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One Last Hurrah – Oslo Fan Party
It’s time to celebrate!
Fans from around the world will be traveling to Oslo for a-ha’s final concerts in December, so it is the perfect time to celebrate a-ha’s career and their music! There have been many fan club parties over the years, and if you have been to one of those events you know how special they are. If you haven’t, this is your chance to experience that immediate feeling of belonging, and enjoy a-ha’s music and videos with other fans who understand how much it all means to you.
Thanks to the help and input of 20 fan volunteers from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Poland and America, we’ve got a great event planned! Read on for all the details!
The venue
Following the a-ha concert on December 3, head on over to Folketeateret for the fan party. Just a short walk away from the Spectrum, Folketeateret will open its doors at 11:00pm, and we’ll have the place all to ourselves until 3:00am. Relax in the lounge area, dance to the a-ha playlist, watch a video presentation created especially for this event, participate in a raffle drawing for free prize giveaways, and make connections with other fans you may have only known online. The staff at Folketeateret are very excited to be hosting this party and are ready to help us make this a very special event.
The music
You read that right: only a-ha’s music will be played at the party. This will not be an 80s dance mix with a few a-ha songs thrown in, it will be four hours of your favorite songs and mixes, played loud enough to dance to, but not too loud to talk with friends. Our DJ for the evening is none other than David “Sowtz” Sowter, aka DJ Sowtz, a 34 year-old fan from Scotland who has been a DJ for 16 years. David’s favorite a-ha song is ‘The Swing of Things’ (“The live rocky version,” he tells us), and his hero is Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. DJ Sowtz will take song requests leading up to the party, via this page.
The videos
Avid video collector Wesley Myers from the United States is known in the fan community as something of a video expert; he has over time has collected hundreds of hours of interviews, commercials, TV performances and other video clips. Wesley has created video presentations for every American fan party, including rare footage and interesting, obscure facts about each of the clips.
Following the Irving Plaza concert fan party in 2005, Paul and Lauren received a copy of the video presentations Wesley had created for several US fan meetings. They were both very impressed with the quality of work and selection of material. Lauren thought Wesley had done a “fantastic job.” She continues, “I thought it was great. An unbelievable amount of work and material. It’s been such a kick to look through and remember.”
Here is a short clip to give you an idea what to expect from the video presentation at the Oslo fan party. For more information about Wesley’s video hobby, read this interview from 2006.
Connect with other fans
Fans from over 40 countries will be in Oslo during the band’s final concert weekend. If you’re planning to attend the party, head over to Facebook and RSVP. Use this Event page to connect with each other before the concerts, to share travel tips, discuss the party playlist, plan to meet up in Oslo and more.
Exclusive fan party keepsake and t-shirt
All party guests will receive, included with their ticket purchase, a fan party keepsake to commemorate this special event. There will also be a special ‘fan pack’ of a t-shirt and drawstring backpack available to purchase next week via the a-ha.com store. Only 500 fan packs will be made, so be sure to order yours early!
Games and prize giveaways
Our team of fan volunteers is helping us to plan a fun interactive game for party guests who want to participate. There will also be several prize giveaways! Prizes include a-ha merchandise and promo posters, and a gift card for Clarion/Choice Hotels.
Ticket sales will begin next week!
Make the most of this last opportunity to spend time with people who understand your passion for a-ha’s music, and celebrate a-ha’s amazing career! Stay tuned for more details, and buy your tickets early as space is limited!
Update: As a thank you to the fans who signed up for the fan party mailing list, we have organized a ticket presale with Billettservice. An e-mail with presale information was sent to the party mailing list on November 5. The general sale will begin as announced on 8 November.
Party date and time: December 3, 2010 from 11:00pm – 3:00am
Location: Folketeateret, Storgaten 21-23, 0184 Oslo Norway
Ticket includes: Two drink tickets and one fan party keepsake
Buy tickets: *Public ticket sale starts 8 November*
Fan party t-shirt: *Public t-shirt sale starts 8 November*
Facebook event: Click here
Time: 11:52 am 
Hey check out the site a-havideos.com its redirecting to an adult site!!
Hmm, that didn’t happen for me..sorry about that!
Thank you very much for this great event!
it will be a beautiful farewell
see you there!
kisses from Spain (:
mmm…fans that we signed up for the mailing list, can reserve tickets??
Will undoubtedly be a great event. Unfortunately most fans will not be there or we can see the last hurray of our idols. Therefore, the live broadcast via the internet is what we want to be united in this special moment. A-ha: Please Hear our request!!! Thanks for these unforgettable 25 years with your music!!!
Great news!
Thanks A-ha!
It redirected to an adult site for me, as well.
I have not very good with English:) but as far as I understand … tickets to the party will go on sale Nov. 8:)? right?
I would LOVE to come, but I’ve just moved house, with the UK gigs coming up, wish the flight fairy will wave a magic wand so I can come over again for this!! It will be rubbish without some of my art work there.
Great. I have been expected for these information for a long time. See you there.
Hi Catherine…Bit disappointed to see that this is ticketed!!! What about those fans who have travelled to Norway and elsewhere on many occasions and bought their concert tickets and travel tickets well in advance? I’d hate to think that as one of the fans to sign up early for the event (and to have been a member on the ‘old’ a-ha.com site)that there is the possibility of missing out on a ticket. Surely it’s unfair if many of the ‘old faces’ miss out on getting in?
Just a little question: Are there any differences, if man are a fan from the start but man aren’t in a fan-club as one, who’s in? I’m sure – there isn’t one!!!!
Great! This will be great. I hope I can get two tickets, is the number of people who can attend in total limited? Hope not. See you all in Oslo!!!
BTW does anyone know if it is really forbidden to take photos in the concert in the Spektrum? It says something on the ticket, but my norwegian is poor
Don’t will be with a-ha at last event phisically ;( But I will be on mind & spirit at the same time . Says that the butterfly flight can do a tornado in another country…I send all my energy on the last events for a-ha & all fans on these night.
I will follow a-ha on all the new works, forever. Thanks for fast information on this site, I don’t lose the last notice, so great! Thanks for the last chance.
i’ll be there
Does anybody know if a DVD/Blu-Ray release is expected for the Ending on a High Note tour?
HI CATHERINE,
I THINK THE PARTY IS GOING TO BE GREAT. THE ONLY THING I ASK IS HOW MUCH ARE THE TICKETS GOING TO BE? AS I HOPE TO BE GOING. JO X
Is this a scam some people have received a email regarding a presale on these tickets and some have not???? also tshirts are available and fan pack??? I thought it was going to be next week????
Fans who signed up for the fan party mailing list received information about the presale – as promised they were first to get updates about the party. For more information:
http://a-ha.com/fan-area/signup/
If you have signed up for that mailing list but haven’t received the e-mail, it takes some time for the system to send all the messages. Thanks in advance for your patience.
Thank you so much for the presale email, such a relief to have the tickets.
I’ve booked my tickets wooooo hoooooo!
Im sorted!! Yipeee! C u all in Oslo xxx
I’ve not had an email and I’m frantic to go!! Please help, dont let all the tickets go, please give me the link?!?! xxxxxx
Panic over! I have the link and, more importantly, a ticket!!!!! Wooohoooo!
GREAT NEWS. JUST GOT MY TICKETS FOR THE FAN PARTY ON THE PRE-SALE
CANT WAIT IT WILL BE A FAB NIGHT AS AT THE CONCERT THE SAME NIGHT.
FOR ANY FANS WHO HAVE NOT GOT ANY TICKETS YET OR WAITING FOR GENERAL SALE THE PRICE PER TICKET ARE 281.00 KR EACH(ROUGHLY £32.00 ISH EACH)
C U ALL THERE. ALSO ROLL ON FRONT ROW AT SHEFFIELD
HI ALL I AM A VERY VERY HAPPY BUNNY I GOT MY TICKET FOR THE FAN PARTY IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT GOING TO THE CONCERT THAN THE FAN PARTY!!!!! C U ALL THERE. JO X
I’ll be there!!!
I can’t believe it!
Question,booking fiasco!
I bought my tickets on billet service as i was given the link by a fellow fan.However i never had any of the details about booking a online email ticket and chsoe the delivery option.
i have only now received the official email days from when i should have and it mentions that tickets will not be sent out by mail!!!
As you can imagine im in a bad situation now and am not happy!!! Please can you advise how i can firstly get my ticket and secondly get my high fee back for a ticket that will never be sent!!!
I’m still thingking about shall I buy a email ticket or a original ticket.
if I will buy email ticket can I have original ticket at the counter ?
GOT MY TICKETS!!!
Hello fans!
i am sure we are all thrilled about the a-ha shows but sad at the same time, knowing that this is the last year we are ever going to see the guys perform live… I have one spare ticket for the final show in oslo on 4/12/2010 and i am willing to sell it. If interested, please contact me via e mail at
notorious01@hotmail.com
thank you
@STU27, I’ve sent you an e-mail and I hope the information helps.
If anyone has questions about their ticket purchase, feel free to e-mail editor@a-ha.com or billettservice@billettservice.no, and we will try to help you.
Hi there,
I did not get the pre-sale email yet, anyone able to help me out of this? Would love to join the party…we are flying in for the concert from Germany and this would be a great event (and a perfect surprise for the friend I am travelling with) THX
@Catherine
Thanks for the email,you have put my mind at rest.I owe you one large Norwegian schnapps on the 3rd.
Speak Soon
Stu
Thank you very much for this great event
and i hope i will be there!
me too my idol that’s Paul Waaktaar Savoy!!;)
come and join the official out of blue comes green community!:)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OFFICIALOUTOFBLUECOMESGREEN/113377555365336?ref=mf
fan party tixs are already sold out- I need to get one for a friend- I am purchasing. Please let me know if anyone has a tix to sell. I look forward to hearing from you- send me a PM through FB or czech23@hotmail.com
I am also trying to help a friend get one GA ticket for the 4th- please let me know if you have one to sell.