Norwegian band: Travel back in time to the 80s: a-ha celebrate the start of their tour

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Travel back in time to the 80s: a-ha celebrate the start of their tour

a-ha are celebrating their album “Hunting High and Low” in Hanover. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa

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The tour had already started, but then Corona came. But now a-ha are starting again.

The Norwegian band a-ha is back in Germany: After a forced break due to the corona, the trio started their “play hunting high and low live 2022” tour in Hanover on Monday evening.

The three Norwegians celebrate their debut album «Hunting High and Low», which was released in 1985, with a total of six concerts in Germany. Several of the ten tracks on the album stormed the charts.

“Take on me”, for example, became a worldwide hit – also thanks to the innovative music video in which singer Morten Harket comes to life as a cartoon character. The tour had already started in Mannheim at the end of 2019, but had to be interrupted for a long time due to the pandemic.

Posters from a-ha adorned the walls of many young people’s rooms more than 30 years ago. Singer Morten Harket (62), keyboarder Magne Furuholmen (59) and guitarist Pål Waaktaar-Savoy (60) not only reminisce about their early days, when girls in many countries adored them. They also play newer songs at their Germany concerts.

Further concerts are planned in Frankfurt/Main (May 9), Berlin (May 11), Hamburg (May 12), Leipzig (May 14) and Cologne (May 15). According to the official a-ha website, Leipzig is already sold out. In addition, the three Norwegians will be giving concerts in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Norway and Great Britain this spring. At the end of June we are going to Portugal and Spain.

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