read the whole message from Magne on a-ha.com
Picture by Jakob
Fans from all over the world gathered in Oslo this past week to celebrate a-ha’s music, as the band played their last four concerts at the Oslo Spektrum arena.
Although it was a sad moment when the guys walked off the stage on December 4th, the overall atmosphere during these concerts was a joyful appreciation of a long and unique career.
For those of you who couldn’t be there, the last two nights were filmed and will be edited into a live DVD to be released sometime next year.
As a special surprise on the last night, and as a tribute to their first manager Terry Slater (1983 – 1994), they played an acoustic version of the Everly Brothers song “Bowling Green”. Slater, who was in the audience, was a musician for the Everly Brothers back in the 60s and wrote that song in 1967.
It’s up on YouTube here (thanks Chris).
Picture by Jakob
Here is the full setlist from the last concert:
1. The Sun Always Shines On TV
2. Move To Memphis
3. The Blood That Moves The Body
4. Scoundrel Days
5. The Swing Of Things
6. Forever Not Yours
7. Stay On These Roads
8. Manhattan Skyline
9. Hunting High And Low
10. The Bandstand
11. We’re Looking for the Whales
12. Butterfly, Butterfly
13. Crying In The Rain
14. Minor Earth Major Sky
15. Summer Moved On
16. I’ve Been Losing You
17. Foot Of The Mountain
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18. Cry Wolf
19. Analogue
20. The Living Daylights
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21. Bowling Green
22. Take On Me
“Even though a-ha is sort of turning off the life support,
we’ll all be making music – the three of us – for years to come.
Hopefully we’ll see you guys, some other place.”
– Paul, on stage December 4th
Thank you, a-ha.
It’s been fun.
And so a new chapter begins…
