News: A-ha Announce Extra “Hunting High and Low” 2020 Tour Dates
on November 2nd, 2019 at 19:10including a date at Bournemouth International Centre
Due to huge demand a-ha have added four extra dates to their highly-anticipated Hunting High and Low tour for November 2020 culminating at The SSE Arena, Wembley. Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and PÂl Waaktaar-Savoy will be performing in An Evening With format, with an interval. For the first half of the concert, they will play new and old, familiar and less-familiar songs. Then, after returning to the stage, they will play the ten songs of their 1985 debut album Hunting High And Low in the running order of the original release.
Together, Hunting High And Low’s ten songs are more than a debut album. “Take On Me”, “Train Of Thought”, “Hunting High And Low”, “The Blue Sky”, “Living A Boy’s Adventure Tale”, “The Sun Always Shines On T.V.”, “And You Tell Me”, “Love Is Reason”, “Dream Myself Alive” and “Here I Stand And Face The Rain” are ten songs which captured a-ha’s heart and soul. And the hearts and souls of fans world-wide too. “We played the full Hunting High And Low album live once before and that was a great experience,” says PÂl, “There’s not one song on that album that we’re not looking forward to playing live.”
“Recording Hunting High And Low was such a defining moment and an exciting time in our career and joint collaboration,” stresses Magne. “So revisiting this body of work now – more than 30 years later – feels like inspiration rather than obligation. I just need to dust off the old synths a little…”
The tour is timed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of the original version of “Take On Me” – issued in the UK on 19 October 1984 to reputed sales of just 300 copies. The re-recorded “Take On Me” was released in Britain during April 1985 to little fanfare, and in America, that May where it hit big after its striking promotional video was seen on TV. It was reissued in the UK that September and, finally, the British hit came. The Hunting High And Low album was on sale in America in June 1985, and in the UK in October 1985.
When they play Hunting High And Low live it is about more than revisiting ten favourite songs. It is also about tapping into the sense of adventure which first brought a-ha to London: a recognition that they have never stood still. “Take On Me” and Hunting High And Low remain as vital as when they were recorded and released. The live shows will show why.
Extra Dates
TUE 10TH NOVEMBER 2020 – BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WED 11TH NOVEMBER 2020 – LIVERPOOL M&S BANK ARENA
FRI 13TH NOVEMBER 2020 – BIRMINGHAM ARENA
SAT14TH NOVEMBER 2020 – LONDON THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY
FRI 01 NOVEMBER 2019 – GLASGOW SEC ARMADILLO – SOLD OUT
SAT 02 NOVEMBER 2019 – LEEDS FIRST DIRECT ARENA – SOLD OUT
TUE 05 NOVEMBER 2019 – LONDON ROYAL ALBERT HALL – SOLD OUT
WED 06 NOVEMBER 2019 – BRIGHTON CENTRE – SOLD OUT
Tickets for a-ha’s November 2020 UK tour went on-sale Friday 8th November at 9am via www.gigsandtours.com | www.ticketmaster.co.uk with VIP packages on-sale via www.SJM-VIP.com.
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