a-ha Announces Norwegian Stadium Tour

a-ha will include six large festival and stadium concerts in Norway on their ‘Ending on a High Note’ tour in late summer. Tickets for these concerts go on sale on Monday March 8 via Billettservice.

The production for these stadium concerts will be extensive, requiring large crews and tons of equipment. There will be huge LED screens flanking the stage, ensuring that everyone will get a good view of the show.

The Norwegian stadium tour dates are:

• August 21 – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
• August 28 – Brann Stadium, Bergen
• September 2 – Rått og Råde Festival, Stavanger
• September 3 – Døgnvill Festival, Tromsø
• September 4 – Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim
• September 11 – Sør Arena, Kristiansand

In addition, at a press conference today in Oslo, a-ha announced that they will be giving a talent grant of 4 million kroner to four promising Norwegian bands.

a-ha show support of new artists to the tune of € 500.000!

In connection with the upcoming farewell-tour, a-ha wants to give support for new talent by granting four promising Norwegian artists/acts 1 million Norwegian Kroner each – giving away a total of € 500.000 of the band’s own money.

The winners will be presented to a larger audience during the last four stadium shows a-ha ever do in their native Norway in August and September 2010.

Magne Furuholmen says on behalf of the band:

‘We have had a fantastic career with lots of people supporting us, and this is a way for us to give something back.

We are excited to see who picks up the torch and feel privileged to be able to make this farewell such a celebration!’

Concert related media:

A-ha kommer i september
Gjør stadion-turné i Norge
Slik blir a-ha-opplevelsen
A-ha til Lassa
A-ha til Lassa 2. september
A-ha deler ut millioner
A-ha kommer til Lerkendal
A-ha til Lerkendal
a-ha til Tromsø
A-ha takker for seg enda litt til

Media about the press conference:

A-ha gir bort fire millioner til ferske artister (with video)
a-ha gir bort 4 millioner (with video)
A-ha deler ut fire millioner av egen lomme
Vil hjelpe fram talenter
A-ha gjev vekk millionar
A-ha gir millioner til fire artister
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